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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Dame (Dr) Adaora Umeoji, an indigene of Anambra State, has been announced as the new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank. This was made known on Tuesday, in a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Michael Otu, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Umeoji’s appointment will take effect from June 1, 2024, following the expiration of office of the current GMD, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, on May 31, 2024. Dame Umeoji, an alumnus of Columbia Business School, is the first female GMD/CEO since the inception of the bank, and her appointment is…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As part of measures to reduce cost of governance and conserve funds for developmental purposes, the Abia State House of Assembly, Tuesday, repealed the Abia State Governor’s and Deputy Governor’s Pensions Law number 4 of 2021. The controversial law which approved fat pension for former Governors and their Deputies, was passed during the administration of ex-Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu. The Bill seeking to repeal the law, entitled: “H.A.B 11: The Abia State Governor’s and Deputy Governor’s Pensions Law Repeal Bill 2024,” was sponsored by the Majority Leader and member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Hon. Okoro Uchenna Kalu. In…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia At last, hope beams for childless women in Abia State, as a fertility specialist, Dr Okechukwu Kalu, has offered free consultation and scanning for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) pregnancy service for them. The gesture, according to the Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, is his personal way of appreciating and complementing the “laudable strides” of the Gov. Alex Otti-led State Government in the health sector. Dr Kalu said he was very impressed with the priority the Governor was giving to the health sector, and decided to support the move by volunteering to help mitigate the pains of childless women…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia At least 24 different sporting events including football, and volleyball will be competed for as Abia’s first edition of All Schools Games open Friday, March 22, at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Director of Sports, Abia State, Comrade Obioma George, who disclosed this Tuesday at a press briefing, said all was set for the competition aimed at reviving sports and fishing out of young talents. He said over 850 secondary schools both public and private, from across the state would be participating in the week-long event. The Director of Sports said the participating schools had already qualified in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (ASUU/NAU), Awka, has empowered no fewer than 30 indigent students of the institution with financial support to aid their education and development. The empowerment which was carried out at the ASUU/NAU Secretariat of the institution on Tuesday saw each of the beneficiaries smile home with a cheque of N50, 000 to help cushion the economic hardship. Addressing the beneficiaries, ASUU/NAU Chairman, Comrade Kingsley Ubaoji disclosed that 30 students were selected out of over 100 applicants. “Out of over 100 students that applied for the support, we selected 30…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has offered scholarship to 11-year-old house help, Happiness Nwafor, who was allegedly brutalised by her madam, Adachukwu Okafor, in Anambra State. The governor offered Nwafor a scholarship that would run up to university level. Mbah’s kind gesture is contained in a statement by the Enugu State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aka Eze Aka, on Tuesday in Enugu. Okafor, a lawyer who resides in Onitsha, Anambra State, allegedly molested Happiness, whom she brought into her home in January 2024 after contacting her parents to help her get a child who…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Banjamin Ozumba, former Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has urged governments at all levels and Nigerians in general to patronise made in Nigeria products and innovations. Ozumba said this on Tuesday during a press conference as part of activities to mark his retirement from the university and his 70th birthday anniversary. He said that patronising locally made goods and services would boost the economy of the country. He said that during his tenure as Vice Chancellor of UNN, his administration established a science park, the first in the country. According to him, series of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said there is a conspiracy to keep him in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, until he dies. Kanu made the claims Tuesday before an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, when his bail application came up for hearing. He decried his condition at the DSS custody, saying his health condition is deteriorating at the place. The IPOB Leader who told the court that he is denied access to his visitors, urged the court to order his transfer…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has directed the management of University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences,(UAES), Umuagwo to cut the tuition fees for those studying agriculture by 50 per cent. The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Christopher C Eze disclosed the directive during the 2023/2024 matriculation ceremony of the institution. Prof Eze while describing the university as a robust boot camp for nurturing the next generation of leaders, appealed to the students to utilise the opportunity offered by the state governor and shun all forms deviant behaviors and other vices. He urged the students…
…Gives new dealine to clear pension, workers’ salary arrears Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has cleared the air over allegations that his administration obtained N144 billion loan, describing the allegation as a total falsehood. Otti who spoke during a media parley Monday night, however, admitted there were plans by his administration to go for loans to be able to finance the state’s 2024 budget. The Governor who said that he had not obtained any loan since he came on board nine months ago, however, explained that the State had received approval for a $125 million loan…