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COAS inaugurates projects to enhance operational training, welfare of troops in Enugu Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has inaugurated four projects meant to enhance operational training and welfare of troops within Enugu State. The projects inaugurated included: Lt.-Gen. T.A. Lagbaja Swimming Pool Complex and renovated four blocks of two-story building accommodation (two-room self-contain of 30 units each per block) within Abakpa Military Cantonment, Enugu. Others are the remodeled GOC Guest House within GRA, Enugu and a remodeled senior officers’ residence (containing two standard flats, boys quarters and other facilities) situated…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Chinyere Okunna, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Paul University Awka, Anambra State, has tasked governors of the South-East states to budget more on education for the overall development of the region. Okunna made the call as a keynote speaker at the August 2024 Ikengaonline monthly Town Hall zoom meeting. Speaking on the topic: “Education, Mentoring and Carrier building in the South East,” the Professor of Mass Communication commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for prioritising education in his 2024 budgetary allocation. “There is need for South-East governors to prioritise education as it remains the key to our…

1,294 corps members take oath in Enugu Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Youths Service Corps on Friday, swore in 1,294 corps members of the 2024 Batch B Stream two set, deployed to Enugu State for the one-year mandatory national service. The state Coordinator, NYSC, Mrs Christiana Salmwang, performed the swearing-in ceremony at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State. Salmwang noted that the corps members comprised 617 males and 677 females. The state coordinator urged the corps members to pay special attention to the skill acquisition training, which had been reinvigorated by the management of the scheme.…

Enugu gov’t begins construction of centre for experiential learning Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has flagged-off the construction of the Centre for Experiential Learning and Innovation where smart teachers for the smart green schools, smart senior secondary schools, and smart vocational schools would be trained. Performing the function on Friday at the Enugu State College of Education Technical, ESCET, the Governor said the centre would also train Directors of experiential learning who would be posted to various smart green schools in the state. The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, said the…

FCID, traditional rulers to strengthen collaborations on security in S/East, S/South Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Enugu, has sought partnership with traditional rulers in Enugu State to strengthen community relations and address security concerns within the South-East and South-South geo-political zones. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in-charge of the FCID Annex Enugu, Dali Kwazhi, made the plea when he paid a courtesy call to the Chairman of Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Ikechukwu Asadu, in his palace at Ogwugwu, Nsukka. Kwazhi expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to engage with the chairman…

MCDN moves to reverse migration of health workers, tasks doctors on ethics . As GUU inducts 2nd batch of doctors Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), has said it was making efforts to reverse the troubling migration of health professionals to other countries for greener pasture. This is as it challenged Government to provide conducive working environment and enhanced welfare package for health workers halt the ugly trend. MDCN Registrar, MDCN, Dr Fatima Kyari stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Umuahia where she attended the induction ceremony of the second batch of medical…

Army not about shooting, it also cares for people’s needs – Gen Ajunwa . As COAS inaugurates projects in Abia Stephen Ukandu Umuahia Director General, Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, Major Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, has said that the Nigerian Army is not all about shooting, but also provides for the needs of the people. The former General Officer Commanding GOC 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, made the remarks Friday during the inuaguration of projects he attracted in his Ekeoba-Oriendu Autonomous Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. He thanked the Chief of Army…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigeria’s first female Professor of Mass Communication, Professor Stella Okunna, has called on the Igbo intellectuals to mount pressure on South-East Governors for adequate investment in education. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Paul University Awka, who spoke while featuring on Ikengaonline townhall meeting Thursday night, decried the falling standard of education in the zone which once prided as the education advantaged area. The former Commissioner for Information, Anambra State, who spoke on the topic: “Education, Mentoring and Career Building in the South-East,” said it was unacceptable for any Governor in the South-East to allocate less than 25% budgetary threshold for…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Professor Stella Okunna, a renowned educationist and Nigeria’s first female Professor of Mass Communication, has called for proper funding of the education sector in South-East Nigeria. Okunna made the call when she featured as keynote speaker at the August edition of the popular Ikengaonline monthly townhall meeting on Thursday. Speaking on the topic, “Education, Mentoring and Career Building in the South-East,” Okunna said that funding is a crucial factor in elevating the performance and standard of learning for the development of the region. According to her, lack of adequate funding has been a major challenge in the…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Journalists have been called to use new knowledge gotten from training to improve the quality of their reportage for the good of the public. Executive Director, Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative, IMCAI, the publishers of Ikengaonline, Dr Chido Onumah, made the call Thursday in Owerri, during a one day capacity training for journalists on “Improving the Quality of Journalism in the South-East for Good Governance.” Dr Onumah maintained that the main essence of journalism was to improve good governance through investigative reports, and called on the participants to push for the development of the South-East through…