Author: Saint Augustine

The Wife of the Anambra State Governor Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has applauded mothers for their role in stabilizing the family unit and ensuring the welfare and good upbringing of the children. Mrs. Obiano made the commendation Sunday on the occasion of the 2015 Mother’s Sunday of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion held at the Cathedral Church of St. John, Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Reacting to a debate by Mothers in the church on the Role of Fathers and Mothers, the Wife of the Governor said there was no doubt that fathers were the head…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that no fewer than 1,204 modern cargo handling equipment have been acquired by private terminal operators at the nation’s seaports since 2006. General Manager, Compliance and Monitoring of NPA, Mr. Joshua Asanga, who disclosed this at a conference on “Monitoring and Compliance – The Experience of Compliance with Concessioning Agreement Eight Years After” organized by the Nigerian Ports Authority in Lagos on Thursday, said that the equipment acquisition cut across the various terminals at the nation’s six major seaports. The seaports include Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port both in Lagos; Delta…

As part of activities marking the commencement of the 2015 National Programme on Immunization Days (NPIDs) in Anambra State, the state governor Chief Willie Obiano, alongside his wife, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has called on Anambra women to immunize their children against all deadly but  preventable diseases including  Tuberculosis (TB),  Measles, Pertussis, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis and  Hepatitis B. Flagging off the programme at Nibo Health Centre, Awka South local government area, Governor Obiano equally commissioned the Quarters built for the staff of the Primary Health Centre. The governor said the commissioning was in fulfillment of his pledge at a similar programme last…

The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar has commended terminal operators for their role in stabilizing and making Nigerian ports effective and efficient since the port reforms of 2006. The Minister gave the commendation at a conference tagged ‘Monitoring and Compliance – The Experience of Compliance with Concessioning Agreement Eight Years After’ organized by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos Thursday. The Minister, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, said the port concession programme had brought tremendous benefits to the Nigerian economy. He said, “Prior to concessioning of the ports in…

The Nigerian Ports Authority attaches great importance to the Engineering Profession and appreciates the role it plays in Nation building and therefore will continue to support its activities for the benefit of the Nigerian economy. The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mallam Habib Abdullahi made this assertion on Tuesday 3rd March, 2015 while receiving a delegation of The Nigerian Academy of Engineering who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Lagos Represented by the Executive Director, Marine and Operation of the Authority, Engineer David Omonibeke, Mallam Abdullahi told the delegation that NPA as a gateway to the…

The Director, Co-Curricular Services, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Marion Babs-Akinyeye, has commended the Spirit of Lagos for initiating the Students Challenge, an innovative platform for secondary school students in the state to proffer solutions to some of the social problems within their communities. Mrs. Babs-Akinyeye made the commendation at the unveiling of the Students Challenge initiative at the Ministry of Education, Akoka, Lagos when students from select public schools in the six Local Education Districts in the state made presentations on how they would solve some of the challenges they face in their localities. She said such an…

Efforts towards building a self-reliant and gainfully employed citizenry in support of the programmes of the Anambra state government is fast yielding results as the skills acquisition and empowerment programmes initiated by the wife of the governor of Anambra state, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, recently graduated 63 students in Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing at the Mary Sumner Vocational Institute, the Vocational training centre of Pauls University Awka. The 63 graduating students comprising of mostly ladies, indigent widows and some youths were trained under the auspices of the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ),a non-governmental, nonpartisan organization with a vision to be…

The Chief Medical Director of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi Professor Anthony Igwegbe, has ‎described the government of Chief Willie Obiano as a health friendly government. Prof. Igwegbe stated this while receiving the wife of Anambra State Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano who was at the hospital to assess the progress of the children undergoing surgery for cleft palate deformities. The Governor’s wife is sponsoring free surgeries through her NGO the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) for some children born with the congenital abnormality of cleft lips and cleft palate. The free surgeries are being carried out at…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that a total of 86,609,903 metric tonnes of cargo were moved through the Nigerian ports indicating an increase of 12.64% over the 2013 figure of 76,886,997 metric tonnes. Recall that cargo throughput is the total volume of cargo (inward and outward) handled in all the port locations during the period under review excluding crude oil terminals. This was contained in a press release issued in Lagos at the weekend by the Assistant General Manager Public Affairs of NPA, Musa Iliya. A breakdown of the figure showed that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) shipment topped…

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State has dedicated the honour bestowed on her as the Duchess of the Catholic Laity of Nigeria to the less privileged members of the society‎. Mrs. Obiano stated this after the conferment of the honour on her and on her husband, Chief Willie Obiano respectively on the occasion of the fortieth Anniversary of the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN), Onitsha Archdiocese on Saturday at the Shanahan Hall Onitsha. Mrs. Obiano expressed gratitude to God and the Laity for the recognition but stressed that she was not expecting any recognition because she was…