Author: Saint Augustine

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. Engr. Woke is a seasoned engineer and politician. He had served as Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State and was Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, for many years. According to a statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity and made available to Newsmen said that, “The President expects the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority to discharge his…

The United Nations Development Program, UNDP is to partner the Anambra State Ministry of Youth Development to empower thousands of young people from Anambra State through the UNDP sponsored SME start-up/expansion project. Speaking on the programme, the UNDP Team Lead, Mrs. Joycee Oburu stated that the ultimate goal of the project is to enhance the youths with Business Startup/expansion plans not just to compete in the state but in the country and globally. According to her, the business financing programme will involve disbursement of a grant of ₦100,000 to 10,000 SMEs and will also incorporate mentorship and coaching of the…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has joined other well-meaning Ndi Anambra to commend the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase One (ATASP-1) for making great impacts in rural communities in Anambra state. Governor Soludo made the commendation during the official commissioning of a world class hospital built by ATASP-1 at Ogbunka Community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Forster Ihejiofor described ATASP-1, an agricultural sector development intervention program set up by the federal government with funding from the African Development Bank…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the appointment of Dr. Justina Chinyere Anyadiegwu as the new Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. According to a statement signed by the Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr. Christian Aburime, Dr. Anyadiegwu succeeds Dr. Ifeyinwa Osegbo and assumes leadership of the esteemed institution, founded 48 years ago. Dr. Justina Chinyere Anyadiegwu brings to her new role a wealth of experience garnered over 18 years as a senior lecturer at Nwafor Orizu College of Education. Beyond her academic achievements, Dr. Anyadiegwu has also contributed significantly to…

…. Commiserate with deceased family The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, has vowed to arrest and prosecute the killers of the late Customs Assistant II, Auwal Haruna in Katsina State. The CGC while on condolence visit to the family of the deceased in Kayawa, a community in Dutsi Local Government Area of the State assured and stressed that the Service is doing everything humanly possible to apprehend the perpetrators of the evil act. Haruna was killed during a brutal attack by suspected smugglers on Customs operatives at Gamjin Makaho checkpoint along the Katsina…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Emeka Obidimma, Director of Sports Technical in the Anambra Sports Development Commission, has described the ongoing school sports festival as impressive and promising. Obidimma said this on Wednesday in Awka at the conclusion of the intercommunity stage of the festival. The festival which will hold between May 2 and June 7 was featuring 12 sporting events. Athletics, Basketball, Chess, Football, Scrabble and Swimming. Others were Table tennis, Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleybal, Cricket and Ncho and would be competed for in U-12, U-14 and U-18 categories. The Local Government Area stage of the competition would hold between May 15…

…Asks him to investigate activities of Ndị Olu Microfinance Bank By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Humphrey Nwafor, KSJI, has urged the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to as a matter of urgency, suspend the deduction of the contributory pension from the worker’s salary. He also asked him to investigate the activities of Ndị Olu Microfinance Bank, especially with regards, to the recapitalization of the bank and deductions made from workers’ salaries from March 2021 to May 2021, so as to ensure industrial harmony in the state. The…

The Management of African Steel Limited has debunked some recent media reports of a purported shut down of its Ikorodu Steel Factory by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON for standards infractions, describing them as untrue. A statement from African Steel Limited Management attributed the report to the handiwork of some competitors who thrive in gaining advantage through unfair business practices. According to the statement, signed by Ravi Sharma, a Director in the company, officials of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON recently visited the premises of African Steel, Ikorodu in the course of their regulatory oversight, took inventory of…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to officially commission the much anticipated Funtua Inland Dry Port on Thursday, 9th May, 2024 in Katsina State. The Funtua Inland Dry Port will be commissioned by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR at Funtua IDP Project Site, Katsina State. by 11: 00 a.m. prompt. The Commissioning ceremony will feature key dignitaries, government officials and industry stakeholders. This significant milestone, marks a pivotal moment of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s commitment in facilitating trade in Nigeria. It is also in line with the performance bond signed by the Honourable Minister of Marine…

Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has appealed to the Nigerian media to stop referring to him as leader of a faction of the party. Aniebonam in a statement on Monday in Lagos said, “the media in-particular should please do me a favour and stop referring to me as a leader of a faction in NNPP. “I am the founder and father of the NNPP since 2002 till date and it is not in contest. I still hold the certificate of registration of the party. “A faction going by dictionary definition is a small group…