-
Jan 22, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaAbia State has decided to go full blast into the upstream petroleum sector in order to enhance its capacity as an oil and gas producing state and further grow its economy. Oil and gas production in Abia’s Ukwa West Local Government, which was hitherto undertaken by the SPDC has been taken over by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of NNPCL, which operates the OML 11 at Owaza.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo |Ima Ekanem |Ayo Yusuf |Kingsley Nwezeh
Hammed Shittu in IlorinThe Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) yesterday appealed to the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lay down their arms and surrender ammunitions as part of peace effort to mark historic Biafra surrender to the federal government on January 13, 1970. The foundation however said the historic event marked the end of the Nigerian-Biafra Civil War in the country.
-
Jan 6, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaSenator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said how much the South-east geopolitical zone would benefit from the tax reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu would depend on the resolution of the insecurity issue in the zone. Abaribe stated this yesterday while fielding questions from journalists after paying a Yuletide visit to Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, at his Nvosi country home.
-
Jan 2, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaThe Abia State Government has revoked, with immediate effect, the contracts for the management of its four farm estates spread across the state, saying that the managers were failing in their contractual obligations. Termination of the contracts was rather a shocking New Year gift presented to the contractors that have been managing the state-owned cocoa, cashew, oil palm and rubber estates.
-
Jan 1, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaSenator Austin Akobundu has expressed his strong belief in youth empowerment, saying that providing opportunities for youths to learn skills in digital technology was a sure way to enhance human capital development. The Abia Central Senator stated this at the event in Umuahia marking the conclusion of a six-week digital skills training programme for youths in his constituency.
-
Dec 30, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaThe inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Umuahia have been made feel the joy of the yuletide celebration through the charitable activities of the Global Compassion Coalition (GCC), an international non-governmental organisation. The over 800 inmates of the Custodial Centre were fed with sumptuous meals, just as other Nigerians were in joyous mood of the 2024 Christmas festivities.
-
Dec 30, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Breaking News Emmanuel Ugwu-NwogoFor a federal interventionist agency that had been bogged down by inefficiency and searing mediocrity, the coming of Arc. Sonny Echono as the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) brought good tidings. Things are progressively getting better at the agency. TETFund had virtually gone off the track of its core mandate.
-
Dec 12, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaA German international agency, the German Initiative for Knowledge Transfer, has renewed its call for the federal government to end the insecurity in the South East zone by releasing Nnamdi Kanu. The Country Director of the Agency, Hon Obinna Ichita, made the call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene on Kanu’s travails, saying his continued detention has perpetuated the insecurity plaguing the South East.
-
Dec 10, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo |Adeyinka Salami |Ayo Yusuf
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in UmuahiaAbia State Governor, Alex Otti has presented a budget proposal of N750, 282, 200, 000.00for the 2025 fiscal year aimed at “sustaining the momentum” of his ongoing transformation agenda. The budget outlay represents a 30 percent increase over the 2024 budget of N523 billion, which according to the Governor has recorded “a decent progress” in implementation.
-
Dec 5, 2024 | 
arise.tv | Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has said Nigeria was well positioned to be a great agricultural nation and has no reason to be struggling to feed its population and create sustainable job opportunities for its youths. He said the nation’s huge potential in agriculture had been demonstrated in the past when Nigeria not only fed its population, but exported agricultural produce to engender economic growth and national development.
