The Consulate of Grenada in Nigeria has announced visa-free access for Nigerian passport holders as part of efforts to boost trade, tourism, and investment ties between the two countries. Grenada’s Consul to Nigeria, Ambassador Abidemi Sonoiki, disclosed the development during an interactive session with journalists on Thursday. He said the Caribbean nation has already approved…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Edward Obiefuna Ibuzo, has promised to restore law and order in the state transport sector. Ibuzo made the promised while addressing representatives of transport and motor-park owners operating in Anambra State at a one-day brainstorming meeting organized by the State Ministry of Transport, held at…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed deep concern over the flagrant violation of government policies by transport regulatory bodies, accusing them of defying direct orders from the state governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu. The Union raised the alarm in a communiqué issued at the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has signaled a strategic shift in his administration’s urban renewal agenda, launching an aggressive inspection tour of Nnewi aimed at reclaiming dormant public assets and injecting new life into the state’s industrial heartbeat. The tour, which spanned several critical sectors of the city, served as…
Power built for African realities: the local energy solutions rewiring resilience across the continent Across African energy and transport markets, some of the most useful solutions are being built around the practical realities users navigate every day: battery-swapping for riders who cannot wait hours to charge, solar monitoring for systems spread across remote sites, hybrid…
By Ovat Abeng The management of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company EEDC, has appealed to customers and the general public in Anambra State to stop buying and selling under high tension cables. Engr Tosin Caleb Fadairo, Head of Health Safety and Environment, First Power Electricity Distribution Company Limited,…
By Ovat Abeng The former Special Adviser to governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State, Dr Nelson Obinna Omenugha, has said the recent launching of the South East Venture Capital Programme (SEVCP) by the South East Development Commission (SEDC), in Enugu, on Friday last week, will encouraged a robust economic empowerment and development initiative across…
By Victoria Omini The Special Adviser to the Wife of the Governor of Cross River State on Political Affairs, Ms. Elizabeth Awatt, has thrown her weight behind efforts to eradicate period poverty among vulnerable girls, supporting the Padbank Mobile Outreach with sanitary materials and calling for stronger partnerships to sustain the initiative across communities. Speaking…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission ASERC has signed it four newly regulatory drafts into law to improve electricity supply in the state. The commission argued that the laws are aimed to breakdown the monopoly power of the FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Government has officially expanded the operations of the Dr Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital in Calabar, upgrading it from an exclusive infectious disease facility to a full-fledged General Hospital. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed this during an extensive oversight tour of the facility on…
