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…
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…
By Ovat Abeng Governor Chukwuma Soludo has emphasized that women and youths hold the essential key to driving meaningful development in Anambra State and Nigeria at large. Addressing the Women Coordinators of the City Boy movement during their interaction at the Light House in Awka, on Monday, the Governor pointed out that his administration is…
By Kelvin Obambon Cross River State has restated its commitment to transforming agriculture into a commercially viable sector, citing major milestones recorded under its Project Grow Initiative since inception in November 2023. Speaking at a press conference held on Monday at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Center in Calabar, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation…
The City Boy Movement (CBM), a frontline political support structure dedicated to advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Dr. Martha Agba as the National Director of Support Group. Her appointment is widely regarded as a strategic move aimed at strengthening grassroots mobilization, stakeholder engagement, and the coordination of support…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) may be headed for a legal showdown in Cross River State following the controversial appearance of Ken Egbas in the Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency primary election despite his alleged absence from the party’s list of screened aspirants. The development has sparked outrage among party stakeholders, who describe the situation as a…
