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 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 Ovat Abeng Violent crime seems to have returned to Anambra as gunmen whose identities were not immediately ascertained have attacked men of the Anambra State Police Command, killing at least two officers. The state has been peaceful for months, following a heavy attack on criminals, especially gunmen masquerading as Biafra agitators, until Sunday night’s…
By Ovat Abeng In commemoration of 2026 World Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Department of Adolescent and Reproductive Health, Anambra State Ministry of Health, in partnership with Achieving Health Initiatives and Jassy Millionaire Hub, has taken its menstrual hygiene awareness campaign to adolescents at St. Joseph’s Anglican Church, Agu-Awka. The interactive session, facilitated by health workers,…
By Ovat Abeng As the campaigns for the 2027 general elections draws nearer, the Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA), has pegged N50 million as a permit fee for each political party presidential candidate before being allowed to mount billboards and other outdoor campaigning activities in the state. The agency also approved the permit…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has challenged members of his cabinet and permanent secretaries to visualize the end result of their tenure to effectively drive development. Speaking at the Anambra State Executive Council Retreat, the Governor urged his team to draft their future valedictory address for March 2030 immediately and work…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State chapter of the City Boy Movement, a youth-driven support group advocating the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, has distributed hundreds of sanitary pads to female students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) Awka. The distribution took place at the ASUU-Unizik conference hall, on Friday, as part of its…
By Ovat Abeng The wife of the Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Nonye Soludo, on Thursday, distributed 25,000 packs of sanitary pads to schoolgirls in Anambra rural communities to promote menstrual health. The distribution took place at the banquet hall, light house, Awka, during this year 2026 World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebration. Mrs Soludo…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has declared that inclusion must serve as the moral foundation for national development, emphasizing that every child deserves the dignity of belonging in society. Delivering President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s speech at the 2026 National Children’s Day Celebration at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, on Wednesday,…
The Cross River State Government has officially launched four strategic policy documents aimed at drastically improving public health, environmental sustainability, and access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services across the state. The documents, which were unveiled on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Hotel in Calabar, include the Open Defecation Roadmap, the WASH Finance Strategy…
