Ex- Minister Dr Uche Ogah Former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Sampson Ogah, has lamented the billions of naira the Southeast loses annually due to the failure to process agricultural produce locally before sale.Ogah disclosed that less than five per cent of agricultural produce from the region is processed locally,…
From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Federal Government has approved an additional 39 kilometres of concrete road projects in Ebonyi State at a total cost of N248 billion.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the projects during last week’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, disclosed this while inspecting ongoing federal…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has donated 10 electric patrol motorcycles to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to strengthen traffic management, enhance enforcement operations, and improve rapid response to road emergencies across the state.Governor Ododo made the donation during his investiture as the Patron of the FRSC Special Marshals in Kogi State by…
The race for the office of the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, has commenced with the inauguration of a Search Team charged with identifying suitable candidates for the position.The development was disclosed by the Media Unit of Abia State University, Uturu, in a statement published on the institution’s official Facebook page.The…
By Osondu Ohaeri There was a time when many motorists approaching the Kugbo outbound corridor in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) did so with quiet but unmistakable anxiety.The fear was not imaginary.It was born of a recurring pattern that had become painfully familiar,massive articulated vehicles struggling through peak-hour traffic, smaller vehicles trapped alongside them, impatient…
