From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, on Tuesday expanded his annual scholarship scheme for indigent undergraduate and postgraduate students from 500 to 930 beneficiaries, with the total value of the programme now reaching N100 million.The scholarship initiative, which began over a decade…
Busese loading on the road along Onitsha – Asaba Bridgehead The Onitsha Bridgehead remains one of the most chaotic traffic corridors in Anambra State, with persistent gridlock caused by the indiscriminate loading of commercial vehicles and the activities of individuals extorting money from motorists. Concerned by the worsening situation, our reporters conducted an investigation into…
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…
