The Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade Agency has defended its enforcement of environmental laws in the state, dismissing claims by a Facebook user, Ezeala N, that the government failed to provide adequate public facilities before arresting environmental offenders. Ezeala had, in a Facebook post, criticised the agency for arresting people over open defecation,…
Gov Charles Soludo of Anambra State By Titus Eleweke Anambra State has recorded a multidimensional poverty rate of 9.6 per cent, ranking sixth among Nigeria’s 36 states and placing it among five states with rates below 10 per cent, according to the 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Country Briefing. The development was highlighted by…
A farmer in Umuokpara Ozuh Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, Pastor Nathan Ugochukwu, has urged the federal, state and local governments to increase support for farmers to strengthen food production and ensure food security in Nigeria.Ugochukwu made the call in an interview with Radio Nigeria to commemorate World Food Day, expressing…
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has highlighted the potential of converting maize cobs into charcoal as an alternative income source for smallholder women farmers, urging stakeholders to support grassroots innovations that promote food security and improve rural livelihoods. The initiative, which transforms agricultural waste into a useful product, demonstrates how women farmers…
A group photograph of Stakeholders atat the NCDMB interactive with journalists in Anambra State on Thursday By Titus Eleweke The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has challenged the Anambra State Government to formally approach the agency with its demands and proposals for greater participation in, and benefits from, Nigeria’s oil and gas industry….
