I’mA growing coalition of policymakers, academics, and youth leaders in Anambra State is pushing for a shift from subsistence agriculture to a structured “bamboo economy,” positioning it as a practical pathway to jobs, climate resilience, and food security. This formed the core message at the Anambra South Climate Smart Agriculture and Bamboo Entrepreneurship Programme held…
Work on the Okobo Local Government Area axis of the Akwa Ibom State segment of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project has been disrupted by angry youths from Nsie community. The youths are demanding adequate compensation for houses, farmlands, shrines, tombs, and aquatic ecosystems allegedly destroyed by construction firms handling the project. Checks by our correspondent…
Dr Alex Otti Kenechukwu Ofomah,Awka The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has formally commissioned a privately owned multi-million-dollar manufacturing plant built by Ultimum Beverages Limited at the Osisioma Industrial Layout in Aba. Inaugurating the project at Egbelu-Owor in Osisioma Local Government Area of Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, Otti described…
MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) on Tuesday engaged key industry stakeholders and potential investors at the Enugu State Investor Forum.The engagement, which was held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, attracted stakeholders from far and near.The programme focused on investment opportunities in Enugu State’s electricity market, vendor financing, and the Smart Metering Demonstrator—a pilot project…
The Chairman of the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC), Prof. Frank Nwoye Okafor, has revealed that estimated billing is designed to cover energy losses in the power sector.According to him, estimated billing is not intended to serve customers’ interests.He made this known during the ASERC public consultation on the draft electricity regulation that will…
