As part of efforts to open up Umuahia for smoother business activities, the Abia State Government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to enable the State to construct an access road across the railway corridor, linking Okpara Square and Akanu Ibiam Street (Goodshed) to Bende Road in…
The Abia Pensioners Forum has faulted claims by the Abia State Government that it does not owe pension arrears, calling for the constitution of a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the controversy surrounding the alleged payment of outstanding pension liabilities in the state. The forum’s Coordinator, Barrister Okey Kanu, made the call while addressing…
ASUU-ABSU-Dr. Chidi Mbah The Chairman of the Abia State University, Uturu Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-ABSU), Dr. Chidi Mbah, has vowed that the union will not suspend its ongoing strike until the university’s Union outstanding welfare and other demands are addressed. ASUU-ABSU embarked on an industrial action on Tuesday, August 11,…
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has reassured the people of the state that the development initiatives of his administration will reach every community in the state. According to him, citizens should not lose hope because his administration has not yet reached every part of the…
The Abia State Government has condemned the killing of an Abia-born man, Mr. Chika Ibe of Lokpaukwu in Umunneochi Local Government Area, allegedly by officials of the South African Police Service in Cape Town.In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, the state government…
