The food was ready. The truck was loaded. Bags of rice, cartons of spaghetti, jerrycans of vegetable oil, and cartons of tomato paste were packed tightly for the widows, widowers, and less privileged residents of Umuokpeyi-Umuobasiukwu in Ozuitem Autonomous Community, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.But between the Machiani Foundation for the Needy and…
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has flagged off the construction of an Ecumenical Centre in Umuagu, Umuahia, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Executive Governor of Abia State, Ctz. Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, the groundbreaking ceremony forms part of activities marking the third anniversary…
The Abia State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Alhaji Yunusa Tanimu, has reaffirmed that the scheme remains one of Nigeria’s most enduring and impactful nation-building institutions.Tanimu made the assertion on Friday during activities marking the 53rd anniversary of the NYSC at the NYSC Abia State Secretariat in Umuahia.According to him, the scheme,…
Abia State Governor, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, has pledged that the state government will leverage the opportunities provided by the Nigeria Agribusiness and Agro-Industrial Development Initiative (NAADI) to drive economic growth and industrial development in the state.The Governor noted that Abia is richly endowed in agriculture and remains a major producer of palm oil,…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has disclosed that his administration will work closely with the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) to drive the State’s development. He added that he has directed members of his cabinet to support the association in that effort. Governor Otti made this known recently at Government House,…
