NO fewer than 5000 youths from the 21 local government areas of Anambra State have been empowered with N2 billion start-up capital released by Governor Chukwuma Soludo after the training of the ‘one youth, two skills’ programme initiated by the state government The number constitutes the first batch of beneficiaries of the programme who have…
During the weekend, the move to fully explore technology solutions to address key business, governance, and fiscal challenges in Anambra State moved an inch closer to fruitfulness, with the successful hosting of the UNIZIK Blockchain Conference. At the Chike Okoli Centre, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, the venue of the Conference, tech experts, stakeholders, and entrepreneurs…
AWKA– Architect Chukwudi Ezenwa, popularly known as Chuky GSS, is a visionary entrepreneur who has captured the attention and admiration of many with his remarkable achievements. At just 30 years old, he leads a company with over 3000 employees, establishing himself as a prominent figure in Nigeria’s business landscape. As the Chairman and CEO of…
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has reeled out the five pillars of his administration to include, security, law and order, economic transformation, human capital and social agenda, governance and value system and environment, stressing that relative to his government’s resource-based constraints, appreciable progress is being made by prioritizing the use of those resources….
The people of Isuaniocha Community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have rejected the newly-installed traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Mkpuorah Ngini. Igwe Ngini was last week issued a certificate of recognition by Governor Chukwuma Soludo as the traditional ruler of the community. But indigenes of the community, in a peaceful…
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has announced incentives to cushion the effect of the hardship caused by the removal of subsidy from petrol. The governor made the pronouncement on Monday, stating that over 300,000 households will receive bags of rice from the state government. Soludo, in a statement he personally signed, said: “Anambra State…
In spite of the immediate benefits of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ,NNPCL $3 billion commitment letter and term sheet for an emergency crude oil repayment loan, JOSEPH INOKOTONG writes on the need for full disclosure. The announcement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) last week that it had secured a $3…
Ikechukwu Okafor, Media aide to former Aviation Minister, Chief Osita Chidoka, has lost his elder sister, Chika Okafor, at the age of 51 in Anambra. Okafor, in a statement, said his sister died in a fatal motor accident that occurred on Saturday, August 12, along Abatete road in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has issued certificates of recognition to four traditional rulers in the state. He gave the monarchs their certificates on Saturday in a private ceremony held at the government house in Awka. While issuing the certificates, he acknowledged that many unauthorized persons in various communities were usurping the positions of…
Amid a rent increment dispute in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka local government area of Anambra state, a middle-aged woman, Amaka Okonkwo, has been apprehended for allegedly pouring hot water mixed with pepper on a female tenant. The victim, Imabong William, from Akwa Ibom, narrated that the incident occurred after the suspect insisted she vacates the apartment due to…
