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Governor Otti’s Industrial Renaissance. How Enyimba Factories Revival Signals Abia’s Return To Production Economy – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Governor Otti’s Industrial Renaissance. How Enyimba Factories Revival Signals Abia’s Return To Production Economy – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Governor Otti’s Industrial Renaissance: How Enyimba Factories Revival Signals Abia’s Return to Production Economy By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD For many decades, Aba occupied a unique position in Nigeria’s economic landscape. Known as the commercial nerve centre of the South East, the city represented the ingenuity, resilience and entrepreneurial strength of the Igbo business spirit. From leather works and footwear production to textiles, fabrication and small scale manufacturing, Aba built a reputation as a city where creativity translated into economic value. The city’s industrial identity was not built overnight. It was nurtured by generations of artisans, manufacturers, traders and entrepreneurs who…
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Beyond Roads And Bridges: Governor Otti’s Emerging Human-Capital Legacy  – Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Beyond Roads And Bridges: Governor Otti’s Emerging Human-Capital Legacy – Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

BEYOND ROADS AND BRIDGES: GOVERNOR OTTI’S EMERGING HUMAN-CAPITAL LEGACY By AProf. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Development is often measured by what citizens can immediately see: reconstructed roads, modern bridges, public buildings, streetlights and transport terminals. These are important. However, the deeper test of governance is whether physical infrastructure is being complemented by deliberate investments in people, knowledge, leadership, creativity and public order. Recent developments in Abia State point to a broader development strategy gradually taking shape under Governor Alex Otti. The emerging picture is not limited to roads and bridges. It includes technology-driven education, youth leadership development, promotion of the creative…
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Tinubu’s Government ‘Deliberately Frustrating Me’ – Obi Alleges Threat To Life

Tinubu’s Government ‘Deliberately Frustrating Me’ – Obi Alleges Threat To Life

Tinubu’s Government ‘Deliberately Frustrating Me’ – Obi Alleges Threat To Life Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of frustrating his life and means of livelihood. Speaking in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Obi alleged that he would not be alive if Tinubu’s government had the opportunity. The NDC presidential candidate alleged that the federal government is deliberately frustrating everything he does for a living. The former Anambra governor said Tinubu’s government is attacking him personally, adding that he is being denied “things that he is entitled to”. “The way…
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Our Policy Makers Don’t Seem To Appreciate The Importance Of Physical Development Plans- Ezutah (Former President NITP)

Our Policy Makers Don’t Seem To Appreciate The Importance Of Physical Development Plans- Ezutah (Former President NITP)

Ezutah: Our Policy Makers Don’t Seem To Appreciate The Importance Of Physical Devt Plans Lekwa Ezutah, a former President, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), in this interaction with journalists, speaks on Nigeria’s environmental hazards, majority of which have been blamed on lack of a sound and efficient development/master plans. Sunday Ojeme reports There’s been much negative talk about the non-liveability of most of our towns and cities. Is that not an indictment on an institute such as the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), with a membership of over 6,000? Thank you for that question. First, it is important…
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Opposition Will Cry ‘Rigging’ When Tinubu Wins 2027 Election- Akpabio

Opposition Will Cry ‘Rigging’ When Tinubu Wins 2027 Election- Akpabio

Opposition Will Cry ‘Rigging’ When Tinubu Wins 2027 Election – Akpabio The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday predicted that opposition parties would allege electoral manipulation if President Bola Tinubu wins re-election in 2027. Akpabio made the remark while receiving members of the City Boy Movement, a pro-Tinubu support group, during a courtesy visit to his office at the National Assembly, Abuja. The Senate President, who is also the Grand Patron of the movement, urged the group to intensify grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election, expressing confidence that the President would secure a second term despite expected criticism from…
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Police Arrest 135 Suspected Cultists Marking 7/7 Anniversary In Lagos

Police Arrest 135 Suspected Cultists Marking 7/7 Anniversary In Lagos

Police Arrest 135 Suspected Cultists Marking 7/7 Anniversary In Lagos One hundred and thirty-five suspected cultists were arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command after failed initiation attempts in different parts of the state. The botched initiation exercises were part of activities lined up to mark the annual 7/7 celebration by cult groups in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Wednesday at the command headquarters in Ikeja. The police chief said the operation was the outcome of intelligence-led policing, aggressive raids, convoy patrols and the strategic deployment of…
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Don’t Wait For Orders, Shoot Bandits On Sight; If You Refuse, We Will Treat You Like Bandit – Defence Minister Charges Troops

Don’t Wait For Orders, Shoot Bandits On Sight; If You Refuse, We Will Treat You Like Bandit – Defence Minister Charges Troops

Don’t Wait For Orders, Shoot Bandits On Sight; If You Refuse, We Will Treat You Like Bandit — Defence Minister Charges Troops The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has ordered security personnel to immediately engage and neutralise bandits and terrorists once deployed, warning that any operative who delays action while waiting for approval would be regarded as a terrorist. Musa issued the directive on Wednesday in Sokoto State during the commissioning of 62 operational vehicles and other security equipment worth N27.1 billion, procured by the Sokoto State Government to boost security operations across the state. Addressing the troops, the…
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Complete List: NANS Names 39 Institutions Yet To Refund Students After NELFUND Payments

Complete List: NANS Names 39 Institutions Yet To Refund Students After NELFUND Payments

FULL LIST: NANS Names 39 Schools Yet To Refund Students After NELFUND Payments The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has released a list of 39 tertiary institutions it says have yet to refund students who paid their tuition fees before receiving payments from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). NANS President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a statement shared on his X handle on Wednesday, saying the affected institutions had already received tuition payments from NELFUND on behalf of eligible students but had failed to refund those who had earlier paid their fees. According to Babatunde, the publication of…
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Stop Misleading The Public: The Abia Hotels Story Is An Allegation, Not Court Verdict – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Stop Misleading The Public: The Abia Hotels Story Is An Allegation, Not Court Verdict – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

STOP MISLEADING THE PUBLIC: THE ABIA HOTELS STORY IS AN ALLEGATION, NOT A COURT VERDICT The report on Abia Hotels is presented as though illegality has already been established. It has not. What the publication contains is largely the account and accusations of Investment Guarantee Limited. No judgment, restraining order, inventory report, valuation certificate, police report or documentary evidence establishing the alleged “illegal sale of over ₦600 million assets” was reproduced. Here are the major holes and half-truths: IT CONCEALS THE CENTRAL ISSUE: THE HOTEL IS AN ABIA STATE ASSET Investment Guarantee Limited was not the original owner of Abia…
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To Those Still Questioning The Facts About The Abia State Government House….Can We Now Rest – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

To Those Still Questioning The Facts About The Abia State Government House….Can We Now Rest – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

TO THOSE STILL QUESTIONING THE FACTS ABOUT THE ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE… CAN WE NOW REST? 🤣😂 They said there was no construction.They said it was propaganda.They said the Government House existed only on social media. Now the Honourable Minister of Education has physically toured the ongoing Governor’s Office and Governor’s Lodge, while workers were visibly on site. What shall we call this one again—computer-generated scaffolding? Imported workers? Or an imaginary building captured by a real camera? 🤣🤣 The structure is rising. The evidence is visible. The doubters are now searching for another complaint. Abia is working. Facts do not…
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