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Nov

2024

RESTORING THE BROKEN WALLS: Being Speech Delivered By Gov. Alex Otti OFR, At The Formal Reopening Of The Nnamdi Azikiwe State Secretariat, Umuahia

Abia State, Environment, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash

RESTORING THE BROKEN WALLS Being the Text of a Speech Delivered by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, at the Formal Reopening of the Nnamdi Azikiwe State Secretariat, Umuahia on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Protocols Let me joyfully welcome you, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, to the reopening of the previously abandoned Nnamdi Azikiwe State Secretariat after months of retrofitting, remodelling and external works. This reopening ceremony is in furtherance of our commitment to building a State that serves the needs of the general public in the most efficient way. I want to specially appreciate the Honourable Commissioner for Lands and Housing,…

Nov

2024

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Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Honours EFCC Invitation, Lands In Custody

Crime, News Flash, Politics, Security

Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Lands In EFCC Custody Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. It was gathered from sources close to the EFCC that he went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday and not with the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo. This followed the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency. It was also reliably gathered that the former governor drove himself in a black Hilux to the EFCC office…

Nov

2024

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CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.5%

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, FGN, News Flash

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.5% The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which benchmarks interest rates in the country to 27.50 percent — from 27.25 percent. Olayemi Cardoso, CBN’s governor, announced the committee’s decision at a press conference on Tuesday.He said the committee increased the MPR by 25 basis points. Cardozo said the committee retained the asymmetric corridor at +500 and -100 basis points around the MPR. The CBN governor said the MPC also retained the cash reserve ratio (CRR) at 50 percent, as well as the…

Nov

2024

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President Tinubu Sets Aside Political Differences, Celebrates Atiku At 78

Birthday, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

Tinubu Sets Aside Political Differences, Celebrates Atiku At 78 President Bola Tinubu has celebrated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his 78th birthday. President spokesman Sunday Dare in a statement said Atiku has been an active player in Nigeria’s democratic journey. “President Bola Tinubu extends his best wishes to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the occasion of his 78th birthday,” Dare’s statement read. “The former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election has been an active player in Nigeria’s democratic process since the return to civilian rule in 1999.” Dare said Tinubu “recalls many special…

Nov

2024

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President Tinubu Celebrates Port-harcourt Refinery Revival, Gives Fresh Order To NNPC

FGN, News Flash, Oil & Gas, Presidency

Tinubu Celebrates Port Harcourt Refinery Revival, Gives Fresh Order To NNPCL President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on the successful revitalisation of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by the official commencement of petroleum product loading on Tuesday. A statement by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday, said the president acknowledged the pivotal role of former President Muhammadu Buhari in initiating the comprehensive rehabilitation of all the country’s refineries. He also expressed gratitude to the African Export-Import Bank for its confidence in financing this critical…

Nov

2024

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Reunion: Pete Edochie Reconciles Nollywood Stars Angela Okorie And Zubby Michael In A Movie Set

Entertainment, Gossips, Movie People

Reunion: Zubby is my G for life. Uncle Pete Edochie asked us to settle and I am happy we are cool now. Zubby Michael is my G for life, says Excited Angela Okorie Nollywood Stars Angela Okorie and Zubby Michael bury the hatchet. Report says the Stars reconciled on a movie set after the intervention of some big names in the movie industry This is good news. Na this kind things we want to dey see for Nollywood. We need make stakeholders dey settle matters instead of escalating issues.I humbly salute the Elders wey intervene. No room for hate.. We…

Nov

2024

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ABIA STATE: EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MOMENT – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

Exploring the Opportunities of the Moment Governor Otti's approach to rebuilding Abia State from the ground up is indeed rooted in social science principles. By applying occupational therapy (OT) models, he's effectively using a structured framework to analyze and address the complex needs of the state. In OT, models like the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance (PEOP) model help therapists understand the dynamic relationship between individuals, their environments, and occupational performance. Similarly, Governor Otti's administration can utilize such models to assess Abia State's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and develop targeted interventions to drive growth and development. The OT process, which involves evaluation, intervention,…

Nov

2024

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President Tinubu Assures Of Greater Economic Output, Welcomes Third Quarter GDP Growth

Economy, FGN, News Flash

STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT PRESIDENT TINUBU ASSURES OF GREATER ECONOMIC OUTPUT, WELCOMES THIRD QUARTER GDP GROWTH FIGURE President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of better economic output as the economy continues to expand following the newly released third quarter Gross Domestic Product report by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to the NBS, Nigeria's GDP grew by 3.46%, compared to the 3.19% growth recorded in the second quarter. The growth in GDP shows that President Tinubu's quest for a more robust boost in the economy and, by extension, a better standard of living for all Nigerians is on course. The…

Nov

2024

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UNLOCKING THE PROSPERITY OF THE LAND: Being Gov. Otti’s Speech At The Flag Off Of The Reconstruction Of The Ntigha-Nbawsi-Umuala Road

Abia State, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash

UNLOCKING THE PROSPERITY OF THE LAND Being the Text of a Speech Presented by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, at the flag off of the Reconstruction of the Ntigha-Nbawsi-Umuala Road on Monday, November 25, 2024 at Nbawsi Central School Protocols, The foremost governance priority of our administration is to cut down the long standing barriers to the productivity of our people. We are a community of very hard working individuals who leave nothing behind in a single-minded determination to return home at the end of each day with something for the family, and an extra for tomorrow. Regardless of the…

Nov

2024

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