Gov. Ikpeazu to inaugurate committee on minimum wage Wednesday
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the setting up of a joint negotiating committee on the implementation of the new minimum wage in the state. In a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made available to ABN TV, the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu will on behalf of the governor inaugurate...
We Won’t Stop Huge Pension For Ex-Governors, Top Public Office Holders – Lagos Assembly
Lagos State House of Assembly says it will not repeal the state’s pension law permitting former governors and other public office holders to receive huge pensions from state coffers. Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Mr. Tunde Braimoh, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that Lagos Assembly would not go the way of the Zamfara Assembly which...
Ikpeazu frowns at activities of street traders in Aba, warns them to steer clear
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has noted with great dismay what he called the unwholesome activities of emergency street traders around the area between Oomne Road Junction through Ngwa High School up to Osisioma Junction. In a release signed by the chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka, the activities of these street traders are negatively affecting...
We Tracked 387 Hate Speech On Social Media In November – CITAD
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has said it tracked a total of 387 Hate speech on Facebook and Twitter handles in Nigeria in November. This was made known to the public by Hamza Ibrahim, CITAD Coordinator, Countering Hate Speech Project, at a Post-Gubernatorial Election Press briefing organised by the Centre and supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI)...
Better Days Are Ahead, Gov. Ikpeazu Tells Abians
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has assured Abians that better days are ahead despite the challenges confronting the State. He gave the assurance while speaking at the Bible Believing Mission, aka Talk Na Do, Osisioma. Dr Ikpeazu admitted that the task of State building is not easy but stated that his administration was building a foundation that would last. He...
Traffic Light Offenders To Pay N50,000 From 2020 – FRSC
According to Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, “You can’t hold the phone with one hand and drive with the other while using google map. That is distracted driving and the law is clear on that. When you stop people for traffic violations, their lawyers would write to you and threaten to sue. “FRSC has...
Ikpeazu mourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Father, assures family of government support
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has commiserated with the people of Afaraukwu Ibeku following the death of their traditional ruler HRM Eze Sir I. O. Kanu, the Egwu Ukwu II of Afaraukwu Ibeku, at the age of 86 years. Describing his death as a rude shock, Ikpeazu in a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John...
BUHARI URGES STATES TO SIMPLIFY LAND OWNERSHIP PROCESS
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja appealed to state governments to simplify the process of land ownership in their domains to enable more Nigerians access bank facilities for affordable homes. Receiving the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) led by the chairman, Dr Uche Olowu, the President expressed concern on some challenges, such as land...
Kalu’s Conviction Politically Motivated – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has described former governor of Abia state, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s ill- advised conviction over alleged fraud and money laundering as politically motivated. Nnamdi Kanu in a statement made available to ABN TV on Thursday said he warned Senator Kalu that the northerners do not love the Igbos. He said...
Ikpeazu vows to arrest, prosecute those erecting illegal structures in Ariaria market
Following the successful dislodging of all street traders around the Enyimba area of the Ariaria International Market by the Ministry of Trade and Investment, and in a bid to restore sanity and order to the area, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has ordered that on no account should any form of street trading return to that area under any guise whatsoever. The...
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