BREAKING: Medical and Health Workers Union Re-elects Ogbonnaya as Abia chairman
Members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) Abia state Chapter have re-elected Comrade Okoro Ogbonnaya as their Chairman. The election took place at Eastern Comfort Hotel, Umuahia Abia state capital on Tuesday, ABN TV reports. Recall the state government had earlier canceled the 5th quadrennial state Conference of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) Abia...
Abia Speaker, Ikuku Declares 2020 Budget Defence Open
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, on Tuesday declared the 2020 Budget Defence open. The Speaker warned against any expenditure of government funds without appropriation. The Speaker advised all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Abia State Government to attend the committee sittings to defend their various Budgets. "All Ministries, Departments and Agencies must come to...
Abia Speaker Proclaimed as Ambassador of Made in Abia Products
The Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Rt.Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji was today, proclaimed as an Ambassador of Made in Abia Products. The Director General of the Abia State Marketing and Quality Management Agency (ABMQMA) Barr. Sam Hart made the proclaimation when he led management of the Agency on a courtesy call on the Speaker at the Abia...
IFRS Chairman Tunde Fowler’s Tenure Ends
The tenure of the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Babatunde Fowler, ended on Sunday with no indication that he would get a second term in office. Fowler, who is a childhood friend and former classmate of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, was appointed as the FIRS chairman on August 20, 2015 He was confirmed by the Senate on December...
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...
