Awka, Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala has chaired the first meeting of Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) State Oversight Committee meeting. The meeting marked the official transition from BHCPF State Steering Committee (SSC) to State Oversight Committee (SOC) in the state. Dr Okpala, while addressing the convergence listed the statutory membership […]
Day: December 21, 2020
Assembly Committee Frowns at Dearth of Procurement Law
Awka, Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Tenders Board and Procurement complained about poor enforcement of procurement law in the state by Local Government Area (LGA) Transition Committee (TC) Chairmen. Chairman of the Committee, Mr Chuka Ezenwunne said this during an oversight interaction with the TC Chairmen. He expressed dissatisfaction over their procurement and […]
Governor’s Wife Rounds off Tour of 21 LGA in Anambra East
Otuocha (Anambra East LGA), Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano has pleaded with parents to allow their children to acquire scholarly knowledge because illiteracy does not pay. According to Mrs Obiano children with education have better potential to perform better in life. Mrs Obiano made the plea at Otuocha Township Stadium, Aguleri, Anambra […]
Newly Appointed Executive Director Mass Literacy Pleads for Teamwork, Transparency Too
Awka, The newly appointed Acting Executive Secretary/Director Agency For Mass Literacy Adult and Non-Formal Education, Mrs Regina Orakwe has appealed to staff members of the Agency for teamwork and transparency to move the agency forward. Mrs Orakwe made the appeal during her first meeting with the staff members after replacing Mr Donatus Nwosu, the […]
Nigeria Adds 501 COVID-19 Cases
ABUJA, Dec 21 (NNN-IRIN) – Nigeria yesterday confirmed 501 new COVID-19 cases, over the past 24 hours, bringing the national total to 78,434, said the country’s Centre for Disease Control. Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll from the virus rose to 1,221. With COVID-19 cases flaring up again, in parts of Nigeria, authorities in Lagos, the […]
Yuletide: Observe COVID-19 Protocols – Presidency
The Presidency has urged Nigerians to observe all COVID-19 protocols during the Christmas and New Year festivities to curtail the spike in the second wave of the coronavirus in Nigeria. The Chaplain of the Aso Villa Chapel, Rev. Seyi Malomo, gave the advice while speaking with the media on Sunday. Malomo said that the Presidential […]
Nigerian Senate Passes 2021 Appropriation Bill
The Nigerian senate has passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13.588 trillion, which is higher than the figure presented by President Buhari. Senate’s passage of the Bill is sequel to the consideration of the report of its committee on Appropriations as presented by its chairman Senator Jubril Barau. Source: Voice of Nigeria
Minimum Wage: Kwara State Governor Assures Civil Servants
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has assured Civil Servants in the state of his preparedness to pay the new minimum wage. He made this known in his address at a social function organized by the forum of the state Permanent Secretaries held at the Council for Arts and Culture, Ilorin. Represented by the Commissioner […]