Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday re-affirmed that his administration would sustain the empowerment of women and the girl-child to engender the uplifting of families’ economies and peace in the state. The governor gave the assurance at the opening of a three-day Girls Entrepreneurship and Skills Training (GEST) programme for 450 girls at the […]
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Text of The Press Conference Jointly Addressed by The HMIC, Alh. Lai Mohammed, And The HMWR, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, on The National Water Resources Bill 2020, in Abuja.
TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE JOINTLY ADDRESSED BY THE HON. MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, AND THE HON. MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, ENGR. SULEIMAN ADAMU, ON THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BILL 2020, IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY, 22 SEPT. 2020 Good afternoon gentlemen of the press, and thank you for honouring our invitation […]
NCDC and NIMR launch COVID-19 Household Seroprevalence Surveys in Selected States of Nigeria
Abuja – NCDC and NIMR launch COVID-19 Household Seroprevalence Surveys in Selected States of Nigeria The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Nigeria Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and their partners are conducting household surveys in four states in Nigeria to better understand the burden of COVID-19 infection in Nigeria. These seroprevalence surveys, which […]
Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs urges parents to teach children Igbo language
Awka-Anambra State Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism, Dr Christian Madubuko has urged parents to teach their children how to read, write and speak the Igbo language. Madubuko said this when he received a group known as “Otu Subakwa Igbo’’ in his office at Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka. Dr Madubuko observed that […]
North East Nigeria: COVID-19 Point of Entry Dashboard 18 (12 – 18 September 2020)
OVERVIEW IOM DTM in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state Ministry of Health have been conducting monitoring of individuals moving into Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeastern states of Adamawa and Borno under pillar four (Points of entry) of COVID 19 preparedness and response planning guidelines. During the period 12 – 18 September 2020, […]
Anambra celebrates Mayor Ezeajughi of Brent, London
Awka-The Government of Anambra State has congratulated Councilor Ernest Nnaama Ezeajughi, the trailblazing scientist who was recently re-elected to serve a second four-year term as Mayor of Brent. Mayor Ezeajughi first made worldwide headlines in 2019, when he was first elected the Mayor of the London Borough of Brent in England with a population, with […]
NAUTH Chief Medical Director urges striking doctors to return to work
Nnewi-Chief Medical Director, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Prof Anthony Igwegbe, has pleaded with striking members of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to return to work. Prof Igwegbe made the appeal in his office at the hospital premises while addressing newsmen. He said that the strike had crippled activities at the health institution […]
Oba community pleads for completion of Umuoji-Oba Akwu Ukwu road, mourns Godson Udoh
Oba (Idemili South LGA)-Oba community in Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA) has called on Anambra State Government to complete the construction of Umuoji-Oba Akwu Ukwu road. They made plea during the funeral rite of late Chief Godson Udoh Egbenadiji, a cabinet Member of Igwe Eze Okpoko Oba. Late Egbenadiji was brother of a Senior […]
Anambra holds 2020 World Peace Day, attracts $4 billion investment
Awka-Anambra State joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2020 World Peace Day in Awka. The theme of celebration was: “Shaping Peace Together’’. The event was organised in conjunction with the South-East Zonal Institution for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was declared open by Gov Willie Obiano, who was […]
Obaseki congratulates Senator Okorocha at 58
The Edo State Governor and Governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha on his 58th birthday. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Obaseki said: “I congratulate you on this auspicious occasion and I join your teeming well wishers in felicitation and prayers, […]