By Ovat Abeng Managing Director, Anambra State ICT Agency, Fred Agbata has reaffirmed Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s pledge in the People’s Manifesto to transform Anambra into Nigeria’s digital and creative capital. Speaking with newsmen at the Agency’s office in Awka, on Friday, Agbata who doubles as Convener of Geeks and Founders Alliance for Soludo (GEFAS) referenced…
By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Government has praised residents of Calabar, the State Capital for their high level of compliance during the August edition of the monthly sanitation exercise. The Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, made the commendation Saturday while speaking with the media after overseeing the sanitation initiative and urged residents…
By Ovat Abeng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has held a sensitization workshop for stakeholders to mitigate violence and challenges that could hamper the free, fair and credible November 8, 2025 governorship election Anambra State. The workshop titled “Electoral Risk Management (ERM) Sensitization Workshop for November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election, which took…
By Ovat Abeng Police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu in collaboration with the Anambra State Vigilante Group (AVG) Agunechemba, has neutralize four suspected insurgents terrorizing part of the State. The state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Saturday, said the operation was…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra-East and West constituents have blasted their representatives at the state and federal legislatures over the very devastating and deplorable conditions of the Nneyi-Umueri-Anam road in the area. Our findings at the Nneyi-Umueri-Anam road on Tuesday 26th August this year, we gathered from locals in the constituency that the road which they…
By Ovat Abeng The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Owerri Zone has urged the Nigerian Government (both federal and states) to allocate 30 percent budget to education sector. The zone argue that the percentage, if implemented would go a long way in addressing some of the challenges confronting public universities in the country, particularly,…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the directive on Thursday while addressing participants on the third day of a capacity building workshop organized by the Ministry of Education for private…
By Kelvin Obambon A first of its kind Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) Workshop for media professionals was held on Friday at the Department of Public Health Amphitheatre (UCIDSS), University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State. The workshop aimed to equip journalists and media practitioners with accurate information and tools necessary for equitable reporting on tobacco…
By Kelvin Obambon The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has successfully concluded its “For the Strength of Youth” (FSY) 2025 conference in Calabar, an event that gathered over 1,000 youth participants and numerous counselors at the Federal Government Girls College. The week-long conference aimed to keep youths on the covenant path…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (NGX: GTCO; LSE: GTCO), today announced that it has increased its investment in its wholly owned Banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTBank) to ₦504 billion through a rights issue subscription for 6,994,050,290 ordinary shares of fifty kobo each made by GTBank for a total consideration of ₦365,850,403,572.67, thus increasing…