Tag: Abia State
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Abia govt tackles JUSUN over workers’ welfare
The Abia government has urged the state’s judiciary union leaders to end their strike, which had resulted in fresh protests and prayers in Umuahia on Wednesday.
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Alex Otti appoints non-indigene as Abia head of service
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has appointed a native of Edo State, Benson Ojeikere as the new Head of Service for the state.
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Court orders forfeiture of N228.4m traced to ex-Gov Orji
A Federal High Court in Abuja has made an order of interim freezing and forfeiture of the sum of over N228.4 million linked to former Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia to Federal Government on allegations of money laundering.
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Abia, Kwara welcome New Year babies
The wife of the Kwara State Governor, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Wednesday in Ilorin, welcomed three babies into the New Year 2025.
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NAFDAC shuts popular Abia market, destroys goods worth N5bn
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market in Abia State, over fake and expired products Worth ₦5 billion.
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Abia airstrip project upgraded to international cargo airport
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Abia Airport project.
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Abia pensioners beg govt to clear gratuity
The Concerned Abia Pensioners, a pressure group, have appealed to the State Government to begin the payment of arrears of gratuity in instalments.
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Gov Otti pledges to relocate Abia NYSC secretariat
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has pledged to relocate the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) state secretariat from its present location at Finbarrs Road, Umuahia, to a more conducive and befitting office environment.
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No part of Abia will be left to criminals – Official
The Abia Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr Okey Kanu, has said that the state government “will not yield any part of Abia State to criminals”.
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After fatal attack, Abia rejigs security architecture
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says the State Government has taken pragmatic measures to rejig the state’s security architecture.