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Abia gov’s wife advocates exclusive breastfeeding
The wife of the governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has urged nursing mothers in the state to adopt exclusive breastfeeding for their babies. Mrs Otti spoke at a Primary Healthcare maternity ...
8th January 2025
Abaribe hails Otti’s achievements, urges Tinubu to release Kanu
A former deputy governor of Abia State and the senator representing Abia South senatorial district in the National Assembly, Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that he sees no stumbling block to Govern...
8th January 2025
Ex-minister immortalises late parents with hospital in Abia
The immediate past Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uche Sampson Ogah, has unveiled an ultra-modern hospital in Onuaku Uturu in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State. The...
1st January 2025
Abia monarch empowers youths with seminar on self development
The traditional ruler-designate of Nsirimo Amaise autonomous community in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, High Prince Dr Charles Chukwuemeka, has called on the youths in the state t...
1st January 2025
Abia gov to sign 2025 budget today
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has announced that teachers will soon benefit from a discriminatory compensation package, which will be implemented when the 2025 Appropriation Bill is signed into law....
27th December 2024
Otti sets 24 months to complete Abia international airport
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has disclosed that he is targeting 24 months completion of the newly flagged off Abia Airport project in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Ares of the state,...
25th December 2024
ASEPA sensitises residents to sanitation, proper refuse disposal at Yuletide
The Deputy General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, Mr Ambrose Jonah, has urged residents of the state to prioritize the cleanliness of their environment during the 2024 Chri...
25th December 2024
Kingship tussle: monarch-elect seeks Otti’s intervention to restore peace
Eze-elect of Laguru autonomous community in Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief Brown Ngadi, has appealed to the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, to intervene in the ki...
18th December 2024
Abia gov’s wife pledges delivery kits for nursing mothers
The wife of the governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has said that the state government will support any policy that will help to reduce the mortality rate of maternal and newborn babies in th...
18th December 2024
Abia First Lady solicits support for GBV victims
The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has called on all stakeholders to unite against violence and injustice that disproportionately affect women and girls in the society. Otti ...
12th December 2024
Abia to equip 1,500 youths with digital skills
The Abia State Government has launched a digital skills training programme for youths in Isialangwa North and Isialangwa South Local Government Areas of the state. Speaking on Wednesday at Mbato Secon...
12th December 2024
Otti presents N750bn 2025 budget to state assembly
Otti presents N750bn 2025 budget to state assembly Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has presented a total budget of N750bn for the 2025 fiscal year to the state House of Assem...
10th December 2024
Abia engages host communities on proposed airport
Abia State Government has commenced community engagements to communicate the government’s intentions to the people of the Nsulu clan in the Isialangwa North Local Government Area on the proposed...
10th December 2024
Otti condemns PDP shadow government, threatens legal action
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has condemned the establishment of a “shadow government” by the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, describing it as both a display of ignorance and a potential ...
5th December 2024
PDP shadow govt in Abia treasonable, declares Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has described the recent establishment of a shadow government by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party as a treasonable offence, vowing to address it decisi...
4th December 2024
Minimum wage: Otti orders review of salary structure
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has instructed that the salary structure for the new national minimum wage be reworked to correct the errors observed in the consequential adjustments. Otti gave the in...
4th December 2024
Abia First Lady unveils campaign against GBV, targets baby factories
The wife of the governor of Abia State, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has called on all residents of the state to join hands in the fight to eradicate gender-based violence and end the scourge of baby factories...
4th December 2024
Abia retirees urge Otti to offset pension arrears
Pensioners in Abia State have appealed to Governor Alex Otti to take a second look at the issue of arrears of gratuity of retirees and rescind his decision on an agreement he reached with the Nigerian...
3rd December 2024
Abia community protests delayed road completion
The residents of Ikwuano Local Government Area in Abia State held a peaceful protest on Thursday, demanding the completion of the long-delayed reconstruction of the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, a critica...
29th November 2024
Abia residents protest delayed road project, demand FG's intervention
Residents of Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State, on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest over the prolonged delay in completing the reconstruction of the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, which connects...
28th November 2024
Abia community lauds Access Bank for solar-powered borehole donation
The President General of Ibom Isii Arochukwu, Mazi Paul Ogbonnaya Okoro, has commended the Retail Operation Group of Access Bank PLC for sinking a solar-powered borehole in the community. Okoro spoke ...
27th November 2024
Abia cocoa association alleges extortion by monitoring team, demands probe
The Abia State chapter of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria has called on Governor Alex Otti to disband the recently constituted Cocoa Monitoring Team in the state for allegedly using the deputy govern...
27th November 2024
Abia gov promises to clamp down on criminals
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has pledged to revamp the state’s security architecture and flush out criminal elements following recent attacks on security personnel in the state. Otti made this kn...
24th November 2024
Abia gears up for Aba trade fair, plans for security, hospitality
The Abia State government has declared its readiness for an intense commitment to the success of the 2024 Aba International Trade Fair. Towards this end, the state government added that it had put eve...
20th November 2024
ASEPA clears Isialangwa North’s 20-year refuse
The Abia State Environmental Protection Agency has restated its resolve to extend the state of emergency declared on waste management by the Governor Alex Otti-led administration to local communities ...
20th November 2024
Otti renames Abia poly after ex-governor, Onu
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has renamed Abia State Polytechnic Aba after the first Executive Governor of Abia State, the late Dr Ogbonnaya Onu. Otti disclosed this during an interdenominational ch...
7th November 2024
Abia community demands action against rising drugs, cultism menace
Indigenes of Ibom, Arochukwu in Abia State have called on the Abia State government to step in and check the spate of insecurity allegedly caused by the use of hard drugs and cult-related activities i...
6th November 2024
Infrastructure deficit hampering our industrialisation, says Abia monarch-designate
Eze-elect Ohazurume of Nsirimo Amaise autonomous community in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Dr Charles Amanze, has identified lack of access roads to the community, public potable...
6th November 2024
Abia PDP elects new party chairman
The Abia State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has elected Elder Abraham Amah, as its new state chairman. Amah, the party’s former Vice chairman and acting Publicity Secretary in the sta...
4th November 2024
[ICYMI] Abia LG poll: ZLP wins 15 LGs, YPP two
The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Progressive Party claimed ...
3rd November 2024
Retired Abia permanent secretaries lament unpaid benefits, gratuities
Some permanent secretaries who retired from the Abia State government last year have called on the government to urgently pay their emoluments, which include severance packages and gratuities. In a st...
1st November 2024