For making a groundbreaking technological innovation on the formulation and method of producing three varieties of tea from turmeric rhizomes and leaves, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally granted the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, a CERTIFICATE OF PATENTS to produce the three varieties of tea from turmeric rhizomes and leaves.
NRCRI Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Professor...
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National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Abia State, is set for greater growth and development following the recent appointment of a new Board Chairman, Hon Sir Basil Ejidike, JP (Ikwelle Nnabuenyi), who visited the Institute on Friday.
In his welcome address to the Chairman ( Ejidike ), the NRCRI Executive Director and Chief Executive...
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Nigeria is said to have accounted for 29% of global maternal deaths, a figure the Abia state Health Commissioner Professor Enoch Uche described as unacceptable.
The Commissioner who announced this during flagg off of the 2025 Round Two Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) in Umuahia, Abia state capital, said that the event...
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Professor of Animal Genetics and Breeding at the Michael Okpara university of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Abia state, professor Uma Kalu Oke has declared that the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development which he stated was established by the president Bola Tinubu Federal administration on 9th July 2024, has not effectively addressed the animal protein crises in...
Thirteen years old privately owned Gregory University Uturu (GUU ) in Abia state , which was licensed as a university by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 2012, and it's
College of Medicine and Health Sciences statutorily approved for training of medical doctors in 2017, has produced a total of 174 medical doctors.
It has also commenced building...
Abia articulates 25 years development plan, establishes materials testing Laboratory
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Abia State development plan which will articulate its development trajectory for the next 25 years and described as a strategic, future-proof document will soon be unveiled.
The state Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu disclosed this to journalists Monday night after the state executive...
Thousands of constituents of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency in Abia state at the weekend benefited from their house of representatives member Hon Amobi Ogah's second annual empowerment programme.
At his annual events, Hon Ogah, of the Labour Party, distributes to his constituents, irrespective of their sex, age, political party membership/affiliation, various empowerment / revenue...
Abia state governor Dr Alex Otti has empowered 100 graduating students of the state owned Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic Aba, with one million naira grant each, announcing that 200 others will be sponsored for a six-month field technical training programme.
The governor announced this at the weekend during the institution's 22nd convocation ceremony for 2,178 graduating...
Delaying admission of qualified Law graduates into the law school in the country is not peculiar to Abia state University Uturu ( ABSU ) law graduates.
The Pro- Chancellor/Chairman of ABSU Governing Council , Rt. Hon. Dr Agwu U. Agwu explained this scenario while rebutting an online newspaper report he stated was published on 4th December, 2025, with the...
With effect from yesterday ( Friday ) 5th December, 2025, the joint security and surveillance Taskforce launched by the Abia and Imo states governments to patrol along the Aba-Owerri expressway and beyond commenced operations on 24 hour basis.
Special Adviser ( Media/Publicity ) to governor Alex Otti of Abia State, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma...
