DEVELOPMENT
Prof Ursula Akanwa underscores assessment for policy and decision making as an imperative for sustainable development.
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Professor of Educational Measurement And Evaluation at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Abia state, Professor Ursula Ngozi Akanwa has underscored that assessment for policy and decision making is an imperative for sustainable development .
She also submitted that it would tantamount to risk making decisions in the dark without assessment that provides the empirical basis upon...
General Manager of Umuahia ( Abia State ) Capital Development Authority ( UCDA) Mr Kingsley Agomoh and the state Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Architects ( NIA ) have corroborated that the proposed new state capital in Umuahia should be designed for Strength.
They did so during the NIA two day 2025 Forum that ended...
Recently The Abia State Government through the partnership with Blue Giraffe Development Limited have successfully trained over 100 teacher's on Second Cohort Smart Schools Initiative aimed at enhancing educational access and digital literacy in school system.
In keeping with his administration's promise to redefine and transform the education sector and equipping Abia Teachers with 21st Century Pedagogy and...
OTHERS
Igbo Women opine: Only accomplice can deny there was genocide against Christians in Nigeria
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ONLY an accomplice can judge, hold or deny that there was genocide or inhuman act against Christians in Nigeria; Igbo women, under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly ( IWA) opine.
IWA President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, in a statement faulted those that held /hold this opinion, giving kudos to the declaration of Nigeria as a "Country...
DEVELOPMENT
FLAG-OFF OF UMUAHIA- IKOT EKPENE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION ; . ANOTHER MILESTONE BY THE PEOPLE’S GOVERNOR.
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According to the Oxford Learners Dictionary, road construction is the process or method of building or making roads.
It involves the design, building and maintenance of roads, highways, and other transportation infrastructure to Create safe and efficient routes.
Indeed the milestones by the Dr Alex Otti Administration on road construction play a Crucial role, because it stimulates economic growth by improving...
EDUCATION
First ever University in Abia state capital (Umuahia ) gets NUC approval for Engineering and Computing Faculties.
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The first and only university so far located within Abia state Capital/Metropolis, named Lux Mundi University ( Light to the World ) has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence some degree programmes in its two new Faculties of Engineering and Computing sciences with effect from 2025/2026 academic...
COMMUNITY
BOTH ENDS BELIEVING (BEB) Leads Data Review and Debrief Meeting on Child Welfare in the South-East Region of Nigeria holds in Abia state.
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The international organization, Both Ends Believing (BEB), with a presence in over 14 countries, in partnership with the Association of Orphanages and Homes Operators of Nigeria (ASOHON),has held a one-day Data Review and Debrief Meeting in Umuahia, Abia State, to analyze the state of child welfare in the South-East region using data from the Children First Software (CFS) platform.
BEB...
GOVERNANCE
HON. ONUIGBO reminisces, narrates efforts towards fully reconstructing Umuahia- Ikot Ekpene federal road by Abia on FG approval.
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Former two term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Abia state, Hon Sam Onuigbo has reminisced the travails of reconstruction of the 49 kilometres Umuahia- Ikot Ekpene federal road.
The contract for its reconstruction was awarded by former president Muhammadu Buhari led federal government in 2019 but lingered without completion ...
GOVERNANCE
AVOID MAKING UN-SUBSTANTIABLE PUBLIC STATEMENTS: Abia Monarchs urge Reps Deputy Speaker
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Abia state traditional rulers under the aegis of the State Traditional Rulers Council ( Council ) have tasked the deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon Benjamin to Kanu shun making un-substantiable public statements.
They set the task in a press statement which their Chairman, Eze Linus Nto read out to journalists in Umuahia,...
AGRICULTURE
Governor Otti’s wife stresses need for climate-smart agric practices adoption, present N6.5 million awards to participants
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Abia State Governor's wife, Priscilla Otti, has underscored the need for households to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices, urging women to utilize organic waste for composting, conserve water through efficient irrigation methods, and plant high-yield, pest-resistant crops suitable for home gardens.
Mrs. Otti spoke at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Umuahia, during...


