Nigeria News » Abia News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Find out more as Otti under scrutiny from APC after NBS ranks Abia last in VAT collections
Abia ranked 37th in Nigeria's VAT report, prompting the APC to question Governor Alex Otti's claims of economic transformation and investment growth.
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Abia records swift rape convictions, jails child defilers for 30, 10 years
State also records one of Nigeria’s lowest maternal mortality rates By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Abia State Government says it has secured what it described as the fastest rape convictions within ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Abia gets Nigeria's first university innovation hub for manufacturing
Nigeria’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod (Manu-Tech UniPod) was formally launched on Monday at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State. The ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Nigeria: In Abia State, Otti locks horns with Ikpeazu over missing billions
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has gone public on alleged illicit financial impropriety under his predecessor Okezie Ikpeazu involving power company Geometric and an airport that was never ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Rally in support of secessionist leader Nnamdi Kanu held in Nigeria's Abia state, not Oyo
Nnamdi Kanu, the founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist movement advocating for the secession of southeastern Nigeria, was imprisoned for life in November on terrorism charges.
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Abia Govt Speaks On Viral Video of Flooded Building
The Abia State Government has responded to a viral video of flooding along the Owerinta Road reconstruction corridor, attributing the incident to heavy rainfall, difficult terrain, and ongoing ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Nigeria’s First Manufacturing University Innovation Pod launched at MOUAU, Abia State
Nigeria’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod (Manu-Tech UniPod) was formally inaugurated on Monday at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State.
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Two convicted for child defilement in Abia
Abia State Government, says it has secured the conviction of two child sex offenders, sentenced to 30 and 10 years’ ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Nigeria: ‘Weep No More,’ Alex Otti set to assume duty as Abia governor
In 2015, Otti nearly became the governor of Abia State. A Court of Appeal had declared him the rightful winner of the governorship election in the state. However, the Supreme Court reversed the ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: USAID trains Osun, Abia officials on social health insurance
The United States Agency for International Development – Health Finance Governance project has organised a 3-day intensive training for officials of Osun and Abia states on best way to operate their ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: Abia court jails two child defilers for 40 years’ imprisonment
The Abia State Government has secured the conviction of two child sexual offenders, who were sentenced to 30 and 10 years’ imprisonment, respectively, in separate defilement cases, in what it ...
News Nigeria » Abia » Social: IWS Nigeria elects Abia-Okon 66th president
In a remarkable afternoon event tagged “IWS RENAISSANCE 2023”, IWS Nigeria, the nation’s oldest indigenous charity organization, has appointed Hungarian-born Mrs. Izabella Abia-Okon as its 66th ...