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25 Jul 2023
Troops of 14 Brigade, operating under 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, have rescued 13 abducted victims on the Ngodo-Isuochi Road in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu stated that the troops responded to a distress…
19 Jul 2023
Following the ongoing workers verification exercise in local councils, Abia State government, yesterday, announced it had identified   2,300  more ghost workers in its payroll, thereby, saving an additional N220 million from its monthly wage bill
18 Jul 2023
Abia State Government has dismissed reports that it has terminated the employment of its medical doctors, describing the claims as "untrue." The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, debunked the report in a statement, stating that the report is only a figment of the author’s imagination Okoronkwo noted that “the government has no intention…
12 Jul 2023
In a bid to fulfill his campaign promise of clearing arrears of workers’ salaries and pensions, inherited from the previous administration, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, yesterday, directed the state Accountant General to pay, this week, April 2023 arrears to only verified workers and, next week, June pensions.
4 Jul 2023
The Abia State Government has launched a new digital tax system for transporters and traders to help curb fraud and increase revenue. The state governor, Alex Otti, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, describing the digitalized tax system as “revolutionary.” Governor Otti said the new digital tax system enables the government to fuel entrepreneurial…
3 Jul 2023
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of $115 million for Abia State for road rehabilitation, erosion control, and solid waste management. AfDB's board of directors in a statement said that the project will create permanent jobs, especially for the youth. “With an estimated population of 553,000 and 814,000 respectively (2022 estimates),…
3 Jul 2023
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $115 million loan for Abia State to rehabilitate roads, manage erosion and solid waste in Umuahia and Aba.
1 Jul 2023
Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, yesterday, sent names of his 19 Commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and necessary action. Six of them have been working as his Special Advisers while five of the 19 are females.
28 Jun 2023
Clarke Energy and Nicen Industries Limited are scaling up manufacturing activities in Aba, the industrial hub of Abia State through a one-megawatt gas-fired plant.
25 Jun 2023
As the Abia State Government moves to turn around the fortune of Cocoa farming, the state chairman of Cocoa Association of Nigeria, Mr. John Kalu has called for support to harness the full potential of the crop to diversify the economy.
7 Jun 2023
The Abia Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, has confirmed the rescue of a Chinese national, Mr Li Peiyin, who was abducted in the state on May 31.
5 Jun 2023
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his administration will pursue policies and programmes that will create prosperity and security for the citizenry.

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