Governor Francis Nwifuru
2 Feb
The Executive Chairman of the Ebonyi State Internal Revenue Service (EBSIRS), Christopher Isu, over the weekend denied social media reports that the agency awarded contracts to the state governor's brothers. Isu, in a statement issued in Abakaliki, made it clear that EBSIRS had never engaged any relative of the governor as a revenue agent or…
28 Jan
The Ebonyi Government has banned indiscriminate dumping of refuse saying that defaulters will pay a fine of N50,000 or face outright prosecution by the State Environmental Sanitation court. The announcement is contained in a press release signed by Mr Reuben Okorie, the Head of Public Relations of the Ministry of Environment and made available to…
12 Dec
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has declared the disputed land in the Ishiagu – Akaeze boundary dispute in Ivo Local Government Area, a buffer zone. Consequently, the governor has directed both parties in the dispute to steer clear of the disputed land stressing that anybody found in the land would be made to face…
11 Aug 2024
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State on Sunday stated that his administration's empowerment programmes are designed to target
3 Jun 2024
The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has cautioned the Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, to desist from what they term unnecessary interference in the state government's activities and allow his successor, Governor Francis Nwifuru, to govern independently. The diaspora group responded to recent media reports…
26 May 2024
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State directed the Ministry of Housing over the weekend to initiate the process of terminating contracts where contractors have failed to demonstrate reasonable commitment. Governor Nwifuru issued the directive while inspecting ongoing projects across the state as part of the activities marking his one-year anniversary. He gave the directive during…
25 Mar 2024
Leaders of Effium Indigenes of Ezza-Ezekuna Extraction of Ohaukwu Local Council of Ebonyi State have raised the alarm over attempts by powerful land speculators to dispossess them of their ancestral land.
22 Mar 2024
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, yesterday, ordered revenue collectors in the state to stop indiscriminate taxation of the less privileged persons selling farm produce in local markets. Instead, he charged them to go for big-time property owners and business moguls.
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