There are indications that the House of Representatives would consider proposals for the creation of new states as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).So far, members of the House and some interest groups have presented about 14 proposals from different parts of the country to the Green chamber. There are currently 36 states in the country distributed unevenly among the six geo-political zones. The South South, South West, North Central, as well as North East, have 6 states each, North West has seven states,…
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Imo Commercial Drivers Threaten Protest Over Alleged Imposition Of New Waste Buckets By ISWAMAC
…May head to court “We can’t throw away our old waste buckets because of revenue” There are emerging indications that commercial drivers in Imo State may storm the streets any time soon in protests, following alleged moves by the Imo State Waste Management Company, ISWAMAC, to compel the drivers to purchase new green waste buckets for their vehicles despite that many of them already have the same green waste buckets in their vehicles.A source hinted Nigeria Newspoint that ISWAMAC was allegedly attempting to compel all commercial drivers in the…
Read MoreImo sends delegation to bring back trafficked girls from Ghana
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and his wife, Chioma, have dispatched a delegation to the Ghanaian government to bring back teenage girls who were forcibly trafficked to the neighbouring country. The move followed a recent viral video, which showed the girls. The delegation had a mandate to explore all diplomatic avenues to bring back the girls. It was led by Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu. The Commissioner for Social Welfare, Mrs Nkechi Ugwu, was also on the team. Receiving the delegation in…
Read MoreHezekiah University Holds 9th Matriculation In Imo
The Hezekiah University, Umudi, Nkwerre, Imo State, easily rated the University of the moment has successfully done her ninth matriculation ceremony at the University premises. The Matriculants were drawn from the University’s three faculties of Humanities, Business and Social Sciences and Natural and Applied Sciences. In his address after the usual procession and opening formalities, the Acting Vice- Chancellor, Prof Anthony Nnamdi Okere regretted that the present day society is awash with physical and psychological ideologies in the media and internet that tend to destroy the fabrics of the family…
Read MoreHezekiah University Holds 9th Matriculation In Imo
The Hezekiah University, Umudi, Nkwerre, Imo State, easily rated the University of the moment has successfully done her ninth matriculation ceremony at the University premises. The Matriculants were drawn from the University’s three faculties of Humanities, Business and Social Sciences and Natural and Applied Sciences. In his address after the usual procession and opening formalities, the Acting Vice- Chancellor, Prof Anthony Nnamdi Okere regretted that the present day society is awash with physical and psychological ideologies in the media and internet that tend to destroy the fabrics of the family…
Read MoreBANKING: AFTER 35 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE FOUNDER OF STANBIC IBTC BANK, ATEDO PETERSIDE RETIRED AT 68 YEARS
“The boards of Standard Bank Group and SBSA express sincere gratitude to Dr Guan and Mr Peterside for their exemplary leadership and significant contribution during their tenure on the boards; and wish them well in their future endeavours’’ The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Atedo Peterside, has retired as a non-executive director of the lender. Peterside who took to his X handle today stated that appreciated both lenders: Stanbic IBTC & @StandardBank ZA, saying “This has been an incredible 35-year journey that ends today, 10 June…
Read MoreMinimum wage talks: Labour considers N100,000, Tinubu issues ultimatum
President orders minister to calculate cost, Labour gives one-week ultimatum Organised Labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus.Multiple sources in the labour movement told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand from N494,000 to N100,000, following the criticism and controversy that trailed their proposal which was considered outrageous and unrealistic.In a statement by his media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim on Saturday, the Minister of Information…
Read MoreThe coming chaos in the banking industry
By Gambo Dori The hammer wielded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that suddenly fell on Heritage Bank is, from my perspective, a forerunner to the coming chaos in the banking industry. A few days ago, the country woke up to the CBN’s announcement withdrawing the licence of the Heritage Bank. The bank has been tottering for quite some time. In the few days before the hammer descended, there was the classic run on the bank, with depositors thronging its premises but failing to make withdrawals from their accounts.…
Read MoreUgochinyere’s Orlu State gambit
By Chekwube Nzomiwu Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Sir: Over the years, the people of the South-East geo-political zone have been clamouring for an additional state to bring them at par with the other five geo-political zones in the country. The North-East, North Central, South-South and South-West have six states each. The North-West has seven. Unfortunately, we have only five states in the South-East. In alphabetical order, they are Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states. Although the zone is predominantly populated by Igbo ethnic group, it has very minute…
Read MoreASITU Hails Imo NASS Members’ Move For Additional State In South East.
The National President of Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU), Chief Emeka Diwe, has rained praises on Dist.Sen Osita Izunaso, Senator representing Imo East Senatorial Zone (Orlu Zone) at the Senate, and his counterpart in the green chamber, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu , member, representing Ideato North and South in the House of Representatives, for their efforts in ensuring that additional state is created for South East Zone, bringing the total number of states in the zone to six. The ASITU boss said the effort by the Lawmakers to…
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