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Nwifuru tasks newly elected council chairmen, councillors on accountability
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi ha tasked the 13 newly elected council chairmen and 171 councillors in the state to utilise the opportunity of local government autonomy granted them to bring more developmental projects to their constituencies. Speaking on Sunday during the inauguration of the chairmen and councilors, Nwifuru alo urged them them to promote the state government agenda of the…
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Nwifuru doesn’t force anyone to join APC—Lawmaker
Rep. Nkemkanma Kama has said that Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi does not force people to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kama represents Ohaozara/Onicha/ Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of Labour Party. He was reacting to the gale of defections from the opposition to the APC as he inspected projects he attracted…
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EBSG liaising with FG to co-run Chuba Okadigbo Airport – official
The Ebonyi Government is liaising with the Federal Ministry of Aviation in a partnership to run the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, its aviation, transport technology commissioner Ngozi Obichukwu, has said. She made this known while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of the opening of the three-day Airport Business Summit 2024 on Tuesday in Lagos. ”Right now, we are liaising with…
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Nwifuru warns LG chairmen against project sabotage, employment diversion
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has warned Local Government Chairmen and Coordinators of Development Centres against contractual sabotage and ”empowerment diversion” in his government. Nwifuru gave the warning on Sunday in Abakaliki during a Church Service at the Government House Chapel Abakaliki. He warned those sabotaging government contracts in their various localities to stop forthwith. He called on Town Unions…
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Nwifuru pays N450m counterpart fund for World Bank’ women project
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi says the State Government has paid N450 million counterpart fund for the Nigerian Women Project in the state. Nwifuru said this on Saturday, while declaring open this year’s Ebonyi Women’s August Meeting, with the theme: “A wise woman builds her home”. He said that the project is a World Bank-Assisted Programme that is aimed at…
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Gov. Nwifuru urges Muslims to pray for nation’s peace, dev’t
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, on Sunday encouraged the Muslim Ummah to leverage the Sallah period and pray for the peace, progress, unity and development of the country. Nwifuru, in his message to mark the Eid-el-Kabir, prayed for Allah’s blessings upon their lives and usher them into an era of prosperity. This is contained in a statement in Abakaliki by…
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Nwifuru inaugurates new executives for Ebonyi Market Traders Association
Gov Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has inaugurated 23 new State Executive of Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) in the state. Nwifuru inaugurated the executive on Thursday, during the Association’s first executive stakeholders meeting in Abakaliki. He charged them on transparency and accountability for collection of quality data of all members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the…
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Ebonyi spends N17.3bn on airport runway
Ebonyi government on Wednesday said it spent N17.3 billion on remedial work at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport runway in Abakaliki. Gov. Francis Nwifuru said this in Abakaliki on the occasion of his one anniversary in Abakaliki. Nwifuru said on assumption of office his administration cleared the backlog arrears of five months salaries owed airport workers. “The remedial work at…
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Ishiagu Water Scheme for completion November – Nwifuru
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has assured the people of Ishiagu Community in Ivo Local Government Area of the completion of the Ishiagu Water Scheme (IWS) by November. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ishiagu Water Scheme project located close to Ivo River was started during the first tenure of former Gov. Dave Umahi. Mr Moses Aja,…
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Ebonyi Govt committed to providing healthcare delivery–Gov Nwifuru reassures
The Ebonyi Government says it is committed to provide support to the Better Health for Rural Women and Internally Displaced Persons Foundation (BERWO) for sustainable healthcare delivery across the state. The state Governor, Francis Nwifuru, made the pledge in Izzi council headquarters on Tuesday during a grand finale of tour on the 13 local government areas of the state. The…
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Ebonyi Government Warns Against Proliferation of Illegal Schools
Ebonyi State, Nigeria, February 5, 2024: The Ebonyi State Government has expressed deep concern over the proliferation of illegal schools within the state and issued a stern warning to those involved to cease such activities immediately. Mr. Peter Nwogbaga, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi on Secondary Education, conveyed this message during an inspection of schools in…
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Ebonyi House of Assembly is not a rubber stamp assembly – Umahi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that the state’s House of Assembly is not a rubber stamp assembly. Umahi made the assertion in Abakaliki while signing the state’s N145.4 billion 2022 budget into law. The governor said notwithstanding negative views in some parts, the house is knowledgeable in the art of law-making and understands the Constitution of the Federal…
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