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- 23 Mar 2025
Otti, Abia State Gov Promises Internet Access for all Abia Communities in 9 Months
All communities in Abia State are to be connected to Internet Service within the next 9 months, according to Dr. Alex Otti, state governor. All communities in Abia State are to be connected to…
- 30 Oct 2025
WIOCC, Abia State Break Ground on Landmark Fibre Duct Infrastructure Project to Drive Digital Inclusion
WIOCC, Africa’s Digital Backbone, in partnership with the Abia State Government, successfully held the Abia State Duct Infrastructure Project Groundbreaking Ceremony on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at…
- 4 Mar 2020
Abia State Seeks Partnership with AfDB to Transform State into Industrial Hub
A thriving entrepreneurship industry and agricultural base in Nigeria’s Abia State are the foundation for the creation of a potentially viable industrial hub, its governor Okezie Ikpeazu told the…
- 10 May 2010
Afribank Collects for Revenue for Abia State Government
The Abia State Government has appointed Afribank Nigeria Plc to collect all the revenue due to the state in a bid to effectively enhance its revenue collection drive and accountability. A statement…
- 12 Aug 2014
MTN Donates Security Vehicles to Abia State
The efforts of the Abia State Government in combating crime, has received a major boost when the management of a leading telecommunication firm, MTN Nigeria donated five Hilux vans to the state.…
- 30 Jun 2023
AfDB Approves $115m Loan to Abia State for Road Rehabilitation, Solid Waste Management
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $115 million to support a major road rehabilitation project in Nigeria’s Abia State. The project will see the…
- 20 Aug 2013
Etisalat’s Cliqfest Storms Aba, HND1 Student Wins a Car
Etisalat Nigeria, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, recently stormed Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia state with ‘Cliqfest’, its student empowerment initiative. The…
- 28 May 2026
Otti Unveils NKATA, N306m Tech Grant for Qualified Abia Businesses
Alex Otti, governor, Abia State, has said that the N306 million grant, called NKATA, is to support technology driven businesses across the 17 local governments of the state. Alex Otti, governor, Abia…
- 12 Aug 2024
1.7m Youths for Entrepreneurship Training in Abia
About 1.7 million youths in Abia State have been selected for entrepreneurship training under the ‘Youth Out Loud Abia,’ to reduce youth restiveness. Rev. Chidi Jacob, Director General of Ndi-Abia,…
- 28 Jun 2019
Google kicks off Digital Skills For Africa program in Aba
Google Nigeria has launched the Digital Skills for Africa program in Aba and other local communities in Abia State. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Eldorado Hotel…
- 22 Feb 2026
Interswitch Partners Abia to Digitise Public Hospitals
Interswitch, a technology company, through its health-tech subsidiary, Interswitch eClat, has taken a major step in advancing Nigeria’s public-sector health digitisation agenda following the…
- 9 Apr 2024
Firm Partners Israeli Experts to Establish Dairy Farm in Abia
Abia State is set to attract an ultra modern dairy farm and milk processing plants, the first of such project in the South East zone. Governor Alex Otti Already a proposal for the establishment of…
- 14 Apr 2016
Abia Varsity Honours Ndukwe with Doctorate Degree
Abia State University, Uturu has announced that it will confer the Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc), Honoraris Causa on Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, chairman of OpenMedia Communications Limited and former…
- 7 Jul 2026
History as Abia Unveil Nigeria’s First Manu-Tech UniPod @ MOUAU
Abia State has inaugurated of the country’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod (Manu-Tech UniPod) at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). Dr. Maruf…
- 1 Dec 2015
Aba Gears up for Xmas with Glo Slide 'n' Bounce
Residents of Aba, Abia State, were last weekend set on course for a terrific Christmas celebration with a memorable Glo Slide 'n' Bounce music concert held by next generation network, Globacom. The…
- 20 Dec 2021
Bonnie Iwuoha, Former NUJ President is Dead
Bonnie Iwuoha, former national president, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and former commissioner for Information in Abia State is dead. Bonnie Iwuoha Family sources said he died on Monday evening…
- 3 Nov 2024
Fire Razes 3 Radio Stations in Abia
Three radio stations lost their electronic broadcasting equipment worth millions on Saturday night in Aba, Abia state, when they were gutted by fire. The affected radio stations were Enyimba 94.3 FM,…
- 16 Oct 2020
Copyright Commission Arraigns Seven Book Piracy Suspects in Umuahia
Seven book piracy suspects arrested during an enforcement operation by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have been arraigned for prosecution at the Federal High Court 1, Umuahia, Abia State.…
- 19 Nov 2014
Diamond Bank Denies Converting Bank Branch to Otti’s Campaign Office
Diamond Bank Plc has denied recent media report that Dr. Alex Otti, its former group managing director/CEO had converted one of the Bank’s properties located at Library Road, Umuahia, Abia State to…
- 23 Feb 2017
Gov. Ikpeazu Says Science, Technology will Enhance SMEs
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has revealed the state government’s plan to build a University of Industry, Science and Technology to boost small and medium enterprises in the state. Ikpeazu announced…
- 13 Nov 2012
Nnaji’s Power Firm Begins Power Supply Next Year
Geometric Power Ltd owned by Professor Barth Nnaji, former power minister will start supplying power to Aba town, Abia State in February, according to a statement by the company’s publicist. This is…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ex-Govs Incur N1.58TRN Debt for 21 states
A month long investigations by Nigerian Pilot has revealed that 21 state governments in Nigeria owe an estimated debt of N1.58 trillion (domestic and foreign debts) as at May 29, 2015. Top on the…
- 20 Oct 2017
Gov. Ikpeazu Dangles Film Makers with N10m to Shot Films in Abia
As part of the efforts to develop tourism sites and promote tourism potential in Abia, the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has pledged N10 million as grant for any film shot in the state. Ikpeazu…
- 30 Mar 2017
NELEX Supports TheMap.online E-Commerce Empowerment Initiative
In continuation of their support to help grow young people capable of taking advantage of the digital economy, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, through its department- National…
- 8 Oct 2023
SERAP Drags Akpabio, 9 Other Ex-Govs to Court Over Collection of Salaries, Pensions
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th Senate over their collection of…
- 11 Jan 2010
Afribank Boosts Collection Efficiency
Afribank Nigeria Plc has boosted its revenue collections nationwide for both private and public institutions by leveraging on its simplified service processing and robust banking information…
- 29 Nov 2017
CTL Loses Millions in an Inferno
Communication Trends Limited (CTL), a terrestrial PayTv service provider, in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Wednesday lost property worth millions of naira as a mysterious fire gutted their…
- 25 Feb 2024
Tinubu to Commission $800M Geometric Power in Aba Today
President Bola Tinubu will today commission Nigeria’s only integrated power project, the $800 million Geometric Power Aba Limited (GPAL) in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area (LGA), Abia State. GPAL…
- 23 Jan 2016
Winners Emerged in Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye’ Reward Scheme
There was an air of excitement at the Ariaria Market in Aba, Abia State, as more winners emerged on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at this year’s first redemption ceremony of the ongoing ‘Reach for the…
- 1 Feb 2017
‘Tech on Wheels with CFA’ Debuts on Solid 100.9 FM Enugu
In furtherance to deepen its effort in educating Nigerians on the impacts and the trends of technology, CFAtech.ng, a leading technology media platform has extended its tentacles to Enugu, as the…