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- 23 Jul 2024
Imo State Partners Digital SME to Launch Digital Skills Development Initiative
The Imo State Government and DIGITAL SME have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a digital skills development initiative aimed at enhancing the state’s digital economy. This partnership…
- 23 Mar 2009
Skye Bank to Partner with Imo State Government on Transport Scheme
As part of the revolution on transportation system in Imo state, plans are on the way by Skye Bank Plc to partner with Imo state government to boost transportation in the Owerri Municipal. In a…
- 23 Jun 2022
Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation Targets 10,000 Jobs in Imo State
The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF), a futuristic Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which focuses on promotion of 21st century knowledge through quality education, practical entrepreneurship,…
- 25 May 2021
Imo State Needs Peace to Progress – Ekeh, Zinox Boss
Leo Stan Ekeh, Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, has called on all aggrieved parties in Imo State to embrace peace, noting that no form of progress can take place in an…
- 21 Dec 2020
Imo State Descends on Illegal Betting Operators
Imo state government has said it would commence a shutdown of illegal operators in the lotteries, pools and sports betting industry in the state from January, 2021. Mr. Victor Nwaobia,…
- 27 Aug 2025
Imo State Hosts ESPN Star Chiney Ogwumike, Unveils Foundation for Girls in Sports
The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on Monday, warmly received Imo-born American basketball player and ESPN host, Chiney Ogwumike, who visited the State to launch her foundation dedicated…
- 11 Oct 2019
Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation Donates N23.3m for Youth Training in Imo State
Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation has handed out a cheque of N24.3 million to the Imo State Commissioner for Technology Development for the training of Imo State youths who are due to take the JAMB…
- 9 Oct 2020
NCC Board Visits Uzodinma, Imo State Governor
The Board members of the Nigerian Communications Commission, led by Prof. Adeolu Akande, its chairman, has paid a courtesy visit to Senator Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo State. L-R: Mr. Aliyu Saidu,…
- 14 Nov 2019
Imo State @ #StartupSouth5 Uyo, Seeks Broadband Connectivity Partnership to Deepen Digital Economy
Imo State Government is exploring possibilities to deepen broadband connectivity across the state, according to Nze Meekam Mgbenwelu, the state commissioner for Technology Development. …
- 28 Sept 2023
Zinox Partners Imo State Govt, as Uzodinma Administration Equips 15,000 Youths with Digital Skills
Zinox Technologies, a frontline technology giant has partnered with the Imo State Government to equip 15,000 youths with digital skills to make them wealth creators in the tech-driven global…
- 31 Mar 2023
Imo State Partner Tech Giants, NABTEB on Cohort 2 of ‘SkillupImo’ Project
Having successfully graduated 5,000 youths in Cohort 1 of Imo State’s youth digital empowerment and employment scheme dubbed: SkillUpImo Project, the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, is set to commence…
- 16 Jul 2020
Imo Citizens Brainstorm State’s Post COVID-19 Recovery on Saturday
The Imo Economic Development Initiative (IEDI), a not-for-profit, non-political think-tank has put together a brainstorming session to provide a blueprint on the way forward for the state, post…
- 1 Dec 2022
NITDA Engages Imo State ICT Stakeholders on Digitization, Entrepreneurship Evolution
In its continuous drive towards fostering national development through efficient Information Technology (IT) governance in Nigeria, coupled with the growing need of the Digital Economy Ecosystem, the…
- 28 Apr 2025
How Sen. Hope Uzodinma Is Transforming Imo State Through Digital Innovation
By Chimezie Orisakwe It is often wise to be sceptical when politicians promise heaven on earth because, more often than not, they have shown Nigerians that their grand declarations frequently lack…
- 20 Feb 2020
NPA Empowers Over 200 People in Inyisi Ikeduru, Imo State
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA ) has donated good and items to over 200 people at Umuoziri Inyisi, Ikeduru LGA of Imo State as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, geared…
- 12 Aug 2013
Etisalat Donates CUG Lines, Toyota Hilux to Imo State
Etisalat, Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company has demonstrated its support for the communities where it operates with donation of equipment to Imo State…
- 3 Jun 2019
Rivers and Imo States Join the Fight Against Substance Abuse As MTN ASAP Continues Across Nigeria
After impacting thousands of lives around the country with the Lagos phase of the multi-stakeholder initiative - the MTN led Anti Substance Abuse Programme has berthed the Eastern leg of the campaign…
- 14 Aug 2018
Anambra, Ebonyi and Imo States benefit from MTN’s Emergency Ward Intervention Project
In the spirit of brightening lives across different states in Nigeria, the MTN Foundation recently extended its Emergency Ward Intervention project to south-east Nigeria, donating medical equipment…
- 10 Sept 2020
Pantami Commissions Imo State Emergency Communications Centre
As part of the implementation of the Digital Nigeria project that aims to enhance digital transformation in Nigeria, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on…
- 28 Aug 2019
Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Earmarks N1.5Billion to Support SMEs in Imo
Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has declared a three-year interest free loan of N1b to petty traders and small and medium businesses in Imo State. Ekeh, a native of Imo State, disclosed…
- 5 Jan 2022
Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Commits Over N500m to Create Jobs, Promote Peace in Imo
Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, has committed the sum of over N500 million towards a novel initiative to create jobs and promote peace in Imo State. Ekeh, a…
- 25 May 2020
Ex-IBC DG in Police Net for Stabbing Wife to Death in Imo
Imo state police command has arrested 82-year-old Theophilus Okere, a retired director general of Imo State Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) for allegedly killing his wife Mrs Beatrice Okere in…
- 1 Oct 2024
Gov. Uzodimma Lauds Leo Stan Ekeh Over Strategic Development In Imo, Urges Others To Emulate Him
Senator Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, has called on the well-to-do Imo sons and daughters, to emulate the kind gesture of the Chairman, Zinox Group, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, who has made it a…
- 19 Sept 2019
Ihedioha Solicits NCC Partnership for ICT Innovation in Imo
Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo State has solicited the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, in his administration's effort to embrace and deepen digital culture in Imo State.…
- 18 Oct 2022
Imo Unveils Digital Economy Agenda
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has unveiled Imo Digital Economy Agenda (IDEA) 2022 – 2026 that is anchored on six strategic pillars aimed at highlighting his plan to ensure the digitalisation of…
- 24 May 2020
Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Commends Imo Gov for Crashing Right of Way Charges
Leo Stan Ekeh, a serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group has hailed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for crashing the Right of Way (RoW) charges in the state by over 96 per cent. The…
- 10 Jun 2021
Insecurity: Prominent Imo Sons, Daughters Call for Truce, Set to Convoke Stakeholders’ Summit
The Imo Economic Development Initiative (IEDI), a not-for-profit, non-political think-tank, has decried the state of insecurity in the state, even as it called on all concerned parties to embrace…
- 2 Sept 2019
Imo Targets Jobs through ICT
At least 500 youths in Imo state are currently undergoing a three -month internship on Information Communications and Technology (ICT), and software development courses organised by the state…
- 1 Dec 2021
Victoria Farms, Imo Economic Summit Group Backs Startups Weekend
Ngor Okpalla, Imo state based Victoria Farms and Imo Economic Summit Group has thrown their weight behind Imo Startups Weekend which will be held in Owerri Nigeria from Friday December 3 to Saturday…
- 29 Oct 2023
NASENI Empowers 200 Imo Youths On Electrical Installation, Maintenance
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…