* Ministers of God and other workers in the Lord’s vineyard have been charged to always serve God with diligence. The charge was given during the collation of six persons as statutory canons of the Cathedral and four persons as Archdeacons in the Diocese on the Niger at the All-Saints Cathedral, Onitsha. The Bishop of Niger, Rt Rev Owen Nwokolo who presided over the service, charged them to take the work of God and the Diocese to greater heights.
* Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has announced the commencement of free and qualitative education across all Government owned Nursery and Primary Schools, including government owned secondary schools covering Junior Secondary School Students (JSS 1 – 3).
This is not about tuition fees, but every other dues and levies running into thousands of Naira for Students per term. It is enshrined in our constitution that the State must provide free basic education where practicable.
In Anambra, our greatest resource is our human capital. This is why our administration is taking intentional steps and making strategic investments into our public education. We have today declared that no Nursery, Primary or Junior Secondary School student must pay any fee, dues or levy going forward.
For our senior secondary school students (SS 1 – 3) who paid between 8,000 to 12,000 Naira tuition fee depending on the school, we have brought that down to 5,000 Naira for all with no other fee, levy or dues attached to it. This fee is to be collected by the schools for operational purposes, not to be remitted to the government.
We are committed to restoring the glory of our public schools as models of good education, returning education as the greatest opportunity equalizer for both the rich and the poor.
May Anambra continue to succeed!
- The Transition Committee Chairman for Idemili North LGA, Chief Chuksbrown Igboanua, has inaugurated Traffic Controllers for Obosi inland and urban town into office so as to ease traffic congestion in the area. While interacting with them in his office at the Idemili North LGA Headquarters at Ogidi, Chief Igboanua gave them the admonition not to use violence when they are carrying out their duties even if they are sorely provoked.
* One-day sensitization on climate change, women empowerment and health care delivery have ended with a call on women to promote self-hygiene and live healthy. The sensitization programme powered by the Millennium Mission for Hope and Care International in collaboration with Global Health Action, a US based non-governmental organization focused on financial independence, education and health care for women and children as well as exposing the women on their rights and access health care services.
* Mr. Oruchukwu Okoroafor has been arrested for keeping three pregnant girls in his house at Umunze, Orumba South Local Government area of Anambra State where he resides with his wife and children. The girls were said to be 14, 19 and 20 years old, and hail from Bayelsa, Imo and Anambra States, respectively. ANN gathered that Okoroafor who was arrested by men of the Anambra Vigilante Services was said to have been harbouring them, with the intention to sell off their babies when they deliver their babies.
* The people of Umuchukwu Community in Orumba South Local Government Area have promised to continue to support the good administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the state and uphold peace at all times. Addressing a delegation of the Umuchukwu Progress Union and notable stakeholders from the town who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Council Secretariat Umunze, the Transition Committee Chairman of Orumba South Local Government Area, Prince Neville Uchendu described peace as a veritable instrument for sustainable development.
* Anambra State Chapter of the Police Officers Wives Association, POWA, has commenced a two week training and empowerment of its members with skills that will make them self-reliant. ANN reports that over one hundred members of the association will benefit from the programme which is holding at Amawbia.
* More stakeholders are commending Governor Chukwuma Soludo for his sustained efforts towards attracting domestic and international investments to the state. Speaking in Awka, a former Commissioner for Women Affairs in Anambra state, Honourable Bridget Obi applauded Governor Soludo’s drive in transforming the state into one of the biggest investment hubs and liveable destinations in the southeast and Nigeria at large.
* Umueze Anam Oborodike Community has emerged overall winners at the all Anambra Communities Plastic Pick Up Challenge. A sum of one million naira was presented to Umueze Anam Community by the Anambra State Government through the Office the Commissioner for Environment Hon. Felix Odimegwu. Okebo Umueri community in Anambra East L.G.A came 2nd Position and were rewarded with five hundred thousand (500,000) naira while Ifite Ogwari in Ayamelum community in Anambra West L.G.A came 3rd position and took home two hundred thousand naira (200,000)
* As prices of agricultural commodities continue to rise on daily basis in Nigeria’s Markets, rice consumers in Anambra State are to face the worst in the near future as big rice merchants presumed to be coming from Northern Nigeria stormed Ayamelum Local Government Area to buy up all available unprocessed rice
