How would you assess Governor Amaechi in Rivers state and here in Omuma local government? Amaechi is the People’s Governor Onyekachi Joel Onwukwe (teacher) Governor Amaechi is a people’s governor that people of Omuma respect so much because of his people oriented programmes. He has librated people out of abject poverty by providing what have…
‘Governor Amaechi Runs the Best Educational System’
Omuma Local Government, LG, was created in 1996 out of Etche LG. The LG shares boundary with Osisoma LG, Abia State. The people of Omuma are predominantly traders and farmers because of their land. From being the least developed LG in Rivers State; there were no good roads, potable water, simple social amenities cannot be…
Profile of a Visionary Leader
Hon. John Nnamdi Anucha, Chairman, Omuma LG is sure cut out for the job. A highly focused, responsible, dutiful man is among the chairmen who have received accolades for their performances in office. He has won people’s confidence as an indefatigable, result-oriented and resourceful person in office. Born in 1962 into family of late Eze…
FUTA: Centre for Technological Excellence
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, is living up to its billing as the country’s best citadel of technology with a new generation of ICT whiz kids and technological innovations The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Ondo State, is one of Nigeria’s best universities of technology. In the last 32 years, it…
CBN’s Monetary Policy Framework Is Injurious to the Economy
How would you appraise the tenure of Lamido Sanusi? Sanusi and his predecessor, Soludo (Chukwuma), both promoted policies that have helped to destroy the economy. With regards to banking regulation and supervision, both of them came with reformative posturing but this has not translated to a disciplined banking sector. The huge differential between savings and…
Fidelity Bank Appoints New MD
Change is the only permanent thing in life. Already, the staff and management of Fidelity Bank are experiencing that as Reginald Ihejiahi, former chief executive officer, CEO, of the bank, takes a bow while Nnamdi Okonkwo takes over the mantle of leadership effective January 1, 2014. The succession process, which has been approved by the…
South Sudan: Not Yet Uhuru
Going by the estimates of the United Nations, UN, over 1,000 persons have died in the violence that erupted in South Sudan on December 15, 2013 when forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and those supporting Riek Machar, his former vice-president, took up arms. Malakal, a gateway city to the oilfields of the Upper Nile…
DHL Promotes Better Education
The joy of the employees of DHL Nigeria, a courier and logistics company, is immeasurable. They are excited over the UPstairs Scholarship Programme, a platform put in place by the company to provide financial support worth €2,000 per annum to their children and families who desire to switch to a higher calibre school or moving…
The Politics of Privatisation of Refineries
Investors who are prospecting for Nigeria’s moribund refineries may have to wait for a longer time for inexplicable reasons. In the face of the current political upheaval and sundry economic issues his government has to contend with, President Goodluck Jonathan is not willing to allow any pressure group to have its way by lashing onto…
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