EBONYI STATE TODAY

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has said he would pay one month salary bonus as part of his Christmas package to workers. Umahi, who was on a visit to the Ebonyi State University permanent site in Ezzamgbo, said in spite of the recession in the country and the fact that the state is one of the lowest recipients of federal allocations, his administration was determined to improve the lot of its worke rs. Explaining that junior workers would receive 100 per cent bonus and senior workers 50 percent , he challenged the university authorities to emulate his administration by paying salaries on or before 20th of every month.

The Senate has rejected Ibrahim Magu’s nomination as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Aliyu Abdullahi who addressed journalists after a closed-door session on Thursday, said the rejection was based on “security report.” “The Senate wishes to inform the public that based on available security report, the Senate cannot proceed with the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. “The nomination of Ibrahim Magu is hereby rejected and has been returned to the President for further action,” Mr. Abdullahi said. He said the rejection would be communicated to President Muhammadu Buhari to take further action.

Embattled acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu faces further scrutiny from the Senate after it emerged that a businessman under investigation paid N40m for his accommodation, according to security report by the DSS. The DSS also alleged that retired Air Commodore Mohammed Umar paid the sum of N40m for the rented apartment, which costs N20m per annum. Umar has been under investigation for alleged money laundering and illegal possession of firearms, reliable security and presidency sources have told PER SECOND NEWS. He has been accused of using the name of the president and other top officials of the administration to intimidate, extort and blackmail individuals and businesses. Magu plagued by more corruption allegations is a close friend of Umar. The DSS also alleged that after

  FEDERAL UNIVERSITY NDUFU-ALIKE, IKWO BURSARY DEPARTMENT This is to inform all FUNAI newly admitted and returning students that the following fees have been approved by the management for 2016/2017 academic session. The following procedures should be strictly complied with in making your payment; Ø Generate REMITA RETRIVAL PIN from Remita website (www.remita.net). Ø Proceed to any bank closest to you and make your payment. Ø Proceed to the Bursary Department with your printouts and deposit teller to collect your receipt. Detail procedure for generating the Remita pin is shown below: Step 1.       Visit www.remita.net and click on PAY A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY 2.       Type or select on NAME OF MDA bar, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo. 3.       Select Others on NAME OF SERVICE/PURPOSE bar 4.       Ignore GIFMIS CODE bar 5.       On AMOUNT TO PAY (N) bar, type the correct fees amount

Ebonyi State Government has inaugurated a seven- man committee on sensitization and monitoring of the enrollment and registration of Ebonyians and legal residents into the Data Base of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Kenneth Uhuo-led committee has a mandate to assist and collaborate with the NIMC to ensure that every resident of the state got registered. The Principal Secretary to the Governor, Chief Clement Nweke while inuagurating the committee in the Government House, Abakaliki on Friday, explained that the committee became necessary following recent revelation by the NIMC that only five per cent of Ebonyi residents

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI) will be hosting the pioneer graduands of the university in a get-together party organized by the Students Affairs Department to mark the first convocation ceremony of the university. The get-together party is scheduled to hold on the 19 th December, 2016 at the universities Auditorium by 4pm. All graduands are expected to be in attendance.

Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has inaugurated the Ebonyi State University new governing council recently appointed to pilot the affairs of the institution . He charged the council members during their inauguration in Abakaliki on Tuesday to improve the quality of education in the ivory tower by engaging those with high intellectual capacity to impact the right knowledge on students. Umahi, who recalled that professors were flowing with wisdom in his university days, called for concerted efforts to boost the standard of education in the institution. The governor, according a statement on Thursday by his

The acting chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Ebonyi State chapter, Pastor Eze Nwachukwu Eze has faulted the statements credited to governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha against minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu over Onu’s alleged inability to pay the rent for the APC state secretariat in Ebonyi State and marginalization of APC members in appointments by the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration,  describing it as ‘noisy ranting and insult of the highest order’. In a statement made available to newsmen, yesterday, Eze noted that Okorocha’s antecedent hardly places him in a position to judge others in delivering democracy dividends to the people. He noted that Imo State known for non-payment of salary and riddled with fraudulent projects under Governor Rochas Okorocha is ill qualified to educate Ebonyi APC members. He also noted that  Okorocha cannot be in a position to discuss Onu who is widely acknowledged as a development icon and b

1. Global Vision Ltd., owned by Buhari’s SGF, Babachir Lawal was indicted by the Senate for benefiting from inflated and phantom contracts – or ones not executed at all – awarded by the Presidential Initiative for the North East, PINE. 2. Global Vision Ltd., owned by Buhari’s SGF, Babachir Lawal got over N200 million contract to clear GRASS in Yobe State IDP camp. 3. Global Vision Ltd. was incorporated in 1990 to carry out ICT services; but it got contract to clear grass in 2016. 4. As at March 2016 that the contract was awarded to Global Vision Ltd, Babachir Lawal was still the director of the company.  He only resigned in September 2016. 5. Buhari’s SGF, Babachir Lawal is still the signatory to the account of Global Vision Ltd.

All things being equal, the protracted cold war between Governor Dave Umahi and his predecessor, Chief Martin Elechi may have come to an end. For followers of events in the state, the possible light at the end of the tunnel came recently when the two estranged political associates sat through a peace talk organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), Ebonyi State chapter. At the end of the meeting which held at the Pastoral Centre, Mile 50 Abakaliki, the power brokers came out hugging each other and smiling with many surprised at the turn of events in the state. Recall that immediately after last year’s general election and swearing in of new administrations in various states, it did not take Ebonyi State people long to understand there was no love lost between Elechi and his successor, Umahi. However, what kept many bewildered and sent them to speculation mill was the obviously dangerous silence of the former especially since the inception of the present admi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in Enugu yesterday that it may prosecute former governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi over the N450 million campaign fund allegedly disbursed through them by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the 2015 general elections. Chime had earlier told the EFCC that he only provided custody to the campaign funds which was later disbursed by those concerned with campaigns in the state. The anti-graft agency also disclosed that it detained two Enugu commissioners, Mrs. Rita Mbah (Culture and Tourism) and Chief Charles Egumgbe (Water Resources), at the weekend, over the election campaign funds released to the state by the PDP. Egumgbe was chairman of the PDP campaign organisation in Enugu last year while Mrs. Mbah was the secretary. Also, detained at the zonal headquarters of the EFCC in Enugu was a former commissioner in Chime’s administration, Mr Joe Mammel and former PDP cha

Pastor Eze Nwachukwu Eze is the Ebonyi State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he takes a look at various issues including the seeming faceoff between the former governor of Abia State and current Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and the state governor, Dave Umahi. What is your honest assessment of the current government in Ebonyi State led by Dave Umahi? The present PDP-led government in Ebonyi is nothing to write home about.  The man piloting the affairs of the state now, Dave Umahi is the first civilian governor of the state to have come from the business sector. His predecessors, Sam Egwu and Martin Elechi were groomed in the civil service. So, expectations

Senator Dr. Martin Offia Nwali is dead' He died within the early of the day after a brief illness. He was the first black man to obtain PhD in computer and analytical studies from Harvard university, United States of America.The late Inspector General of police,MD Yusuf facilitated his return to Nigeria in 1972 shortly before he was appointed chairman of school board by the then East Central state.He represented Abakaliki Senatorial District at the National Assembly Lagos between 1979-1983.He was the first person to submit a written request for the creation of Ebonyi state on 10th october 1979 to the the National Assembly Tafawa Balewa square lagos.He worked with the East Central Data Processing Center and was later elected a senator of the Nigerian republic in 1979. (1) He defeated his closest opponent S.O. Megada by about 80, 000 votes to win the Anambra East senatorial constituency. He lost family members in an airplane crash in the early 1980s More details later.