Okorocha inaugurates 7-man implementation committee for new tertiary institutions
Dikachi Franklin
April 18, 2019
By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri A 7-man Implementation Committee for the commencement of academic activities in the six new universities, four polytechnics and two colleges of education built by the out-going government in Imo State has been inaugurated. The higher institutions would take care of Imo indigenes and other Nigerians who are qualified for university […]
Industrialisation, agriculture, tourism, technical education, dominate discussions at OCCIMA business forum with Imo State political aspirants
Dikachi FranklinFebruary 14, 2019
By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri Turning Imo State into a hub of industries and manufacturing through the creation of enabling environments for industries to thrive and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) as well as deepen the interest of farmers in agriculture to produce enough for local consumption and for export, were issues that dominated the […]
Ihedioha promises conducive business environment, 135 industries in Imo State if elected
Dikachi FranklinJanuary 23, 2019
By Dikachi Franklin in Owerri Emeka Ihedioha, former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state, has said that the past and present governments in power in the state paid lip service to industrial development because they failed to create enabling environments for manufacturers […]
Imo can reduce unemployment through agriculture, says Ihedioha
Dikachi FranklinJanuary 11, 2019
By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri. Emeka Ihedioha, former deputy speaker of the federal House of Representatives and now the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State says he would revolutionarise the agricultural sector of the state economy and make it attractive to the youths in order to reduce the growing unemployment […]
Imo State signs electricity, agriculture MoU with Chinese firm, Elion Global Resources
Dikachi FranklinOctober 16, 2018
The Imo State government has signed a power generation and agro-allied ventures memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese f, Elion Global Resources in Owerri, the state capital. The MoU comes just under seven months to the end of the term of the current administration headed by state governor Rochas Okorocha. But it is being expected […]
Nigeria engineering regulator, COREN, faults bridges being built by Imo State government
Ajose SehindemiJanuary 24, 2018
Nigeria’s regulator of engineers and engineering practice in the country, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has faulted the quality of bridges being built by the government of Imo State, a regional government in the south east of the country. Kashim Ali, the president of COREN, said the bridges which are […]