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A new book ‘ Eighte en Months in the Neverland, Chronicle of my Daze in Government , written by a former SPA to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Ikem Okuhu, has been attracting a lot of attention from far and wide. Although the book has not been officially released, Ikem had, on September 14th, 2021, released a part of Chapter 7 of the book titled “ Understanding the Governor’s Understanding of development .” He faulted the governor’s adoption of “Nrashi” as his development ideology. According to him,  Ugwuanyi had created and frequently used in referring to what he might have thought was the dispensing of democratic dividends but which, in reality, evokes only the imageries of gluttonous consumption by those close enough to his government to enjoy the privileges power confers. As annoying and suggestive of state-sponsored corruption and primitive gluttony as it sounds, Nrashi happened to be the governor’s favorite word and tumbled out in almost all his conversations, form...

University Don Chidi Ugwu has joined the prestigious Harvard University as a Research Fellow for the 2021/2022 session. Sharing the news on his Facebook page, he described joining the prestigious university as a dream come true. Going down memory lane, he narrates how he dreamt of going to Havard for his postgraduate degree and got admission into two ivy league universities but couldn’t secure funding for this program. According to the statement from the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study of Harvard University, he will be working on an ethnographic study that explored how practitioners of complementary and alternative forms of medicines navigate the challenges of patronage thrust upon them in the post-colonial context . Chidi Ugwu graduated from the University of Nigeria Nsukka with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology in 2006. He joined the services of the University of Nigeria as a teaching and research assistant in 2009, rising through the ranks to a Senior Lecturer. He won ...

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has supplied varieties of flowers and trees to Nsukka Local Government Council of Enugu State to boost its Green Environment Project. The flowers and trees would be planted on roadsides. Dr. Eucharia Abu, Head of the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, led the team that presented the items. “The flowers and trees will be planted on roadsides to help create shades, beautify and add aesthetic to Nsukka town and its environs. “The flowers include Delonix regia, (flame of the forest); Terminalia catappa (Indian almond); Tectona grandis (teak), and Sagirus romanzoffiana (queen’s palm). Others are Roysyonia Regia (royal palm); Huracrepitens, (sandbox tree); Acacia sp. (Arabic gum tree); Gmelina arboreal (Melina), and Eucalyptus sp. (gum tree),” she said. Abu explained that the partnership was a result of the request made by the council chairman, Mr. Cosmas Ugwueze when he paid a courtesy visit to UNN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Igwe. “T...

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services institution, announced Chinedu Obeta as the CEO of UBA Zambia. Chinedu is among the six CEOs named last week for the UBA Africa subsidiary. He will be resuming in Zambia from Sierra Leone, where he is currently the CEO of UBA Sierra Leone. Chinedu Obeta has over two decades of work experience in Banking and Financial services with core experience in Retail/Commercial and Corporate Banking. Before his appointment as the Managing Director/CEO of UBA Sierra Leone, he has functioned in various management capacities such as Executive Director Wholesale Banking UBA Sierra Leone and Business Manager at UBA Plc. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) and has attended various courses in Banking strategy, Leadership among others. He holds an MBA (Banking & Finance) from the University of Nigeria. B. Agric. (Agricultural Economics – 2nd Class Upper Division) from the same University.

The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Kevin Ugwuoke, the current Chief Risk Officer of the Bank, as Executive Director, Chief Risk Officer, subject to the approval of the CBN Kevin Ugwuoke joined Fidelity Bank in 2015 as General Manager, Chief Risk Officer. Under his supervision, the Bank’s Total Loan Book has grown by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17% from N559.1bn to N1,218.9bn with Cost of Risk averaging 0.7% within the period and Non-Performing Loans Ratio below the regulatory threshold at 4.8% in Q1 2020. He has over 29 years of banking experience across various banks namely Citi Bank, Access Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, and legacy Mainstreet Bank Limited, where he worked in various capacities in Banking Operations, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, and Risk Management. Prior to joining Fidelity Bank, he was Chief Risk Officer at United Bank for Africa Plc and Mainstreet Bank Limited. Kevin holds a Firstclass Honors...

Nsukka has, over the years, produced prominent religious clerics from different denominations. The following are the profile of some of the famous religious clerics from the zone: MOST REV DR MICHAEL UGWUJA ENEJA EMERITUS BISHOP OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ENUGU Born in 1919 in Ibagwa-ani in the Nsukka area of Enugu State Nigeria to pagan parents, Michael Eneja came into existence when Western civilization brought about by the British colonial government was slowly creeping into Igboland. He willingly embraced the new ways, which involved going to school to receive Western education and going to church to become a Christian. This choice was not without troubles and difficulties. Michael came from a traditional priestly family of a very popular and powerful deity called Abodo Owerri. His immediate father was the chief priest of this deity, and Michael (Ugwuja) was a possible candidate who, by divination, could succeed him. So, disappointed and angered by what was perceived as treac...

The people of Amutenyi Autonomous Community in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for commencing the construction of Amutenyi/Obollo-Afor/Umuenachi Amalla road, “hitherto neglected for so many decades by past administrations.” In a statement by the Traditional Ruler of the autonomous community, HRH Igwe Mike Chima, the people also appreciated Gov. Ugwuanyi for “his special passion & commitment to rural-urban development in the state.” They stated that “Gov. Ugwuanyi’s rural development policy, targeted at improving the living standard of the rural dwellers and the long-neglected, for socio-economic growth is unprecedented in the history of Enugu State.” Reacting to the observations made by a group of youths and other stakeholders in the community concerning some contentious technical issues about the ongoing road project, Igwe Chima explained that he drew the attention of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to the problems a...