The Anambra state government has announced the reopening of Onitsha Main Market on Monday, February 2, following a one-week shutdown. Chukwuma Soludo, governor of the state, ordered the temporary closure after traders reportedly defied the government’s directive to disregard the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order imposed by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Soludo […]
The Anambra State government has formally abolished the long-standing Monday sit-at-home practice, issuing an executive order mandating all schools to operate on Mondays and warning of salary sanctions for defiant staff. Under the directive, any teacher or non-tutorial staff who fails to report to school or office on Mondays risks losing 20 per cent […]
The Anambra State Government has unveiled a new curriculum for Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) that incorporates 15 practical entrepreneurial subjects, including solar installation, GSM repairs, and plumbing. This initiative, announced by the Post-Primary Schools Service Commission (PPSSC), aims to equip students with tangible, market-ready skills alongside traditional academic knowledge. Speaking at the official launch in […]
The Anambra State Government has urged all eligible voters across the state to come out en masse and participate actively in the November 8, 2025 governorship election. In a statement issued by Law Mefor, the Commissioner for Information, the government said that voting is a meaningful way for citizens to show interest and involvement in […]
The Anambra State Government has sacked eight operatives of the Agunechemba Security outfit for brutally assaulting and publicly stripping a female corps member, Jennifer Elobor. Agunechemba is the name of Anambra State’s security outfit, established by the Anambra State Homeland Security Law, 2025. It operates as a state-level security command and is defined in the […]
In what can be regarded as a positive development with the attendant creation of jobs, Folio Holdings Limited, on Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Anambra State Government for the establishment of a 4,000 hectares of commercial agriculture project valued at N60billion. The project, which will be sited in Awba – Ofemili, […]