Tag: Anambra State

Anambra, SMEDAN pledge N1bn to boost SMEs growth
Business

Anambra builds 600 shops to decongest Onitsha market

The Anambra State government is expanding the scope of its ongoing industrial cluster development scheme for micro, small, and medium enterprises following the construction of the Tailoring/Garment cluster in Ogbunike/Nkwelle, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during an inspection tour of the cluster, the Managing Director/CEO of the Anambra Small Business Agency, Clement […]

Anambra, SMEDAN pledge N1bn to boost SMEs growth
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Anambra approves N4bn for roads, other projects

The Anambra State Executive Council has approved eleven contracts worth about N4.443 billion for projects in various parts of the state. The Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, said that also approved was the sum of N87.168 million as the annual premium for the provision of asset insurance policy coverage for the new Government House […]

Electricity

Soludo inaugurates commission to regulate Anambra electricity

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has inaugurated a five-member Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission, in a move to enhance power supply management and strengthen regulatory oversight in the state. The commission is chaired by Professor Frank Nwoye Okafor, who will also serve as the Chief Executive Commissioner. Other members include Engr. Geoffrey Okwuchukwu Nwokoye, Dr. […]

Anambra, SMEDAN pledge N1bn to boost SMEs growth
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Anambra rejects 2025 state performance ranking

The Anambra State Government has rejected the 2025 PCL State Performance Index, calling it “deeply flawed and misleading” after the state dropped from 8th in 2024 to 34th. Anambra’s Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mrs. Chiamaka Nnake, released a statement on Friday in Awka, accusing Philips Consulting Limited of applying an unscientific and biased methodology […]

Electricity

TCN denies explosion caused Anambra, Enugu river power outage

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has dismissed claims by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc that an explosion at its Onitsha Sub-Region station was responsible for the recent power outage in parts of Anambra State and Oji River in Enugu State. According to a statement signed by the company’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, on Thursday, the […]