Tag: Gov Hope Uzodimma

Imo Govt commences payment of ₦104,000 minimum wage to civil servants

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Imo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Hope Uzodimma, has commenced payment of the newly approved minimum wage of ₦104,000 to civil servants in the state. The payment, which began on Friday, October 3, 2025, has brought joy to workers across ministries, hospitals, and academic institutions.   In line with his promise, Governor Uzodimma has ensured that the new minimum wage is paid to workers, making Imo State the highest paying state in Nigeria. The Governor had earlier approved a landmark minimum wage for Imo civil servants, demonstrating…

NOA applauds Imo State’s ban on lavish graduation parties for young pupils

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has hailed the Imo State Government for banning extravagant graduation parties for pupils in nursery, primary, and junior secondary schools, described the move as a bold step toward curbing excesses and instilling discipline among young learners. Director General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement on Monday, said the trend of lavish school celebrations fosters unrealistic expectations of instant reward, encourages a culture of extravagance, and places undue financial pressure on parents who are often compelled to fund what he called a wasteful and…

Grief as indigenous Oil firm, Anotech suffers N500m loss in arson attacks at Imo oil fields

Emporium Reporters

Suspected hoodlums have launched arson attacks at the site of OML 16 operated by Sterling Global Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Advance Oil Production Systems Ltd (AOPSL)/NNPCL Joint Venture in Ochia-Awara/Assa community of Imo State. Impeccable police sources stated that the incident specifically took place at the location of a contractor, Anotech Global Company Nigeria Limited, an indigenous oil and gas pipelines / facilities construction and installation company. Anotech is handling 23km pipeline installation, which cut accross several communities, namely, Obitti, Ochia, Awala, Assa, Obile Ana and Ada Palm communities…

Gunmen attack: My bulletproof car saved me — Ohakim

Emporium Reporters

The former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim, whose convoy was attacked and four police officers killed, said it was his bulletproof car that saved him if not the gunmen wanted to kill him and his two children in the vehicle. Ohakim told newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday, while narrating his ordeal how the gunmen attacked him in a place called Umualumaku while driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano Local Government Areas of Imo state. According to Ohakim, how it happened; “We were driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime…

Ex-President Obasanjo reconciles Uzodimma, Ohakim , preaches peace

Emporium Reporters

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, to play politics of inclusiveness in the interest of the state.   Obasanjo, who spoke during the burial ceremony of Lady Chioma Achonu, the mother of Senator Athan Achonu, in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state, said the peace and security of the state were paramount.     The former president, who was commended for a recent peace mission in Ethiopia by the moderator of the service, advised Uzodimma to forget his political differences…