Apply for the 1 Million Anambra Digital Tribe Academy
If you are an individual interested in equipping yourself with in-demand digital skills, you are invited to apply for the 1 Million Anambra Digital Tribe Academy and learn from their online management system. Read more about Opportunities Some of the basic digital skills available include: Essentials of Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel for Beginners Fundamentals […]
The Anambra Waxbill: A Peculiar Pride for Nigeria Background of Nigeria’s Avifauna
The avifauna of Nigeria includes a total of 975 species, of which four are endemic. Thirty-one species are globally threatened. The taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2021 edition. The family accounts at […]
Top 5 States To Do Business In Nigeria
Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa with a population size of over 180 million people. The people are known for their resilience, talent and hospitality. Interestingly, Nigerians, apart from having a huge stake in agriculture, are commercial traders, corporate workers, professionals and business people in general. Read more about Business The rise of […]
Women You Should Know: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was born, September 15, 1977, in Enugu, Nigeria. The Nigerian author is one whose work has drawn extensively on the Nigeria-Biafra war of the late 1960s. Background and Education Adichie was born in the city of Enugu in Nigeria and grew up as the fifth of six children in an Igbo […]
Facts You Should Know about Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd., shortened as IVM, is a Nigerian automobile and bus manufacturing company. It was founded by Innocent Chukwuma Nwala and runs a plant in Nnewi in Anambra state. Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing is nicknamed Pride of African Road. Here are some interesting facts you should know about the Pride of African Road. […]
Helpful Little Articles: Hotels in Awka
The city of Awka is rather inconspicuous in the consciousness of the average Nigerian and it is not hard to see why. It is the state capital of Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria. We will be running down a list of hotels in Awka township. Read more about other Helpful Little Articles 1. Malikwu Hotels […]
Crazy About The South East: 3 Things To Do In Anambra State
It’s one thing to know the awesome tourist destinations in a state like Anambra, it is quite another to know what to do when you visit. As you know, most of the wonderful tourist attractions are not in one specific location and driving from one to the other might cost a lot of time. Here […]
Recipe for Ofe Onugbu
On our menu today is Ofe Onugbu, the absolutely delicious soup that hails from Anambra State. Anambra Onugbu Soup is known by its signature long bitter leaves and the wrapped locust beans which is locally known as ogili isii. Ogili isii gives ofe onugbu its unique aroma and flavor. Before we discuss the making of […]
Recipe for Omabala Nsala Soup
This season is perfect for a hot bowl of nsala soup. Here’s how to go about it. Ingredients Chicken Catfish Dry fish Fresh pepper and Cameroon pepper Crayfish Ehuru (calabash nutmeg) Uda Uziza seeds Medium sized onions Locust bean (ogili okpei, iru or dawa dawa) 6 medium sized cubes of raw white yam (for thickening) […]
Did You Know? 6 Foods You’ll Find at a Traditional Wedding in Anambra
Ndi Anambra are a people with a rich cultural heritage. Marriage is highly regarded in Anambra State for it is the symbolic joining of families in the presence of witnesses. Thus, whenever a traditional wedding invitation is received, people attend to share in the beauty and joy of a new beginning as well as to […]
Made In Nigeria: Electric Keke Napep Unveiled
An electric tricycle (locally called keke napep) has been unveiled in Aba. Ifeanyi Okafor, who hails from Umuchu, Anambra State, successfully manufactured the tricycle. An Alternative A graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ifeanyi Okafor explains that the project began in 2015, during the fuel scarcity that hit the country in May/June. Angered by […]
Top 10 Tourist destinations in South-Eastern Nigerian
Tourism in Nigeria has never been better. New sites are being discovered and developed. This new development reduces the pressure for Nigerians to travel out of the country for a unique experience. The more we visit our home based destinations, the more money will be injected into the tourism industry, leading to further development. The southeastern states […]
Over a Thousand Prosecuted at Anambra For Defaulting in Payment of Taxes
According to Vanguard, about 1,206 persons have been prosecuted by the Anambra State Government for defaulting in payment of signage taxes. Addressing newsmen in his office in Awka, the Managing Director of Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, ANSAA, Chief Jude Emecheta, said the cases have been settled out of court. According to him, the […]
New $300 Million Mortgage Deal for Nigeria, by the World Bank
The World Bank and Nigeria are partnering for a $300 million mortgage deal to provide finance for the housing sector in Nigeria. The finance will be operational from 2014, in six states – including Lagos, Anambra, Bauchi and the FCT. The Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala revealed this at the World Bank/IMF […]
Nollywood Actor, Bob Manuel Udokwu, Joins Anambra Government as Creative Media Assistant
Nollywood Actor, Bob Manuel Udokwu, has been appointed as a senior special assistant on creative media to the Anambra Governor, Peter Obi. He will be responsible for tasks relating to new media and entertainment for the Anambra government. He was gleeful in a message to contacts on his blackberry messenger, telling them to thank God […]
Onitsha Port for Concession in February
The port commissioned in Onitsha, Anambra State – by the President – in September, has been announced ready for concession — in February. This was made known, when the National Good Governance Team, visited Anambra and went to the port site. The N4.6 billion port is expected to complement the existing one in Rivers state and the […]