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		<title>Okoye Credits Uzodimma’s Policies for Growth in Imo IGR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; Hails NACOFED Retreat in Owerri  &#160; By Iheanyi Enwerem  &#160; The Executive Chairman of the Imo State Internal Revenue Service (IIRS), Mr. Justice Remigius Okoye, has commended the state government for hosting the 2026 retreat of the National Council of Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) in Owerri. &#160; Okoye described the retreat as a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Uzodimma, Oyedele seek stronger fiscal federalism, economic diversification</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; As NACOFED Host event in Owerri By Iheanyi Enwerem Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele, have called for stronger fiscal federalism, improved revenue generation and economic diversification to strengthen Nigeria’s resilience to economic shocks. &#160; The duo spoke, Monday, in [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Minister of Finance, Accountant General, others storm Imo for two-day summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; By Iheanyi Enwerem  &#160; Imo State capital Owerri is set for a major economic gathering as more than 300 delegates, including top finance officials and economic experts, converge on the Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu International Convention Centre (EIICC) for the four-day National Council for Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) conference. &#160; The high level conference, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Youth Summit: ISOPADEC Boss Onyedebelu Commends Uzodimma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;Urges Youths to Innovate and Lead &#160; By Iheanyi Enwerem &#160; The Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC) has called on youths to embrace innovation, entrepreneurship, skills acquisition and responsible leadership as pathways to sustainable development. The Managing Director of ISOPADEC, Chief Austin Onyedebelu, made the call at a one-day International Youth Day [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Double Shillings Industries Nigeria Expands Vehicle Recycling Biz In Imo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;Offers Cash For Scrap And Damaged Automobiles  &#160; Written by Onyekachi Eze &#160; Vehicle owners across Imo State now have a faster and more rewarding option for disposing of damaged, abandoned and obsolete automobiles as Double Shillings Industries Nigeria Limited continues to strengthen its vehicle recycling operations with instant cash payment and free evacuation services. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ihitte Uboma Chairman Backs Grassroots Development Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; As Governor assures of transparency in grassroot development  By Iheanyi Enwerem  &#160; &#160; The Executive Chairman of Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area, Hon. Prince Obioha Ndukwe, joined other Local Government Chairmen in Imo State for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Imo State Government and the 27 Local Government Councils [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Imo Returnees from South Africa Receive ₦1 Million Assistance from Governor Uzodimma</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Imo Returnees from South Africa Receive ₦1 Million Assistance from Governor Uzodimma Imo State indigenes recently evacuated from South Africa have received financial assistance totaling ₦1 million from the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma. The development was confirmed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title> Hon. Major Emenike hails EWAMAC on Clean Environment, Recycling Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Hon. Major Emenike hails EWAMAC on Clean Environment, Recycling Innovation. &#160; &#160; The Honourable Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon. Major Emenike, has expressed strong satisfaction with the operations of the Eastern Waste Management Company, EWAMAC, following a supervisory visit to the facility as part of the Ministry’s routine oversight of environmental sanitation and waste [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Imo: Surveyors Honour Deputy Gov,Ekomaru</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; As she reminds them that gratitude is everything in life  &#160; By Iheanyi Enwerem  The Imo State Deputy Governor, Her Excellency Lady Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru, PhD, on Monday received in courtesy, at her office in Government House, members of the Association of Private Surveyors of Nigeria, APSN, who honoured her with an Award of [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Sen. Onyewuchi trains,empower 380 constituents on different skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; Participants receive NABTEB Modular Certificates, support from Imo East Senator &#160; Beneficiaries, numbering three hundred and eighty (380) have been trained and empowered by Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi, under his continuous skills acquisition training and empowerment programmes. The graduands were trained in four areas namely, Professional Culinary Arts-National and Continental, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Husbandry, [&#8230;]</p>
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