‘EMPTY BARRELS’ – OTTI DISMISSES UZOR KALU, ORJI, IKPEAZU OPPOSITION GANG-UP. (PHOTO)

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 ‘Empty barrels’ – Otti dismisses Uzor Kalu, Orji, Ikpeazu opposition gang-up Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged Abians to disregard recent remarks by some leaders of the opposition in the state. Governor Otti who was speaking on Saturday at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, during the dedication of the church building, said that those who are gathering against him were the same people that failed to develop the state in the past. Otti was reacting to an alliance formed against his re-election by former Abia governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu. The governor slammed the opposition members for pursuing personal interest above the collective development of Abia, declaring that every gathering they are making against him would collapse. He said, “Pastor Uguru made reference to the noise that you may have been hearing in the last few days. “I want us to just dismiss it as noise, you know, and it’s always the empty barrel that makes...

WALE EDUN TO BANKS: DEEPEN ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR SMEs. (PHOTO)


 Wale Edun to banks: Deepen access to credit for SMEs


Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, has called on Nigerian banks to support inclusive growth and deepen the capital market for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).


Edun spoke at the 2025 Fellowship Investiture of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) held in Lagos over the weekend, themed ‘Banking Beyond Borders: Leveraging Technological Innovation for Enhanced Performance’.


The minister said although the economy is recording sustained growth, more effort is required to ensure inclusivity through job creation and access to finance.


“We now have what I would say is mr. President’s agenda. Rapid growth accelerating well above 4 percent, and we look for it to continue,” he said.

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