PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENT FEE, NOT BUILDING PERMIT , PLANNING MINISTRY CLARIFIES.(PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Payment of Assessment Fee, not Building Permit , Planning Ministry Clarifies. By Ruth Orji The Anambra State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has  clarified developers  that payment of an assessment fee does not automatically confer approval or grant a development permit. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Barr. Chijioke Ojukwu, stated this in a statement issued on August 24. According to the Commissioner, many developers mistakenly assume that payment of the assessment fee amounts to the approval of their building plans or the issuance of a development permit. He explained that Section 19 of the Physical Planning Regulations clearly states that payment of an assessment fee does not amount to the grant of a building permit, as the fee is strictly an application fee. Barr. Ojukwu further noted that the Ministry's Legal Department may raise administrative queries where proposed building plans violate the approved building cover...

SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IMPRISONMENT FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 10-YEAR-OLD PUPIL IN ABIA. (PHOTO).


 School security guard sentenced to one year imprisonment for sexually abusing 10-year-old pupil in Abia


A 30-year-old school security guard attached to Radiant Glory Academy, Umuichichi, Aba, Abia State, Chidiebere Kalu has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for sexually abusing a 10-year-old female pupil. 

 

The judgment was delivered on August 5, 2026 by the Family Court sitting at the Magistrate Court, Aba. 

 

The case arose from reported incidents involving the child within the school environment and was pursued through the criminal justice system following a report by the child’s family. 

 

The court convicted Kalu on two counts of indecent assault and instilling fear in a minor.

 

He was sentenced to one year imprisonment without the option of a fine on the first count, and one year imprisonment with an option of a N200,000 fine on the second count, with both sentences ordered to run concurrently.

 

Reacting to the judgement, the Vivacious Development Initiative (VIDI), in collaboration with the Child Protection Network (CPN), Abia State Chapter, described the conviction as a major victory for child protection and justice.

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