The significance of this indigenous tradition extends beyond the women who organise it. It offers businesses, development institutions and governments an opportunity to support grassroots initiatives through funding, knowledge, training and partnerships.
Sam Diala examines how the women of South-East Nigeria have turned the traditional August Meeting into a community development initiative supported by Nestle Nigeria
The South-East Zonal Council of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has set a six-month target to develop a unified tourism circuit linking Enugu, Anambra, Abia, and Imo states.
July 27, (THEWILL) — Governor Alex Otti of Abia State deserves commendation for reminding Nigerians of a fundamental democratic and constitutional principle: no governor, regardless of the office he occupies within a regional forum, has the authority to commit...
May 23, (THEWILL) – Senators from the Southeast have lamented the exclusion of the region from the Federal government's N380 billion intervention under the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund.
The Senators, in a motion moved during Thursday plenary by Senator...
May 14, (THEWILL) – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-East, have threatened to quit the party in bloc, over alleged marginalisation of the zone.
This decision was part of the outcome of a stakeholders meeting...
February 08, (THEWILL) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has assured that the party will establish a stronghold in Anambra State and integrate the South-East into Nigeria’s ruling political structure by...
December 10, (THEWILL) - Senators representing the South East have called for broader consultations before the passage of the Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly.
The caucus, led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia...
December 01, (THEWILL) - The recent arrest of Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafra agitator based in Finland, presents a momentous opportunity for Nigeria to address long-standing grievances and foster genuine reconciliation, particularly in the South-East.
The arrest is not simply a...
March 03, (THEWILL)-Â The Minister of Works, Engineer David Nweze Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has solved the major problem facing the South East region of the country.
Umahi, who disclosed this on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists at...
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport in Cross River State, describing the project as a strategic investment that will reduce pressure on Lagos ports and reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry.
