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Abia

(æbˈiːa)
n
(Placename) a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Umuahia. Pop: 2 833 999 (2006 est). Area: 6320 sq km (2440 sq miles)
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Mr Okoro Ogbonnaya, the Chairman, Medical and Health Workers' Union in Abia, condemned the situation and assured the workers of the union's support.
Nwankwo revealed this while interacting with the Adhoc Committee set up by the leadership of the current 7th Abia House of Assembly to investigate nonpayment of salaries to the Polytechnic workers.
I will still have a review of my whole affairs with Abia Warriors but for now, I can hardly see anything that I have done wrong," he added.
"The discovery four days ago of fresh human corpses inside a ditch along Aba-Port Harcourt Road in Aba, Abia State in Eastern Nigeria has raised fresh concerns and fears over intensified plans or policies to wipe off or exterminate the Judeo-Christian People of Eastern Nigeria; otherwise called 'Igbo/Biafra-Jews'," Kanu told Arutz Sheva.
Talking to PTV news , Abia Akram said ineffective laws and unimplemented policies in previous regimes were not helped the disabled in Pakistan so the present government should carry out the population census, and must introduce comprehensive policies and laws on accessibility standards, needs and proportion of persons with disabilities.
'This is the biggest concession ever given in the Sarajevo Canton,' Minister A abiA said, adding that he will continue to create a favorable business environment, which implies better administration in order for investors to have quicker access and legal security for investments.
Convergint said it has overseen the migration of ABIA to a unified access control platform based on Genetec Security Center with BriefCam Syndex embedded.
Among them were Abia Akram, chair of the youth council of Unicef; Sidra Iqbal, renowned journalist and corporate trainer; and Umair Jaswal, an artist who works for education of Internally Displaced Pakistanis (IDPs).
"ABIA measures absolute inclination at the bit and transmits it via EM electromagnetic transmission to the ParaTrack 2 probe integrated into the bit box of the mud motor.
The purpose of this research is therefore to examine the effects of rural-urban migration on rural communities of Abia and Imo states of Nigeria.
The American Bankers Insurance Association is the insurance subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.Members of the ABIA include banking institutions of all asset sizes, insurance companies, service providers, consultants, mortgage companies, credit card companies and associations.