The Abia State Government in line with its transformation in the education sector has approved reduction of fees in the state owned university, as a measure to reach out to the poor and encourage indigenes of the state.

According to the Commissioner for Information, Comrade Bonnie Iwuoha, the executive council has given approval for a reduction of 10,000 Naira in the school fees payable by Abia state indigenes in the Abia state University, Uturu.

The beneficiaries are however to present the tax receipts of their parents or guardians which are to be proved through biometrics.

The information boss also disclosed that the Ministry of Woman Affairs is to collaborate with institutions to provide a better living condition, for those hawking on the streets by building more skill acquisition centres to train them to be self-reliant.