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Abia

British  
/ æbˈiːa /

noun

  1. a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Umuahia. Pop: 2 833 999 (2006 est). Area: 6320 sq km (2440 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The working conditions are worse for doctors in state-owned hospitals like the Abia State University Teaching Hospital where doctors are owed 24 months’ salary in arrears.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

At the Federal Medical Center in Nigeria’s Abia state, Dr. Chigozie Ozurumba said doctors can only hope that things get better for them, with the strike seen as a last resort.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Authorities arrested nine people in an early morning raid on Wednesday, including the administrators of Lima’s Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen public hospital, according to prosecutor Reynaldo Abia.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2021

Mr Kanu’s family compound in Umuahia, the sleepy capital of Abia state in south-eastern Nigeria, was raided by soldiers on September 14th.

From Economist • Oct. 26, 2017

Angus Harper and Abia Sulayman were just off Kyle’s wings.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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