Onicha is a local government area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria and situated in Ebonyi South senatorial zone. Onicha L.G.A is made up of six (6) component communities which include Oshiri, Abaomege, Onicha Igboeze, Ukawu, Ugwulangwu and Isu being the headquarters of the Local Government area. It has an area of 476kg2 and a population of 236,826 at the 2006 census.
The Onicha area is considered to be
one of the areas of Ebonyi State with high capacity to produce much of the food
needed in the state because of the fertility of the soil.
Onicha Local Government Area support
the state Government of the state policy of free and compulsory primary school
education down to Junior secondary school in Ebonyi State. Nursery/primary
schools were established at the headquarters and some other remote parts of
council area.
Though the state still ranks high in the list of educational
backward state, progress had been made in addressing it. The Local Government
Area engaged their workers in service training exercise and approved study
leave with pay for the staff who gained admission into institution of higher learning.
Adult education centers were established in the rural area. The government of
the Onicha Local government Area also distributed instructional materials,
recruited teachers who are paid as when due.