PDP holds NEC, BoT meetings April 18, appoints Caretaker Committees for Enugu, Abia, Akwa Ibom, 16 other states, FCT

PDP To Hold NEC, BoT Meetings Thursday, April 18, 2024 …National Caucus Meets Wednesday, April 17 The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has scheduled the 98th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Party for Thursday, April 18, 2024. The NEC meeting comes after the meeting of … [Read more…]

[UPDATED] Gov. Mbah Reconstitutes Statutory Bodies, Others

Peter Mbah

ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT GOVERNOR PETER MBAH RECONSTITUTES STATUTORY AND OTHER BODIES The Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has approved the reconstitution of Statutory and Other Bodies in the state with the following appointments: ENUGU STATE TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL • His Royal Highness, Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu … [Read more…]

INEC absent as LP re-elects Abure Nat’l Chairman

Despite the opposition of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr Julius Abure was yesterday re-elected as the National Chairman of the Labour Party for a second term by a unanimous affirmation of delegates. But the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it did not monitor the purported national convention which was held in Nnewi, Anambra … [Read more…]

Tears, Lamentations as slain soldiers are buried; Tinubu in attendance, awards MON, OFR posthumously, offers scholarships to their children

Tears, lamentations, gloom was the order of the day at the military cemetery in Abuja yesterday as the 17 soldiers killed at Okuama in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State were laid to rest. Out to assuage the pains of the family members of the deceased soldiers, President Bola Tinubu, who attended the … [Read more…]

Mbah Inaugurates ESUT Governing Council, Says Education Strongest Weapon to Fight Poverty

Peter Mbah

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Council of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, in line with Section 6 (1) of ESUT Establishment Law, stressing that education remained the strongest weapon to fight poverty. The Governing Council has Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa as Chairman with Prof. … [Read more…]

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 24.75%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent. This is according to a Tuesday communique by the CBN governor Yemi Cardoso after the second MPC meeting of his tenure in Abuja. The new interest rate is a jump … [Read more…]

‘We Must Treat Kidnappers As Terrorists’ — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has declared that individuals involved in despicable crimes such as kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the … [Read more…]

Akwa Ibom’s Umo Eno Maps Out N1.5bn  Interest-Free Traders’ Loan

…launches free food voucher programme Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno, today, launched the free food voucher programme for the vulnerable and the neediest at the popular Itam market, located in Itu Local Government Area. Flanked by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, the two Senators representing Akwa Ibom North East and South respectively, … [Read more…]