…Vows to protect investors’ interest, rights …Police arrest suspected kidnappers, recover 8 riffles, surveillance gadgets Following the trending videos of demolition of properties at the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, also known as Enugu Centenary City, the Enugu State government has refuted the videos, saying it only demolished illegal and uncompleted structures, among them buildings, … [Read more…]
The attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a reckless press release credited to the Acting National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mr. Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu to the effect that “Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation should be given the benefit of doubt until the series of investigations … [Read more…]
In a bid to get rid of ghost workers and ensure an effective and productive workforce in the local government administration in the state, the Enugu State Government has begun the physical verification of local government workers in the state. Workers in the local government have also commended the exercise as overdue, saying it would … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja. According to a post by the EFCC on their official X handle, he was re-arraigned on Friday, January 19, 2024 on … [Read more…]
Supreme Court Upholds PDP’s Oborevwori As Delta State Governor The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the March 18 governorship election. But unsatisfied, the three parties headed to the court. While Oborevwori was victorious in the tribunal and at the appeal court, the parties … [Read more…]
The Nigerian government is to pay the sum of N1.6 trillion as subsidies for electricity consumers in 2024, as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reviews existing tariffs to avert adverse impact of additional charges on consumers. The Chairman of NERC, Sanusi Garba, who disclosed this at a Press briefing in Abuja the nation’s capital, … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored African leaders to work towards ramping up the continent’s $3.1 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP), amounting to a paltry three per cent of the overall global GDP. Senator Shettima who gave the charge during the African Economy of Scale Plenary on the sidelines of the ongoing World … [Read more…]
I have had the privilege of high office and can state without equivocation that the office of the Nigerian president is one of the most powerful presidencies in the world with enormous powers, coercive and otherwise. The President is the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces. He has ultimate control of the activities of the armed … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Determined to put an end to open defecation within the local government area, lawmakers of Udenu LGA of Enugu State have held a public hearing to pass the bye-law prohibiting open defecation and other related offences. The public hearing which was held on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at the local government Council … [Read more…]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, and a former National Chairman of the APC, Senator Adams Oshiomole, said they are determined to reclaim Edo State. Ganduje who stated this during a meeting with Edo State Stakeholders late Monday night, insisted that the state is an APC state. The Independent National Electoral … [Read more…]
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the Federal Government will be saving N8tn annually from the fuel subsidy removal and exchange rate unification policies. Oyedele spoke during a panel session at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2024 Economic Outlook and Budget Analysis. He, therefore, … [Read more…]
Governor Hope Uzodinmaof Imo State has dissolved the State Executive Council, following the commencement of his second tenure in office on Monday. Addressing members of the cabinet at the Government House in Owerri on Tuesday, the governor, who said the dissolution was with immediate effect, explained that his decision was in tandem with the Nigerian … [Read more…]