Enugu gov’t engaging investors, developers for electricity generation to drive economy – Gov Mbah

BREAKING NEWS: PDP’s Peter Mbah declared Enugu State Governor-Elect by INEC

Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has disclosed that his administration is already engaging investors and developers in the power sector to set up electricity generation plants that will drive the state to achieve its target $30 billion economy from the $4.4 billion it met the economy in May 2023. The governor, who spoke on … [Read more…]

VP Shettima to LOCCI Delegation: Naira Will Continue To Appreciate Against The Dollar

…Tasks Nigerians On Peaceful Coexistence Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism about the performance of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, at the forex market, saying it will appreciate more as the dollar continues to crash. He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had to end fuel subsidy and ensure the unification of the multiple exchange rate … [Read more…]

Tinubu Congratulates Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya

I congratulate Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD on setting a new world chess record and sounding the gong of Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity at the square of global acclaim. I celebrate this Nigerian Chess Champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa for his rare feat, but especially for the reason driving this compelling demonstration of … [Read more…]

Tinubu Approves Comprehensive School Census, Education Reforms

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved a census for all schools in Nigeria from basic to tertiary level, to ascertain their conditions and live-in facilities, proximity to one another, and the state of educational infrastructure across the schools. The President has also approved system-wide policies that include Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training … [Read more…]

Ex-Student Leader Emerges Ondo YPP Guber Candidate

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has offered a free nomination form to John Akinmurele, a former students leader, as its sole aspirant in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State. The event which took place at the headquarters of the party in Abuja, Akinmurele, a former President of Students Union Government, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba … [Read more…]

FG places Yahaya Bello on watch list over alleged N80bn money laundering, as IG withdraws policemen attached to him

The Federal Government on Thursday put the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on its watchlist to prevent him from escaping from the country. The Nigerian Immigration Service, in a circular dated April 18, 2024 and signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration DS Umar, for the Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap, alerted the police and … [Read more…]

Umahi Inaugurates Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Section 1 Compensation Commitee, Gives 10 Days To Complete Assignment

1. In keeping with the established rules on compensation and the ideals of transparency of the Renewed Hope administration of His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency Sen Engr Nweze David Umahi CON has constituted a commitee to review the report on the Environmental and Social Impact … [Read more…]

Enugu gov’t insists on quality, integrity,  timely delivery of smart schools, healthcare projects across state

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has charged contractors and the site engineers handling construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 Primary Health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects that would stand the test of time. Mbah enjoined them to deploy quality materials and … [Read more…]

Convene Special National Security Council Meeting, PDP Tells Tinubu After NEC Meeting [FULL TEXT OF COMMUNIQUE] 

Communique Issued at the end of the 98th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today, Thursday, April 18,2024. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, at its 98th meeting today, Thursday, April 18, 2024, thoroughly assessed the State of affairs of the Nation and the Party … [Read more…]

AGF tells Yahaya Bello to  turn himself in to EFCC, as anti-graft agency threatens to arrest Bello with soldiers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed to arrest the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and bring him before the Federal High Court Abuja for arraignment to answer to the charges preferred against him. This came on the heels of Bello’s counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammed, SAN, refusing to be served in the … [Read more…]

Peter Nwomeh Foundation awards four new scholarships, approves name change

The Peter Nwomeh Foundation (PNF) has awarded new scholarships to four undergraduate students of Nigerian universities, saying the Board of Trustees (BoT) has approved the renaming of the foundation. The new beneficiaries are Somtochukwu Benedicta Okaforwetife, second year law student at the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (UNEC), who is from Umukwu in Obeagwu-Ozalla; Onyinyechi … [Read more…]

Govs, Atiku, Wike, others in Attendance at PDP National Caucus Meeting

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Atiku Abubakar and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesome Wike, on Wednesday attended the PDP’s national caucus meeting in Abuja ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting, scheduled to take place on Thursday. This is the … [Read more…]