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As part of efforts to reposition Enugu State as a hub of agro-industrial excellence, the state government has signed a landmark N100 billion joint venture agreement with Songhai Sustainable Initiative in Nigeria and Tribu Limited for the rehabilitation and transformation of the moribund Heneke Integrated Farm into a world-class agro-industrial hub. The deal, signed on … [Read more…]

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on youths in the South-South region to resist the lure of internet fraud and other financial crimes, describing fraud as a deadly trap that destroys lives and future. He gave this charge in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, … [Read more…]

The pictures and video of the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Council, Engr. Jude Asogwa, has put to rest the unverified news of his arrest making rounds on social media. PACESETTER gathered that on Tuesday morning, a whatsapp message lifted from a Facebook post (name of Facebook handle withheld by PACESETTER) had stated that Asogwa … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded his work vacation ahead of schedule and will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to resume official duties. This is according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The President departed for France on September 4, 2025, to spend … [Read more…]

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, dropped to 20.12 per cent in August, compared to 21.88 per cent in the preceding month, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. The fall came on the day Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded his work vacation ahead of schedule and will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to resume official duties. This is according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The President departed for France on September 4, 2025, to spend … [Read more…]

The Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) has issued a clear deadline to all allottees and property owners across its estates to revalidate their title documents as well as update their property records on or before Wednesday, 31st December, 2025 – or risk invalidation. The revalidation exercise, which began on Monday, 15th September, 2025, is … [Read more…]

Enugu State Patriots, a group of leaders cutting across political and professional backgrounds, have accused the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Company Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of lies and emotional manipulation to wriggle himself out of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) net. The Enugu Patriots equally alerted the public to an alleged well-oiled smear … [Read more…]

Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has re-emphasized that Dr. George Moghalu is the most experienced, mature and compassionate among the candidtes in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election, describing him as a person that would govern with human sympathy. According to a statement issued to PACESETTER by … [Read more…]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has led a distinguished Nigerian delegation to the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (GPSCF) taking place from 16th – 18th September 2025 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. The IGP’s participation in this high-profile international gathering comes at the invitation of the Government of the People’s … [Read more…]

Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have begun an indefinite strike, saying that their demands have not been addressed by the authorities. Speaking in a statement signed by the association’s President in the FCT, George Ebong, the doctors disclosed that they had decided after an emergency general meeting that took place on Sunday. … [Read more…]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day nationwide warning strike. NARD explained that the suspension followed its virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting on September 13, 2025. The association disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the Federal Government committed to addressing the issues outlined in the doctors’ strike communiqué, … [Read more…]