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The federal government has concluded plans to launch and deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for mass transit, starting this May, as part of activities marking President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement, yesterday. Onanuga said while considering buses and tricycles … [Read more…]
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…]
…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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
…declares zero tolerance for child abuse The Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved full scholarship to little Miss Happiness Nwafor, the Enugu-born minor, who was brutally abused by her Anambra-based guardian, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor. Stating that the scholarship would cover Miss Nwafor ‘s studies from primary to university levels, the governor equally approved … [Read more…]
The effort by the Enugu State Government to drive productivity among Local Government Council employees in the state appears to be paying off, as the state’s Monitoring Team on Work Attendance witnessed impressive attendance when it paid unannounced visits to the council headquarters of Igboeze North, Igboeze South, Udenu, and Nsukka Local Government Areas (LGAs) … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched a new digital trade compliance initiative, code-named the National Single Window project that will facilitate paperless trade of $2.7b annual economic benefit to the country. Launching the Presidential steering committee on the National Single Window project on Tuesday at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, the … [Read more…]
Enugu State’s commitment to safer roads and enhanced traffic compliance received a significant boost as Governor Peter Mbah, charged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Enugu State Command, to intensify efforts in minimizing road crashes. This happened during an interactive advocacy visit made by the State’s Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Adeyemi Sokumbi, to the … [Read more…]