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…Warns Funded, Non-Performing Contracts Will Be Terminated The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated contract numbers 6136, 6137 and 6138 with Mothercat Ltd, Dantata & Sawoe Construction Ltd and RCC Ltd respectively. The projects affected by this termination are the dualization of Obajana – Benin road, section II (Okene – Auchi) in Kogi/Edo State; the … [Read more…]

…No official statement from NAF yet A Nigerian Air Force platform carrying out anti-terrorism operations has reportedly crashed in Tami village, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Currently, it is unclear if it is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or a helicopter. Following the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, residents … [Read more…]

Professor Jacinta Opara has been appointed as second substantive Vice Chancellor of Dominican University, Ibadan-Nigeria. The appointment followed a stringent recruitment exercise carried out by a professional recruiting firm and topnotch academics, in line with best global practices in headhunting for strategic positions in higher education institutions. In an official statement by the Chairman, Board … [Read more…]

…call for more support as committee rates quality of road construction high Enugu State House of Assembly members have commended the commitment of the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah Mbah, over his infrastructural initiatives and good governance spread across the state. Members of the House Committee on Works and Infrastructure led by Hon. Clifford Obe, … [Read more…]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted the comments credited to governors that states should determine their minimum wage in their domains. “This notion is not only dictatorial but also undermines the very essence as well as the model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria,” the NLC said in a Friday statement … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs, a statement by the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate has said. Pate said the order introduced zero tariffs, excise duties, and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on specified machinery, equipment, … [Read more…]

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has been conferred with a National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Award by the Office of the Vice President on the World MSME Day for his outstanding contributions to the MSME sub-sector in his state. Presenting the award on behalf of the Vice President during this year’s … [Read more…]

…consoles and urges family and friends of the deceased to maintain calm The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge of the State CID to conduct a full-scale, thorough, and expeditious investigation to unravel the circumstances of the alleged shooting and murder of … [Read more…]

The  Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) has announced the release of the results of candidates, who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd June 2024. The spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known on Friday in a statement in Abuja. He noted … [Read more…]

The federal government has disclosed plans to share N50,000 to 100,000 households across the country’s 36 states for three months and purchase food items worth N155 billion to be distributed across the country. President Tinubu disclosed this during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held in the Presidential Villa on Thursday where he rolled out … [Read more…]

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for homegrown innovations to better regulate the gaming industry in Nigeria and reposition it to contribute more meaningfully to the nation’s economy. Mbah also called for more enlightenment in addition to regulation to guide the people to draw the line between leisure and addiction. He made … [Read more…]