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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. President Tinubu approved the appointment today, along with eight others. Some of them will serve as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies. Muhammad Babangida, 53, is an alumnus of the European University … [Read more…]
The Plateau State Government has expressed frustration with the Nigerian Army for failing to apprehend or neutralise the gunmen who killed 27 farmers in Tahoss community, Riyom Local Government Area, on Monday. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday, the state Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap, said the military had engaged the attackers during … [Read more…]
The Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted that about eleven states are likely to experience flood disaster in the month July, 2025. The ministry in an early warning circular signed by the Director Erosion, Flood & Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi, gave the prediction through its National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEWS Center) in … [Read more…]
The Federal Ministry of Education on Friday said the University of Maiduguri was named after late former president Muhammadu Buhari as a result of Buhari’s unwavering commitment to education. This was made known in a statement by Folasade Boriowo, the Ministry of Education’s director of press. According to the statement, President Bola Tinubu approved the … [Read more…]
The President-General of Umugwuakum, Attakwu/Akwuke community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu state, Chief Nicholas Ogbodo has refuted media reports on the purported mayhem at the disputed lands between his community and Etiti, Ngwo community that was reported to claim one life. In a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Police Command has recorded a series of major breakthroughs in its intensified crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes, with five suspects arrested, a kidnapped victim rescued, and high-powered weapons and ₦10 million in ransom money recovered during multiple operations. Spokesperson for the Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed in a statement on … [Read more…]
The Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has approved the appointment of some persons as Commissioner-nominees: According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the state government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the names of the nominees are: Engr. Benjamin Osita Okoh Prof. Benedeth Ekwutosi Okoli Eyinna Franklin Ogbonna Dr. Samuel Ogbu-Nwobodo … [Read more…]
The people of Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, LGA, of Enugu State have expressed joy and confidence over the continued improvement of security in their communities and Isi-Uzo in general under the Governor Peter Mbah Administration. Stakeholders, youths, women and other members of Eha-Amufu community made their feelings known when they trooped out en … [Read more…]
Imo State has launched ImoTalentHub.com, the first of its kind digital talent marketplace in Africa. The platform connects the state’s rapidly growing ranks of software engineers, data scientists and designers with employers in Lagos, London, Dubai, Silicon Valley and other innovation hubs worldwide. Anchored in the government’s Skill Up Imo initiative and built in partnership … [Read more…]
…to hold Feb 24-27 The Enugu State government has said that over 50,000 tech enthusiasts from across the world are expected to attend the 2026 edition of the Enugu Tech Festival. Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Lawrence Eze made this known, while addressing newsmen after the inauguration of the central planning committee of the … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose of all charges in the long-running N2.2 billion money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in a ruling delivered Tuesday morning, upheld Fayose’s no-case submission, on the ground that the EFCC … [Read more…]
Tension has again erupted in Enugu State as a long‑running land dispute between Etiti Ngwo Community in Udi Local Government Area and their neighbours in Umu-Ugwu Akum Akwuke, Enugu South Local Government Area, claimed another life despite subsisting court judgments. Residents of Etiti Ngwo accused their rivals of defying multiple court verdicts and violently encroaching … [Read more…]