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As part of its efforts to boost the gross domestic product of the state economy through diversification, the Enugu State government has concluded plans to enter into a partnership agreement with a major international airline carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The relationship will also foster mutual economic growth between the two bodies in aviation, including exploring different … [Read more…]

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) in furtherance of his commitment to easing the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs, The transformative initiative, according to a release issued on Friday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, is poised to revolutionize the … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday met with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting was not made known to the press, it was gathered the governor’s meeting was not unconnected with the development and security of Enugu State. Recall that Governor Mbah has expressed the … [Read more…]

The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and being challenged in court, human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said. On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, … [Read more…]

The President Bola Tinubu administration has no respect for the rule of law, a judge said during a ruling on Thursday. Nicholas Oweibo, a federal high court judge, in Lagos said this while giving his ruling on the ‘illegal possession of firearms and ammunition” charges against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. On Tuesday, … [Read more…]

The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not be trusted, noting that politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess … [Read more…]

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N5billion to each State of the Federal as palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The decision was taken at Thursday’s meeting of the Council presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima and attended State governors and other statutory members of NEC at the State House, … [Read more…]

Popular Afrobeats artiste, Naira Marley, has urged his fans popularly called Marlians and Nigerian youth to shun drugs and substance abuse as it is not good for their wellbeing. The Issa Goal crooner gave the advice during a visit to the Abuja headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday. The singer was in … [Read more…]

The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been stalled due to the absence of two other co-accused in court. The duo was said to be indisposed, while Emefiele was, however, present in court. Emefiele, facing fresh charge before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in … [Read more…]

Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The newly sworn in Enugu State Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, has promised to ensure the development of a robust justice system in the state, optimize service delivery and see to the actualization of the mandate of the Ministry in line with the vision and core … [Read more…]