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The Enugu State Government has announced the implementation of its Water Last-Mile Connection Project aimed at ensuring access to public water supply by residents across the city. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. According to the statement, the initiative, spearheaded by … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said that there is an urgent need to massively invest in vocational education in order to tackle the rising wave of unemployment in Nigeria. Mbah made this known yesterday, during the South East and South South Interregional technical and vocational education and training (TVET) forum organized by the … [Read more…]
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday said the Federal Executive Council has approved the launch of four satellites to aid Earth observation and the fight against insecurity in the country. Nnaji said this at the 22nd National Council on Innovation, Science and Technology in Abuja. The meeting which was … [Read more…]
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has expressed regret that, despite the state’s abundant deposits of solid minerals, it is currently not generating any revenue from them. However, he noted that the Federal Government’s lifting of the ban on solid minerals had given him the opportunity to engage with investors who could help develop … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted to errors that impacted the performance of candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja. “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested four male suspects in separate operations for offences of armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, cultism, and drug trafficking, SP Daniel Ndukwe, Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, has confirmed. Two firearms and quantities of weeds suspected to be “Loud” were recovered, reflecting the proactive policing … [Read more…]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) N1.783 trillion statutory appropriation bill for 2025 on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. The resolution of the Senate followed an executive communication from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmitted to the Senate, which was subsequently passed for first and second reading. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s letter … [Read more…]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that for Nigeria to achieve functional, reliable, and stable electricity, the country requires no less than 10 billion dollars annually for the next ten to twenty years. He made the disclosure during the commissioning of the 600kW and 3MW Solar PV Power Plant at the Nigerian Defence … [Read more…]
Federal Ministry of Education has announced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in curriculum delivery as part of ongoing reforms in the education sector, stressing that the Ministry is committed to delivering inclusive, future-ready education. In the same vein, the Ministry announced Nigeria’s target of integrating 10 million out-of-school children by 2027 as offshoot of … [Read more…]
Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court has fixed June 27 to deliver judgment on the suit filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate seeking to quash her six-month suspension. The judgment will equally resolve the issues raised in the contempt claims, as well as the preliminary objections raised … [Read more…]
The Enugu State government has inaugurated a steering committee to eliminate Gender-Based Violence, GBV, in the state, declaring zero tolerance for the social malaise. The inauguration took place at the Government House Enugu. The panel, which is chaired by the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, draws its membership from … [Read more…]
Property worth several millions of naira has been destroyed as fire gutted a furniture workshop and a church in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at Sogoye, Bode, in Ibadan, on Saturday. The state Chairman of Fire Services Agency and Special Adviser on Fire Services Reform to Governor Seyi Makinde, Moroof Akinwande confirmed … [Read more…]