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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked that the country should be returned to a truly democratic nation. Obi made the call in a statement on Wednesday, marking the nation’s Democracy Day. He said the nation can achieve the feat by collectively voting for democracy as it did on June … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated the people of the state and Nigerians on the occasion of the 2024 Democracy Day, saying that democracy still remains the best form of government despite the teething challenges. Mbah, who described June 12 as a watershed in the nation’s democratic struggles, also paid tributes to … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has expressed excitement at the prospect of Abia being the hub for organic fertiliser production in Nigeria. Governor Otti said his administration would do all that is necessary to enable a group of investors from Turkey set up organic fertiliser production plants, which would derive its raw material … [Read more…]
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has signed into law, eleven bills passed by the state House of Assembly. Governor Soludo performed the function at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, among others, witnessed the signing ceremony. The newly signed … [Read more…]
…Demands immediate metering of all MDAs in line with NERC Order …Insists on forensic audit of inherited bills …Requests retraction of malicious publication, refunds The Enugu State Government has slammed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, over its billing and disconnection of some of the state government’s offices, describing the actions as unlawful, malicious, callous, … [Read more…]
Ikenna Igwe, Enugu Following the continued negotiation by the tripartite committee on an acceptable minimum wage and the declaration by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum that the N60,000 wage is unsustainable, citing concerns over budgetary strains, a public affairs analyst and Executive Director, Service Accord Initiative, Comrade Fidelis Edeh has stated that the governors lack the … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. He said, “As we mark another Democracy day in the history … [Read more…]
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced the disbursement of N1.143 trillion as the total revenue for May 2024. This announcement was made at the June 2024 FAAC meeting, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, according to a statement from the Office of the Accountant General … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Sunday, June 9, 2024, visited the family of Cpl Lucky Ikechukwu Ikpeama, one of the soldiers killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Obikabia Junction, Obingwa Local Government Area. Late Cpl Ikpeama hailed from the same village, Nvosi, in Isialangwa South Local Government Area, as Governor Otti. The deceased, … [Read more…]
The governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has commissioned a debate tournament for youths, with a whopping take home of N15 million for the winning team. Announcing this on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, @PNMbah, on Monday, the governor said the debate being organized by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed deep grief over the death of a former Director-General of the National Maritime Authority, NMA, now Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Ferdinand Agu, describing it as a huge loss to the state and Nigeria. He expressed the grief in a message he personally signed, … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejigged the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). He appointed Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the interim Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the NCCC, pending confirmation by the Supervisory Council. Dr. Maduekwe, 39, a renowned climate policy expert with over 15 years of experience, will also serve as Co-Chairperson of the Intergovernmental … [Read more…]