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The House of Representatives said yesterday the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway had no National Assembly’s approval. It also resolved to investigate the procurement process of the coastal highway. The House also called on the Minister of Works, Minister of Finance and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to ensure that all project … [Read more…]
The Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through the third reading, the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill. The proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a report of the Chairman … [Read more…]
…Set to complete Int’l wing, construct cargo terminal, warehouses …As Gov Mbah targets 100 flights per day, 3 million visitors per annum The partnership by the Enugu State Government and the Federal Government towards the completion and operationalization of the international terminal as well as the construction of a cargo terminal and warehouses at the … [Read more…]
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has described the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, as an epitome of democracy and quality representation who has contributed immensely to the growth of democracy in Nigeria. The statement, which was contained in a press release by the governor marking the 53rd birthday … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has said mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales operators nationwide will reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. It also vowed that security agencies would go after PoS operators who fail to comply with the directive to register with the Corporate Affairs Commission after July 7, 2024. … [Read more…]
…Says publication mischievous, contemptuous The Enugu State Government has dismissed a caveat emptor published on Hotel Presidential in various national dailies by Mr. Gbolahan Elias, SAN, on behalf of Primeview Hotels Limited. The state made its position known in a statement entitled “Setting the Record Straight: Re: Hotel Presidential”, issued by the Secretary to the … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion calling for the suspension of the cybersecurity levy which has elicited negative reactions from Nigerians. Honourable Manu Soro, who moved a motion on the floor of the house on Wednesday, had explained that the levy was coming at the wrong time, considering the current living conditions … [Read more…]
The Chairman/CEO of Chisco Transport, Chief Chidi Anyaegbu, has commended the Dr. Peter Mbah Administration in Enugu State for its effort to reposition the transport and logistics sector in the state, including the administration’s plans to build modern transport interchanges or bus stations in various parts of the state, stressing that “transport is life.” Anyaegbu … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has berated the President Bola Tinubu-led government for the imposition of the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. He said on Wednesday in a series of posts on his X handle that the government was only interested in milking a dying … [Read more…]
The Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi has tackled Nigeria’s former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his criticism of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. In a press release signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Works on Media, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, and made available to Pacesetter, … [Read more…]
The Presidency, on Monday, tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his claim of conflict of interest in the award of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway by the Federal Government. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday, claimed that the road project was awarded to Hitech Construction Company because the owner of the firm, Gilbert Chagoury, had … [Read more…]
…Property owners get temporary locations, right of first refusal on completion Ahead of the commencement of construction of a new and modern transport Interchange (bus terminal) at Market Road, Enugu (Enugu Central Station), popularly known as Holy Ghost, the leaser of properties at the site will, from Tuesday, start receiving their compensations as agreed with … [Read more…]