UMUAHIA — The United Kingdom and Abia State Government are exploring deeper cooperation in digital transformation, power, trade, investment and other sectors aimed at supporting economic development in the state. The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, stated this on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex…
ACCRA — The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, GhCCI, Mr Emmanuel Cherry, has called for a structured approach to project contracting and greater collaboration among indigenous contractors to improve project delivery in Ghana. Cherry said stronger collaboration was particularly necessary where individual contractors lacked the capacity to execute entire projects,…
ENUGU — The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Enugu State, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa, has demanded the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the shooting during a party ward meeting in Nkanu West Local Government Area. Ohaa’s Media Aide, Hon. Sampson Ukwu, who represented the candidate during a visit to the…
The Enugu State Government says there is no confirmed case of diphtheria in the state, urging residents to disapprove unfounded ongoing rumours. The Commissioner for Health, Prof George Ugwu, made the clarification in a briefing on Wednesday in Enugu on update on the rumoured suspected case of a diphtheria patient in University of Nigeria Teaching…
The Enugu State Government has inaugurated a Joint Technical Committee to develop a framework for implementing financial autonomy for the state judiciary, with the committee mandated to submit its final report for presentation by 12 noon on October 19, 2026. The committee was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere…
ENUGU — The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, has urged members of the public, patients, staff and visitors to remain calm following the management and subsequent death of a paediatric patient whose condition was clinically suspected to be diphtheria. The hospital made the call in a statement signed by its Chief…
Corps Commander Patrick Egwu, on Wednesday, assumed duty as the 22nd Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Enugu State Command. Egwu, who has vast experience in road safety operations and administration, was previously the Zonal Head of Administration, FRSC Zone 9 Headquarters, Enugu. The new sector commander told newsmen he would ensure…
The Presidency has reacted to the ongoing dispute between former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and the Anambra State Government over the state’s debts and financial liabilities. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X on Wednesday, said…
ENUGU — The Enugu State Ministry of Transport has dismissed as fake news reports that the temporary disruption at the Holy Ghost Terminal on Tuesday was caused by a dispute over tax. The Ministry, in a clarification by the Commander of the MOT, Mr Kenneth Ugwu, said the incident followed a misunderstanding after Keke riders…
…declare him sole candidate of choice for Enugu governorship election Traditional rulers from Awkunanaw cultural zone in Enugu State, under the aegis, “Council/Forum of Ndi Igwe from the Awkunanaw Extraction of Nkanu”, have declared their collective support for the re-election of Governor Peter Mbah in the 2027 Enugu State governorship election. The traditional rulers, drawn…
