The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State has tasked parents and guardians on children and youth proper upbringing to stem use of hard drugs/substances that encourage cultism and other vices. Giwa gave the task on Tuesday during the official Re-Launch of Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) in Enugu State and Stakeholders Meeting…
ENUGU, NIGERIA — The National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced the full digital registration of births and deaths in Enugu State under its Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system, E-CRVS. The NPC Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State, Hon. Ejike Ezeh, disclosed this on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, during a joint media briefing at the…
ENUGU, NIGERIA — The Enugu State Council of Presidents-General of Town Unions on Tuesday endorsed Hon. Chimaobi Atu, the member representing Enugu North/South Federal Constituency, for a second term in the House of Representatives. The council announced the decision during a courtesy visit to the lawmaker at his residence in Ugwuaji, Enugu. Speaking on behalf…
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, weakened 19 pips to 6.7917 against the dollar Tuesday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate each…
File Photo: President Tinubu The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts of tertiary institutions across Nigeria to dismiss any student found, after due investigation, to have participated in or planned the kidnapping of fellow students. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the directive in Abuja during a meeting with the Pro-Chancellor,…
The Enugu State Government has launched Enugu to the World (ETTW), a new television programme designed to showcase the state’s transformation, emerging investment opportunities and the people, policies and projects driving its development. The weekly 30-minute talk show and documentary-style current affairs programme provides an in-depth look at developments across the state, with focus on…
Protesters at the MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited office in Awkunanaw District, Enugu. ENUGU, NIGERIA — Residents of Onu-Agu village in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, have appealed to Governor Peter Mbah and MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited to restore electricity to the community after more than three months of blackout. The…
The Abia Government has disbursed N1.2 billion to support 81 vulnerable groups through life-saving medical interventions and other social protection programmes. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, who disclosed this on Monday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting, in Umuahia Kanu said that the disbursement was done…
The Kano State has approved the appointment of 19 new permanent secretaries and redeployed 14 serving ones across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state civil service. The state Head of Civil Service, Hajiya Bilkisu Shehu-Maimota disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment Office of Head of Civil Service,…
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Seasoned broadcaster and television host, Frank Edoho, has set the record straight regarding his exit from the iconic quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, clarifying that the programme was forced off the air by the withdrawal of its primary corporate sponsor following a massive regulatory fine imposed by the Federal…
