The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered full-scale investigation into the deaths of 33 illegal miners in Niger State who allegedly died while in the custody of the NSCDC. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Babawale Afolabi, made available on Friday…
More than 500 smallholder farmers in Enugu State have received agricultural equipment worth over N250 million to improve production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava. The 553 beneficiaries received the equipment through the Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, at Okpara Square in Enugu. They were…
The growing push for electric vehicles in Anambra State has opened a new conversation around jobs, skills and the future of transportation, as a skills acquisition and empowerment workshop on electric vehicles drew a large turnout in Awka. Speaking at the training, the Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Edward Ibuzo, said skill acquisition had…
MANSO AMENFI — The Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, is supporting first-year Senior High School (SHS) students in the constituency with essential educational items. The intervention, under her Back to School Project, is aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and guardians as their children begin secondary education. The items…
…Doles out ₦77m to 77 returnee families …Says “Don’t be afraid to start again” … Returnees: “We feel at home” Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Thursday, welcomed home 77 Enugu State families made up of 112 indigenes forced home by the unabating xenophobic attacks in South Africa, assuring them that the state…
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…
…Says project to address insecurity, unemployment, food security The first of the 15 Agro-mechanisation projects earmarked by the South East Development Commission (SEDC) in all the 15 senatorial zones of the region is set for flag-off, Tuesday. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mark Okoye, made this known during a site and…
