Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke as a special adviser on Climate Policy and Sustainable Development. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Okereke and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. With the appointment, Okereke has been mandated to design and execute science-based climate policy for the…
The House of Representatives has tasked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately provide an Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicle to MOPOL 64 Base in Obiohia, Ideato South Local Government Area, in Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State. The lawmakers mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to ensure compliance and report back within…
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has suspended the task force on the relocation of mechanics and spare parts dealers from the Aba metropolis to the Ovom mechanic cluster in Obingwa LGA of the state. The suspension was announced by the Deputy Governor of Abia, Ikechuckwu Emetu while addressing the business community in Aba…
Governor Hope Uzodimma has taken the Imo State indigenes who graduated from the Imo State University (IMSU) by surprise as he has offered to pay their school fees for their programme at the Nigerian Law School. Each of the lucky Law School students from Imo State scheduled for the programme is to be credited with…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the apex socio-political youth group in the South East geopolitical zone has criticised the Ebonyi State Government for allegedly arresting Mr. Chika Nwoba, a social media influencer for accusing the government of diverting N3 billion meant for palliatives for indigent Ebonyi citizens. In a statement signed by…
The newly sworn in Senator representing Ebonyi South in the National Assembly, Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani, has described himself as a lucky man, assuring his people that he won’t fail them. Ani stated this during a reception organised in his honour on Tuesday night, which had in attendance the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi,…
INEC says it is 100 per cent ready for the rescheduled Enugu South Urban State Constituency rerun election scheduled for Wednesday, February 14. INEC’s head of voter education and publicity department, Rex Achumie, told journalists in Enugu on Tuesday that adequate arrangements had been made for the exercise. Mr Achumie said the commission would receive…
Nine people have been hospitalized after a police van and a double decker bus crashed Among the injured were Police officers needing treatment following the smash on Kennington Park Road, London. The van was on its way to an emergency call when the smash happened. A cordon is in place after the incident occurred fortunately…
Human rights activist, Femi Falana, (SAN), has asked the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to publish its monthly allocation to states and local governments. He made the call on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television. Falana insisted that the government must be transparent enough to convince Nigerians of what the proceeds…
The Kogi State Government has shut down 17 tertiary institutions operating without formal accreditation in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon Wemi Jones disclosed this during an oversight function of the House of Assembly standing Committee on Education, Science and Technology, led by Hon. Idris Aliyu Mekudi. The Commissioner maintained that…
