The Enugu State Government has announced plans to regulate mining operations for environmental safety and development of the mining sector. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Solid Minerals and Mining, Samuel Okoro, disclosed this in Enugu during the inaugural meeting of the Enugu State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO). The Federal Government…
Enugu State is to provide Internet connectivity in 265 smart schools in 260 wards and 160 primary health centres. Also linked are Enugu State Secretariat and Lion Building. This move is based on a partnership with Galaxy Backbone. Firm’s executives, led by Executive Director of Customer Centricity and Marketing, Olusegun Olulade, visited the government. The…
Over Fifty leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ehime Mbano chapter, have dumped the party and resolved to support the former Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha. Speaking during their meeting which was held at the Summit hotels, Owerri, an Apex leader of the PDP, Dr Professor Darlington Akukwu, thanked them for…
Residents of Abia and Imo states have expressed deep concern over the rising cost of food items in different parts of the country. In Abia, the acting chairman of the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, Bonny Umeh, attributed the region’s high cost of foodstuffs to the expensive nature of farming. Mr Umeh said, “Farming is…
The Abia State government has launched Nigeria’s first state-wide football league, known as the Abia State Football Supalig. Governor Alex Otti has promised to reduce youth unemployment significantly by engaging young people in the sports value chain. Unveiling the Abia Supalig in Umuahia on behalf of the government, the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports…
Ohaneze Ndigbo said that the meeting of former President Olusegun Obasanjo with South East Governors is a necessary step towards peace and stability in the region. The group said that the parley is a dynamic and transformative turn of advancement from a period of complacency, rejuvenated by the baptism of fire and repentance facilitated by…
The Imo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare is putting every necessary thing in place to arraign Chinagorom Ukaegbu in court for assaulting and inflicting bodily harm on a widow. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare Nkechinyere Ugwu said Ukaegbu will be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others…
…Firm Sets Up Eco-Friendly Motor Assembly Plant The Abia State Government has announced plans to inject buses and cars that use compressed natural gas (CNG) into the transport system very soon. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, said that the government took the decision to fill the void that would be created…
The Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has thrown its weight behind the Southeast governors’ resolution to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the possible release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Leader, Nnamdi Kanu. COSELY said Kanu’s release would usher in security, progress, and development, especially in the Southeast. “The release of…
France defeated Portugal to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after a tense showdown in Hamburg. The game had ended goalless and after extra time failed to separate both sides the game went into penalties with France emerging winners Theo Hernandez scored the winning penalty after substitute Joao Felix hit the outside of the post…
