According to EkweAnaedo, The debate over local government autonomy in Nigeria has reached a boiling point, with the Finance Commissioners Forum firmly pushing back against the federal government’s plan to require local government councils to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). At the center of the controversy is the federal government’s…
The Honourable Minister of Regional Development, Engr Abubakar Momoh, FNSE, warmly welcomes the historic signing into law of the South West Development Commission and the South South Development Commission by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. With this landmark development, every region in Nigeria is now equipped with a dedicated Development Commission—an unprecedented…
The Mayor of Idemili South Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs Amaka Obi(Iyom Ife-Abata), has inspected some ongoing road projects in and other individual factories under construction at Nnokwa community. During the visit, she inspected the 3 in 1Blue World Factory nearing completion at Nnokwa and expressed great joy with the development. According to her, such…
The leadership of the Onitsha Bridge Head Drug Market, under the umbrella body of ‘Ogbogwu Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha,’ has averred that those who organized a protest over continued closure of the market, by officials of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), are not genuine members of the market. On…
Valentine Ozigbo, the leading aspirant for the 2025 Anambra governorship election, has elicited excitement after he announced plans to host leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Anambra South Senatorial District. The high-powered event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the prestigious Anedo Hall in Nnewi. The event will…
The Youth-friendly Mayor of Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Stanley Nkwoka (Ochendo Idemili) has appointed a renowned grassroots mobilizer cum veteran journalist, Hon. Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu, his Special Adviser (SPAD) On Youth Development and Mobilization. Hon Onwumelu, until his appointment, was the Media Aide to the Council Boss. Presenting the appointment letter…
The Abia State government has commenced comprehensive transformation of tertiary education institutions to end years of neglect and reposition them to meet the challenges of modern teaching and learning. The State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Prof. Uche Emeh Uche explained that Governor Alex Otti is strategic in the reforms in the education sector, adding that,…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to pay N3 million in damages to businessman Idaresit Monday Ekpo for violating his fundamental rights. Justice Deinde Dipeolu ruled that the EFCC’s prolonged confiscation of Ekpo’s international passport since 2015 was illegal, unconstitutional, and a breach of his fundamental…
The Federal Government has formally endorsed the creation of the Lagos International Financial Centre (IFC), a strategic move aimed at positioning Nigeria as a top-tier global financial hub. Speaking at a high-level engagement with EnterpriseNGR, Citi UK, and senior Lagos State Government Officials, yesterday, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr Wale…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has raised the alarm that slave trade is back on African soil with a one-sided ferocity, all the more obscene and blasphemous for being camouflaged as a religious mandate. He noted that “Chibok – plus its insatiable clones and enabling environment – places a searing question mark on Africa’s authentic…
