A staff of Enugu State Fire Service was confirmed dead early Wednesday morning while trying to quench a raging inferno at the Enugu State Motor Spare Parts Market alongside his colleagues. The market is located at the Coal Camp area, within the Enugu metropolis. Ekweanaedo News learnt that the fire started from one of the…
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation, announced that beginning in January 2024, aviation regulators will enforce compensation for passengers affected by delayed or cancelled flights. Keyamo made this disclosure while defending his ministry’s budget before the Joint National Assembly Committee on Aviation. As part of the compensation scheme, Keyamo assured the public that a weekly…
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) calls for active involvement of adolescents and young people in the country in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Director General (DG) of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, in a call in Abuja during the National Symposium on HIV Prevention Models for Adolescents and Young People, said it was…
President Bola Tinubu officially inaugurated Dr. Musa Aliyu as the substantive Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after his confirmation by the Senate. The swearing-in ceremony took place at 12:24 pm during the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. President Tinubu also appointed Mr. Clifford Oparaodu as the Secretary…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, wanted over allegations of corruption and forgery. The EFCC is seeking information on his whereabouts to aid in the investigation. In a public notification on its website, the EFCC shared Agunloye’s image and urged anyone with relevant…
The World Bank has recommended that the price of petrol in Nigeria should be increased to N750 per litre, stating that the current price of N650 per litre does not reflect the true cost of production and may still involve fuel subsidy payments by the government. During the Nigeria Development Update presentation in Abuja, the…
The power play in Rivers politics took a new dimension with the demolition of the state Assembly building prompting the lawmakers, those loyal to governor Fubara to relocate inside the government house. Moments after the commencement of the demolition, the lawmakers loyal to the governor were ushered into the government house where they held their…
The Nigerian Army (NA) has commissioned several projects in Borno State, bringing smiles to faces and succour to teeming residents, in commemoration of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference 2023. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja inaugurated the projects on Tuesday 12 December 2023, alongside commanders and senior officers…
Some unknown gunmen have killed Four Soldiers serving in the Nigerian Army, 6 Division in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. In a statement by the acting deputy director, 6 Division Army Public Relations Officer, major Danjuma Jonah, the troops were ambushed while on routine patrol along Emesu Junction, along the Amungboro- Emuphan…
About 10 persons have been abducted by armed bandits in an attack on Zurmi town, the Headquarters of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits invaded Zurmi town on Tuesday evening forcing residents to scamper for safety. Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji deployed to the town engaged the terrorists in a heavy gun…
