… To Outlaw Money Rituals, ‘Okite’, Criminal Bulletproof Charms. …Native Doctors, ‘Ezenwanyi’, Herbalists, Others To Be Registered And Regulated. Governor Peter Mbah has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Enugu State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, herbalists and related persons in the state. The proposed legislation entitled “Maintenance…
Operatives of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, say they have rescued 21 kidnapped victims, neutralised one suspect, and arrested another in multiple coordinated operations. Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command in a statement on Saturday said the operations also led to the recovery of a firearm, a…
Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has refuted online claims that a lengthy concession period has been agreed upon for Enugu International Airport. Keyamo described these reports on Enugu Airport as “utterly baseless and untrue,” emphasising that while the Federal Government is evaluating proposals for the concession of five major airports,…
The Enugu State Government has ordered the immediate takedown of all indecent and obscene artworks on display on Enugu roads. It described them as detrimental to public morals and a contravention of the Child’s Rights Law of Enugu State, vowing that offenders would be made to face the law henceforth. The order was issued…
Enugu Govt, LG Councils To Establish 260 Farm Estates Across Stat The Enugu State Economic Planning Commission rose from its first meeting in 2025 with a resolution to pursue the governor’s vision to create farm estates in all the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting,…
The Government of Denmark has expressed its eagerness to expand the European nation’s business interests in Enugu State, expressing enthusiasm at partnering with the state in key sectors of the economy and other areas of mutual benefits. Denmark, which is a member of the European Union, stated this when its government delegation and Danish businesses…
The Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization at the weekend said it has registered over 60,000 farmers within the last 18 months in its ongoing farmers registration. The Commissioner for the Ministry, Patrick Ubru, told newsmen in Enugu on Sunday that the over 60,000 farmers are duly verified with vital details such as verifiable…
The Enugu State Government and Fungtai Engineering Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the production of cash crops on 7,221 hectares of agricultural land at Ugwujoro, Nimbo, in Uzo-Uwani LGA, in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s vision to ramp up agriculture and agro-industrialisation, boost security, and create employment. They also signed another…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has urged the Nigeria diaspora community to consider Enugu as their first choice of investment destination, stressing that his administration has created robust mechanisms to facilitate their investment process and ensure high return on investment. This was even as the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,…
The Mpu community in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State erupted in celebration on Wednesday following the return of Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, from a United Kingdom prison. Mrs. Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to four years and six months in May 2023 for her role in…
