No fewer than 27 kidnappers, including members of the Auto Pilot, also known as Unknown Gunmen, a notorious breakaway faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), loyal to the Finland based Simon Ekpa, which terrorized Enugu and its environs had been gunned down in shoot-outs with security operatives at various locations across the…
Ahead of the October 2024 local council election in Enugu State, the state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), on Wednesday, elected the party’s chairmanship candidate for the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The party had also earlier elected its councillorship candidates for the 260 electoral wards of the state on Monday….
The Enugu State Government has urged federal workers in the state still observing the sit-at-home on Mondays to desist henceforth. Ken Chukwuegbo, the principal secretary to Governor Peter Mbah, made the appeal on Monday when he visited the federal secretariat in Enugu, together with the state Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu. He said that the…
Enugu State Government says it has approved the sum of N183bn for the construction of 141 roads across the Enugu metropolis and 20 rural roads across the three senatorial zones of the state. The state government said it has also approved the award of 133 more smart schools in addition to the ongoing 127 smart…
Commercial activities have resumed fully in Enugu state after the uncertainty of the last two days following Nationwide protests Ekweanaedo went round some major places in Enugu to find shops markets and businesses opened for business At the popular Ogbete market, the usual hustle and bustle associated with market life have returned with buyers and…
The Enugu State Police Command has advised young ladies to be wary of going out with unknown male partners. The warning came amid a trending video where two young ladies were said to have been rescued from a hotel room after a failed attempt to harvest their organs. However, in a statement made available to…
The Enugu State government has vowed to arrest butchers selling dead animals and uninspected meats at Afor Awkunanaw Gariki Market, Enugu South Council Area of the state. Philip Ozoagu, director of the veterinary department at the Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, made the vow when he led his team to the market on…
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…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted the transfer of regulatory oversight of the Imo state electricity market to the state Electricity Regulatory Commission. This is contained in an Order signed by Sanusi Garba, the Chairman of NERC at the weekend, stating that the transfer is in compliance with the Electricity Act 2023 and…
