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Stakeholders of MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) have called on the company’s management to ensure frequent engagements with them so as to address electricity issues promptly, just as the company has revealed plans to install prepaid meters to its 75,000 estimated unmetered customers. They made the call on Thursday in Enugu during a Stakeholders’ Engagement…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, Wednesday, clashed during plenary over the chamber’s newly amended standing rules on leadership eligibility. The disagreement, which briefly disrupted proceedings for about 10 minutes, came barely 24 hours after the Senate tightened its rules for contesting presiding and principal offices in the upper chamber.Trouble…
A female activist, Aisha Yesufu, has defected from the African Democratic Congress and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress, declaring her intention to contest the Federal Capital Territory senatorial seat on the platform of the NDC. She made the announcement in a statement posted on her X handle on Wednesday, saying her decision followed what she…
Management of MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has tasked its staff and customers on constant commitment to electricity safety as “electricity does not forgive mistakes”. The Managing Director of MEDL, Dr. Ernest Mupwaya, gave the task in an address declaring the company’s Safety Week Officially Open on Wednesday. Mupwaya noted that everybody must remain disciplined…
Contrary to rumours making the rounds that over Sixty people died in a fuel-ladened tanker fire incident at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, the Enugu state Fire service says, ” no life was lost”. The state’s Chief Fire Officer, Okwudili Ohaa, who gave the confirmation on Wednesday in Enugu, noting that “no life…
Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspects, including a military impersonator, for unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, impersonation, and cultism in separate operations. Police public relations officer of the Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe in a statement made available to Newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu said, firearms, ammunition, and other incriminating exhibits were recovered from…
Governor of Enugu state ,Dr Peter Mbah has announced an economic blueprint to position Enugu as Nigeria’s premier business destination, disclosing plans to establish a 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant with groundbreaking in July,2026. The Governor also announced plans to set up a N100 billion venture capital fund to support startups, alongside an incubation hub and…
In an effort to open up rural communities for economic growth, and improve grassroots connectivity, Enugu State Government Monday, approved the construction of 151.55 kilometres of rural roads . Also.determined to host a world class international marathon race and a successful national sports festival later in the year, the state government has also intensified the…
Senate Republicans have moved to approve $1 billion in taxpayer funding tied to a proposed White House ballroom championed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The funding proposal, spearheaded by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, is officially designated for security upgrades linked to the planned East Wing project. However, critics argue it effectively shifts public…
Seventeen(17) members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), citing internal crises.The mass defection was formally announced during Tuesday’s plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who read their letters on the floor of the Green Chamber.The lawmakers attributed their decision to lingering…