Maureen Ikpeama

Minister of Aviation inaugurates Enugu Air, calls for private sector partnership

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo, Monday, 7th July 2025, inaugurated the Enugu state -owned commercial airline ,”Enugu Air”, with a charge on the management of the Airline to run the Airline professionally, embrace Public private partnership, adding that they should not allow bureaucracy to kill Enugu Air. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony…

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NNPCL, Akwa Ibom, GACN sign $3.5 billion MoU on gas project

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Akwa Ibom State government and Gas Aggregator Company Nigeria Ltd/GTE (GACN) have signed a  $3.5 billion Memorandum of Understanding on gas industrialisation in Akwa Ibom State. The agreement was signed on Monday during the inaugural session of the South-South Gas Utilisation Forum 2025, taking place in Uyo. The ceremony drew…

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Nigeria’s interest rate dilemma: Stability at what cost?

In this write- up an Economist, Policy Expert, and Public Finance Consultant, Prof Chiwuike Uba, Ph.D, X- rayed issues surrounding the the Nigeria’s monetary policy and proffered solutions. Read on: In its July 2025 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opted to retain its existing monetary parameters—maintaining the Monetary Policy…

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Tinubu’s mega borrowing plan: Hope, hype, or heaviness?

IBy Prof Chibuike Uba,Ph.D n this write up, Prof Chibuike Ubah observed issues surrounding President Bola Tinubu ‘s mega borrowing plans and suggests Nigeria must enact a Debt Sustainability Framework Law that limits future borrowing to projects with positive economic returns and mandates legislative and public consultation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent loan request, approved…

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South East IPMAN urges members to ignore strike action directive by an imposter

…….Advises NUPENG , Dangote to dialogue South East zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria,IPMAN led by it’s National Ex-officio, Hon Chukwudi Fred Ezinwa, Monday , in Enugu, urged members of the association  to ignore the call by “an imposter chairman”, Prince Bobby Dick on them to embark on strike as directed by…

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ESHDC gives deadline : Property owners must revalidate Title Documents by December 31

The Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) has issued a clear deadline to all allottees and property owners across its estates to revalidate their title documents as well as update their property records on or before Wednesday, 31st December, 2025 – or risk invalidation. The revalidation exercise, which began on Monday, 15th September, 2025, is…

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CAC  deepens partnership with SMEDAN to ease business registration for small businesses 

Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) are deepening partnership to ease business registration for small business owners in the country. The Registrar-General of CAC,  Hussaini Magaji, disclosed this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both organisations on Friday in Abuja. The agreement will…

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