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Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, on Thursday, September 17,2026 ,welcome 112 indigenes who returned to the state from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks, giving ₦77 million financial support to 77 families and urging them not to be afraid to start their lives afresh. The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene as petrol prices surge nationwide, reaching as high as N1,500 per litre in several states. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said petrol now sells for about N1,430 per litre in major cities, with higher prices recorded in less accessible areas. He warned that rising…
Commercial drivers and tricycle operators in Enugu State, Nigeria, have dispelled rumours making the rounds that they staged protest over taxes and fuel price hike. They said the temporary disruption of traffic around the Ogbete Main Market axis on Wednesday , September 15,2026 was as a result of a misunderstanding over enforcement and allocation of…
Enugu State Government, on Wednesday , September 15, 2026, inaugurated a 13-man Joint Technical Committee to develop a roadmap for implementing financial autonomy for the state judiciary. Performing the inauguration at Government House, Enugu, the secretary to the state government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia said the inauguration was in pursuant to the agreement reached between the…
Anambra State Police Command has foiled a suspected kidnapping attempt and rescued a 16-year-old victim, Favour Ayogu, at Ekene Junction, along Oguta Road, Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state. The victim was allegedly abducted in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State by a kidnap syndicate and later abandoned when the abductors approached…
Workers in the Nigeria’s 115 Federal Unity Colleges on Monday, defied Federal Government’s order for reopening of school for the 2026/2027 academic session. The workers, under the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria and the Joint Congress of Unions of the Federal Ministry of Education, vowed to sustain the boycott until the government suspends…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to ensure the release of all funds approved for the regional commissions. He gave the directive on Monday at the North Central Development Commission Summit with the Theme “The Great Leap Forward: A 20-Year Economic Infrastructure and Social Development Plan…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates contesting the 2027 National Assembly elections, with 4,408 candidates cleared for Senate and House of Representatives elections. An analysis of the candidate documents published by the electoral commission shows that 1,195 candidates are vying for the 109 Senate seats, while 3,213 candidates are…
President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, has urged Nigerians to reject vote-buying and vote-selling ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that such practices undermine the credibility of democracy. Ndagoso, who is also the Archbishop of Kaduna Catholic Diocese, spoke on Sunday in Osogbo, Osun State, while addressing the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis ( Colorado) weighing 44.45kg in consolidated cargoes from the United Kingdom. The NDLEA also recovered two consignments of the substance concealed in music speakers at two motor parks in Lagos, with at least seven suspects linked to the seized consignments…