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Enugu State Government has earmarked the sum of N10bn in the 2026 budget proposal as the state’s equity contribution to phase One of the 135.5km standard gauge rail it plans to build in the state. It has also earmarked another N10bn for vehicle manufacturing programme. This was made known during a press briefing by the…
Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic Orogun has ratified the election of Dr. Efetobor Ogheneyoma Elijah as the institution’s pioneer Deputy Rector (Academic). The ratification, announced at the Council’s meeting held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, confirmed his appointment for a single, non-renewable tenure of four years. The ratification followed Dr. Efetobor’s resounding victory at the…
Police detectives in Enugu have arraigned and secured the remand of 51-year-old Emeka Emmanuel Nwangwu, a member of a Neighbourhood Security Watch Group, for the alleged murder of his cousin, Loveth Uloma Nwangwu, aged 19. The Police public relations officer of the Enugu state police command, SP Daniel Ndukwe in a statement made available to…
Nigeria’s major opposition. party, the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has continued to loose it’s members , following the internal wrangling in the party. The latest being both the governor of Rivers states Siminalayi Fubara and his Osun state counterpart , Ademola Adeleke. They announced their exit from the party on Tuesday . While Fubara joined …
A Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka had criticised the large number of armed security personnel he saw accompanying President Tinubu ‘s son Seyi Tinubu, in Lagos, Nigeria. Soyinka, Tuesday , spoke in Lagos while presenting an honorary award to Odia Ofeimun, the famous poet and activist who was honoured by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative…
Enugu state police command has adviced residents and travellers, especially those travelling for the Christmas and New year to be security conscious and adhere to the security tips below. The tips made available to o newsmen by the Command ‘s police public relations officer,SP Daniel Ndukwe on Tuesday in Enugu are as follows: “As you…
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued final operating licenses to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) under its revised 2024 Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines, ushering in a new era of transparency and resilience in Nigeria’s retail foreign exchange market. In a statement signed by Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the apex bank said…
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso was precautionary and followed due process. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement on Tuesday day, said the aircraft landed in the West African country due to a “technical concern”….
A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, part of the U.S. Congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to Nigeria says the Nigerian government’s ” openness and willingness to work with the United States to tackle terrorism ” has to translate to concrete action.” This was contained in a statement posted on X …
Nigerian’s President , Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to ensure that all abducted Nigerians across the country are rescued and returned safely, saying Nigerian children should no longer be “sitting ducks for heartless terrorists intent on disrupting their education and subjecting them and their parents to unspeakable trauma”. He gave the directive, Monday ,…