Covid19: Enugu State Government Calls On Residents To Voluntarily Go For Covid19 Test

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid19: Enugu State Government Calls On Residents To Voluntarily Go For Covid19 Test

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2021

Enugu State Government has called on residents of the state to voluntarily go for the covid19 test at any sample collection centers closer to one; sample collection centers are in all the local government areas of the state The State Commissioner for Health, Ikechukwu Emmanuel Obi, made this call while briefing journalists on the state of Enugu State in the fight against the spread of the virus. The test, he revealed, will not only enable...

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Federal Agencies Okays Opi Roundabout and Nsukka Tower Construction

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaFederal Agencies Okays Opi Roundabout and Nsukka Tower Construction

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 27, 2021

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Tuesday inspected the site for the construction of roundabout and tower at the popular Opi Junction, about 12km from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Campus. The main thrust of the inspection tour was to obtain approval from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for commencement of the project. In his speech, the Governor explained, “The roundabout and tower will...

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Enugu State Residents To Enjoy Adequate Portable Water As Government Commence Rehabilitation Of 9th Mile Crash Programme

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaEnugu State Residents To Enjoy Adequate Portable Water As Government Commence Rehabilitation Of 9th Mile Crash Programme

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2021

Determined to ensure adequate supply of potable water from Oji River, Ajali and Iva water schemes to Enugu metropolis, the Enugu State Government has awarded N600million contract for comprehensive rehabilitation of the 9th Mile Crash Programme Water Supply Scheme to FordMarx Nigeria Limited. “The 9th Mile Crash Programme is a network of twelve (12) boreholes connected to a massive pumping station and a mini treatment plant that will reticulate water to Enugu metropolis through transmission...

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Estimated Billing: Know Your Feeder Energy Capping To Stand Against Electricity DisCos Profiteering

NewsNigeriaPowerEstimated Billing: Know Your Feeder Energy Capping To Stand Against Electricity DisCos Profiteering

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2021

Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, in January 2020 embarked on decommissioning of meters which they tagged obsolete despite the fact that such meters were not dysfunctional in any way. With no plans for replacement, they disconnected and destroyed prepaid meters in homes with instructions that such persons apply for new meters while their homes be on direct electricity connections; such homes were then placed on estimated billing, a perfect means to rob the people. In...

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Parents Set Off In Fears And Trepidation Over School Resumption Amid Covid19 Second Wave

CoronavirusNewsSpecial ReportParents Set Off In Fears And Trepidation Over School Resumption Amid Covid19 Second Wave

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 16, 2021

ENUGU –– The Enugu State Government and stakeholders in the education sector had on the 4th day of this year resolved that schools in the state resume on Monday 18th of January, 2021. This decision was welcomed by parents and their wards with mixed feelings; although tired of their wards staying at home indefinitely due to uncertainties trailing the covid 19 spread, the news that the covid 19-second wave is deadlier than the first wave...

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Fallen Heroes’ Widows In Enugu Receive Cash And Gifts On 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day

MilitaryNewsNigeriaFallen Heroes’ Widows In Enugu Receive Cash And Gifts On 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 16, 2021

ENUGU –– In Nigeria, Armed Forces Day, also known as Remembrance Day, is celebrated every 15 January. The Remembrance Day which was formerly celebrated on 11 November of every year was changed to 15 January in commemoration of the surrender of Biafran troops to the Federal troops on 15 January 1970, thus concluding the Nigerian Civil War that sought to tear apart the unity of Nigeria. In Enugu on Friday, the State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi...

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Enugu State Earmarks N2.5b For Construction Of Abandoned International Conference Center Project

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaEnugu State Earmarks N2.5b For Construction Of Abandoned International Conference Center Project

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 15, 2021

The Commissioner Ministry of Budget and Planning, Ugwunta David Okelue has revealed that the Enugu State 2021 budget made provision of N2.5b for the construction and landscaping of the International Conference Centre, ICC, project embarked on by the Chimaroke Nnamani administration. The Commissioner made this known on Thursday during a briefing organized by the Ministry to acquaint the press with an in-depth analysis of the 2021 Appropriation Law of Enugu; the 2021 budget breakdown. Ugwunta...

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Enugu State Gets New Commissioner Of Police

NewsEnugu State Gets New Commissioner Of Police

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 13, 2021

Following the Nigeria Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu’s order of redeployment of 21 Commissioners of police to new commands and formations across the country, the Enugu state Command now has a new commissioner. The new CP, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu was the Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command before the redeployment. Also, CP Alexander Nengi Wannang was redeployed to CMDT Police Detective College Enugu. The new posting is with immediate effect as contained in a...

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Rural Development: “Ugwuanyi Has Given Us Sense Of Belonging,” Says Ugwuomu Nike Community

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaRural Development: “Ugwuanyi Has Given Us Sense Of Belonging,” Says Ugwuomu Nike Community

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 13, 2021

The Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Tuesday inaugurated the 12km Ugwuomu Nike-GO Uni Road amidst jubilation of the Ugwomu Nike people and the Godfery Okoye University community. The newly completed Ugwuomu Nike-Godfrey Okoye University road transverses the Emene and Ugwuomu Nike communities both in Enugu East Local Government Area. In his speech, Ugwuanyi stated that his administration is interested more in rural development as infrastructural development in the rural will not only stimulate local...

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“We Don’t Trust Police Investigating Killing Of Igwe Emma Mba,” Oruku People Cry Out

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria“We Don’t Trust Police Investigating Killing Of Igwe Emma Mba,” Oruku People Cry Out

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 12, 2021

Hundreds of Oruku indigenes, both young and old on Monday stormed the Enugu State Government House and the House of Assembly premises in protest of the killing of their traditional ruler, Igwe Emmanuel Mbah. The peaceful protesters besieged the main entrance to the Government House with a demand that the police be not included in the judicial commission of inquiry set up by the state government. The protesters alleged police complicity in the murder of...

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