Gov. Mbah Commissions Enugu State Asphalt Plant

The Enugu State Governor has commissioned an asphalt production plant designed to produce 160 tons per hour. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Thursday, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah said the plant will enable his administration to achieve its goal of infrastructural transformation by paving 1000km of roads per year, thereby enhancing access to farmlands which in turn will boost the agricultural sector; the asphalt plant is located at Emene in Enugu East Local Government Area,...

Tinubu Heads to China for Economic Talks with Xi Jinping

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu left Abuja on Thursday for an official visit to Beijing, China. The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and exploring economic opportunities for Nigeria. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s trip will include a brief stopover in the United Arab Emirates before arriving in China, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss cooperation between the two nations....

Enugu State Government Sets Up New Minimum Wage Implementation Committee

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has charged the Committee on Implementation of the new minimum wage for civil and public servants in the state to diligently come up with a comprehensive review of the salary chat of all categories and cadres of workers of both the state and the local government levels, the unified local government system, using the existing state salary chat as a guide. Giving the committee one month to...

Bode George To Atiku: You Can’t Contest In 2027, Wait Till 2031

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has told former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that he cannot contest presidential election in 2027 but should wait till 2031. The PDP chieftain noted that even in 2027, the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections would be 81 years and would be expected to embrace the President Joe Biden concept of allowing the younger generation run for the highest office...

Governor Abba Orders Closure Of All MDAs Accounts

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has given the Accountant General of the state one week to close all accounts belonging to all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state and revert to a central billing system. The governor gave the directive Wednesday during a meeting held in the Government House with the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) chairman and heads of MDAs. He directed all MDAs to comply with all the provisions...

Women group inaugurated to promote political participation

A coordinating group to promote the development of a National Action Plan for Women’s Political Participation in Nigeria has been launched. The initiative collaborates with a non-governmental organization, BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, and the National Democratic Institute. The Deputy Country Director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), Francis Madugu, while speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, stressed the importance of inclusive participatory democracy in enabling women to take their rightful positions. “In Nigeria, about...

Nigeria Deports Zimbabwean Cleric for Using Tourist Visa to Participate in Church Election

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatiwa, for allegedly violating immigration laws. This was disclosed in a statement by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Nhiwatiwa was arrested by NIS operatives on 24 August in Yola, Adamawa, for allegedly breaching immigration protocols. The cleric, who entered Nigeria on 21 August with a Tourist Visa...

Soludo’s APGA Steps up Fight with Njoku’s led APGA, Seals State office in Awka

Governor Soludo’s supported faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, which is not recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, has stepped up its onslaught against Chief Edozie Njoku’s led APGA on Tuesday, following the sealing of the State office of the party in Awka. The Njoku-led APGA State office located at no 8, road 1, Udoka Housing Estate in Awka, was sealed by the Anambra State Housing Development Corporation, on...

Barrister Ifeanyi Mbanusi Beefs up Stakeholders’ Engagement in Idemili North

Barrister Ifeanyi Mbanusi, aspirant for Idemili North LGA Chairmanship on the platform of the Labour Party- LP, has intensified stakeholders’ engagement both within his party and across Idemili North LGA, ahead of the September 28 local government election in Anambra State. Mbanusi who has interfaced with the leadership of his party at the ward and local government levels, also gave different support to the party to strengthen LP in Idemili North LGA. Over the last...

Enugu Detects 2640 Ghost Pensioners on Payroll, Pays LG Pensioners

The Enugu State Government has uncovered 2640 ghost and deceased pensioners on payroll during a verification exercise organized to clear the backlog of pensions of Local Government retired workers in the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia revealed this adding that 7109 local government pensioners received monthly payments of close to half a billion naira in July; this includes 989 newly captured entrants who retired between April 2022 and April...

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