Empowering SMEs: Unlocking Opportunities Through ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation EDITOR In a call to action, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria to harness the potential of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) to expand their footprint across West Africa. This call was made…
Breaking: Senate Confirms Appointments Of Defence Chief, Army Chief The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Major General Waheedi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, directing him to assume office immediately. Shaibu’s confirmation came less than an hour after General Olufemi Oluyede was cleared as Chief of Defence Staff, marking the start of the screening…
Enugu Govt Inaugurates Panel of Inquiry Into Ugwuaji Land Dispute Enugu state government has inaugurated a six-man administrative panel of inquiry recently set up to look into issues of land dispute in Ugwuaji community, Enugu south local government area. Secretary to the Enugu state government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, who performed the function on behalf of…
GOV. MBAH SEEKS BRITISH COLLABORATION WITH ENUGU STATE TO OUTGROW POVERTY ENUGU STATE GOVERNOR, DR PETER MBAH SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS PUT ALL ECONOMIC PLANS ON THE GROUND TO TAKE THE STATE OUT OF POVERTY IN THE NEXT FOUR TO EIGHT YEARS. GOVERNOR MBAH MADE THE DISCLOSURE WHEN HE RECEIVED IN AUDIENCE, THE BRITISH HIGH…
Enugu Police Bust Interstate Vehicle Theft Syndicate, Recover Stolen Mack Trucks, Highlander The Enugu State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against crime with the disruption of an interstate vehicle theft syndicate and the recovery of two Mack trucks and a Toyota Highlander Jeep stolen from different parts of the country….
Igbo Eze South Chairman Appoints 9-man Committee on Assets Valuation and Documentation By Ikechukwu Ezema The Executive Chairman of Igbo Eze South Local Government Area, Hon. Ugo-Ferdinand Ukwueze, has appointed a nine member committee to evaluate and document the assets of the local government area. Hon.Ukwueze who took oath of office along with the other…
BETWEEN THE MICROPHONE AND THE GUN: When a Journalist Loses His Toga and a Minister Reaches for the Trigger By Maxwell Menkiti Ngene, PhD The drama that unfolded between Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Channels Television’s revered anchor Seun Okinbaloye last week has done what Nigerian controversies often do…
NANS Rejects Plateau State University’s Imposition Of N7,000 Restitution Fee On Students National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected Plateau State University, Bokkos imposition of N7,000 restitution fee on students as unjustified and insensitive. The President of NANS, Comrade Pedro Obi, said in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, that “the recent crisis at…
ENUGU GOVT INAUGURATES ADR BUILDING COMPLETED FOR ESMDC Multi million naira edifice constructed by the Enugu state government to house the State Multi Door Courthouse, ESMDC, an Alternative Dispute Resolution judicial initiative, has been inaugurated. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, represented by his deputy. Lolo Cecilia EZEILO, performed the function on Tuesday, shortly preceding the last lap…
Attempted Murder, Rape: Police Arrest 24-Year-Old Suspect in Enugu The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, identified as Ugwu Desmond, over the attempted murder and rape of a pregnant woman in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area of the state. The incident, described by police authorities as “deeply disturbing and unacceptable,” occurred…
