News Update: Election Tribunal in Kaduna dismisses APC’s objection as Former Gov Chimaroke’s case suffers set back in Enugu
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna State, on Thursday, dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the State Governor, Uba Sani, on the timeliness of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru. Sani’s legal team argued that the petition put forward by the petitioners was filed outside the […]
News Update: Enugu Govt seals more illegal mining sites as Federal Govt denies negotiating with terrorists
Enugu State Government, yesterday sealed two illegal coal mining sites, Agu Umuaka mines Nsude, Udi local government area , and Okpara mines, Akwuke, Enugu South local government area in continuation of it’s determination to rid the state of illegal mining activities. Speaking after visiting the sites, the state Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Prof. […]
CBN issues directive on forex
The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday issued a directive instructing commercial banks to refrain from utilizing their foreign exchange revaluation gains for dividends and operational expenditures. The new directive was conveyed in a letter dated September 11, 2023, signed by the Director, Banking Division Department, Haruna Mustafa, and it is expected to be implemented immediately. […]
Agony as more dead bodies emerge from Morocco’s deadly earthquake disaster
Villagers reportedly wept for lost relatives in the rubble of their homes yesterday as the death toll from Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades rose to almost 2,700 and rescuers raced against time to find survivors. Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar were reportedly joining Moroccan rescue efforts after a 6.8 magnitude […]
Enugu Govt. commends UK for Visa gesture
The Enugu State government has commended the United Kingdom government for setting up a visa centre in the state to facilitate visa applications by residents in the state, the South-East zone, and the country at large. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, recalled that the visa centre was […]
FG unveils Power Outage Reporting System
The Federal Government yesterday unveiled an application called the Power Outage Reporting System, which enables consumers to report electricity disruptions to distribution companies under monitoring by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. It reportedly unveiled the applications at the Abuja headquarters of NERC, using the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC as a test-run DisCo. The NERC […]
FG is very serious with climate change issues – Dr. Dahiru
The Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru, yesterday said that issues revolving around climate change are very dear to the hearts of the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Dahiru stated this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during the South West sensitisation programme on the use of Atmosfair Save80 clean cookstoves, a […]
Enugu State Government Commits to Collaboration with FRSC to Reduce Road Accidents
In a bid to enhance road safety within Enugu State, the State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has pledged continued cooperation with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The commitment was announced during a courtesy visit by the newly appointed Enugu State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Adeyemi Sokunbi, to the Government House in Enugu. Governor […]
