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ENUGU GOVT ORDERS 50 BRT BUSES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION – OBI OZO The Enugu State Government has ordered 50 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses to enhance public transportation, coinciding with the initiation of new mega bus terminals across the state. The Enugu State Commissioner of Transportation, Obi Ozo, disclosed this during an interview on Afia TV, where he provided …

CATHOLIC BISHOP TAKES SWIPE AT MUSHROOM CHURCHES, SAYS THEY SPRING UP FOR MONEY The Catholic Bishop of Yola, Stephen Mamza, has taken a swipe at mushroom churches springing up with no apparent spiritual intent but for commercial quest. The Bishop who is the immediate Adamawa State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, said during a special Mass in …

INSECURITY: 3,841 KILLED, 4,243 KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA IN 2023The spate of kidnappings in Nigeria is becoming alarming. These mass kidnappings across the country have had devastating effects on the lives of victims and their families.According to data sourced from the National Security Tracker (NST), an initiative of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and the Armed Conflict Location & Event …

ENUGU GOVT PULLS DOWN BANKS, BUSINESS VENTURES AT HOLY GHOST MOTOR PARK TO BUILD MODERN MOTOR STATION Commercial banks, motor parks and other business ventures located beside Ogbete main market, the Holy Ghost Cathedral and the Nigerian railway crossing have gone down for the construction of a modern terminal station, the first of its kind in Enugu state initiated by …

TINUBU WARNS FUBARA, WIKE:  END POLITICAL CRISIS IN RIVERS President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning that he won’t tolerate the escalating feud between Rivers Governor Fubara and his predecessor Wike threatening to destabilize the state, vowing to end the conflict if they don’t resolve it democratically. The President asserted his neutrality in the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers …

TARIFF HIKE: LABOUR MOVES TO SHUT NERC, DISCOS OFFICES NATIONWIDE Members of the organised labour, on Sunday night announced that they would shut down offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Distribution Companies nationwide. They said the offices would be under lock and key until the Federal Government accedes to their request on total reversal of electricity tariff …

EDUCATION MINISTER INAUGURATES UNN’S SOLAR PROJECT The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has inaugurated the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Phase 1 Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Mini Grid Field Laboratory for the training of staff, students, corporate body, and others on conventional and alternative energy generation. The Minister inaugurated the project in Nsukka as part of activities lined up for …

ENUGU DIASPORA REJECTS  STATE ASSEMBLY GRAZING BILL Enugu State indigenes in Diaspora under the auspices of Concerned Patriotic Enugu Indigenes In Diaspora (CPEIID) have condemned and rejected the recent passing of the grazing bill by the State House of Assembly. To this, the concerned indigenes have asked the State governor, Peter Mbah and the Speaker of the State House of …

GUNMEN KILL THREE POLICEMEN, FRSC OFFICIAL IN ENUGU A wave of terror swept through Orba and Eha-Alumona in Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas of Enugu State as gunmen targeted two personnel from both the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday. The attack came barely 24 hours after two policemen on a stop-and-search duty were …

TINUBU DIRECTS CBN TO SUSPEND IMPLEMENTATION OF CYBERSECURITY LEVY The president of Nigeria, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has informed the Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN) to suspend the implementation of the Cyber security Levy policy. The president also ordered a review of the policy, which a large number of financial experts rejected. Recall that on Monday, 6th of May, The CBN issued …