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The Enugu state executive council has approved the sum of Three Hundred and forty one million (N341m) for the completion of the State Diagnostic Center, subject to due process certification. State commissioner for information, Dr. Godwin Udeuhele, who briefed newsmen after council’s meeting yesterday also informed  about other approvals of funds during the meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The payment of fifty million naira Enugu State counterpart fund contribution to the World Bank Assisted CSDP Projects, the commissioner noted, was also approved by the council. This fund, he revealed, will enable the state to benefit from the US $140 million additional finance from the World Bank. Another Seventy five Million,  according to Dr. udeuhele, was also approved by the council. The amount, he pointed out, is for the extension of electricity to Umuoma , Umuopu,umuagama, Aguibeje, Umuonu and Olido Communities in Igboeze North Local Government Area. In the same vein,...

The Lagos State Police will today, arraign Lekan Shonde, the dock worker who allegedly killed his wife during a scuffle at their Egbeda residence in Lagos two weeks ago, to court. The suspect, is expected to be arraigned before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court. This is just as family of late Ronke has begun plans to bury her. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, confirmed that the command had concluded its investigation and would charge the suspect to court today. He was, however, silent on the charges against him. Meanwhile, the decision to bury Ronke, was reached after deliberation by members of the Bewaji’s family. There was also indication that the family was not ready to prosecute the suspect, but resolved to leave everything to God. Meanwhile, the decision to bury Ronke as reliably gathered, was reached after deliberation by members of the Bewaji’s family. There was also indication that the family was not ready to prosecu...

President of the NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Ayuba Wabba, and his team met for about forty minutes behind closed-doors on Thursday evening, with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to discuss the nationwide strike over the hike in fuel price. Wabba told journalists after the parley that the strike would continue until the Federal Government resumed talks with the NLC, under his leadership, on the crisis. The NLC team, however, told the Senate leadership that the workers were ready to go back to the negotiation table with the Federal Government over the fuel matter any time invitation to that effect was extended to them. He denied reports that labor leaders walked out on the negotiation team of the Federal Government on Tuesday night before the strike commenced on Wednesday. Wabba said, “We are trying to engage government in negotiations essentially about the trade issue, about the electricity tariff but impor...

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that the Federal Government will be responsible for the education and upkeep of Amina Ali, the Chibok girl who was rescued on Tuesday from the Boko Haram insurgents for the rest of her life. The President made the announcement on Thursday after meeting with Amina, her mother and the Borno State Governor, Shettima Kassim, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said that every girl has the right to education and should not be denied access to such. President Buhari assured that the Federal Government would do everything possible to ensure that the rest of Amina’s life takes a completely different course. He also promised to give the rescued Chibok girl the best medical, psychological and emotional care, amongst other things, she requires to be fully re-integrated into the society. The President decried a situation where Amina’s education was so abruptly truncated by Boko Haram, promising to make her education a priority...

Gov. Ugwuanyi reconstitutes IMT Governing Council Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State yesterday reconstituted the Governing Council of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, with the Federal Commissioner, representing Enugu State in the National Population Commission (NPC), Rt. Hon. Dr. Festus Uzor as Chairman. A statement signed by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Elder Gabriel Ajah also mentioned Dr. Emmanuel Igiligi, Pharmacist Cyril Aniwike, Mr. David Sunday Onwuegbu and Prof. Gabriel O. Agbo as members. It stated that the appointment was “pursuant to section 5 sub-section 1 and 2 of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Law, Cap 97 Laws of Enugu State 2004.” The statement also directed the Academic Board of the Institution to elect two of its members to serve on the council, in compliance with section 5 sub-section 1 (E) of the aforesaid Law.

Tuesday night's primary contests put Hillary Clinton fewer than 100 delegates short of clinching the nomination. Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders split the two primary contests--Clinton narrowly won in Kentucky while Sanders won big in Oregon. But for the night, Sanders fell short of the blowout margins he needs to begin to catch up to the frontrunner. The razor-thin Kentucky margin means that the two candidates will about split the state's 55 delegates, while Sanders will earn a handful more of Oregon's 61 delegates. As of midnight into Wednesday, The Associated Press awarded each candidate 25 delegates from Kentucky with 11 remaining to be allocated. And in Oregon, the AP gave Sanders 28 delegates to Clinton's 24 with another nine remaining. That puts Clinton at 1,765 pledged delegates to Sanders' 1,486--a gap of 279 with just a handful of contests to go, according to the AP. Neither candidate is likely to reach the threshold of 2,383 delegates...

MINISTER of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has said Nigeria’s crude oil production had declined from 2.2 million barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day due to pipeline vandalism.  This, he said, translated to loss of 800,000 barrels of oil by the country daily. The minister made this known at a special session of the House of Representatives convened over the recent petrol price hike. He condemned the incessant attacks on oil installations in the country, saying “we declined from 2.2 million barrels which was the focus of the 2016 budget to 1.4 million barrels as of today’’. He, however, expressed the ministry’s commitment to ensuring that destroyed facilities were repaired and effectively protected. “We are going to work hard to see how we will get these issues resolved and get our production back,’’ the minister said. Kachikwu restated the need to develop infrastructure, which he described as “key’’ to promoting increased a...

Enugu State Governor,Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, (middle); Resident Coordinator of United Nation Country Team and the new FIFA Secretary General, Ms. Fatma Samoura,(left); and  Country Representative of UNICEF in Nigeria, Ms. Jean Gough, during the 2016 United Nation Country Team Retreat in Enugu  T wo agencies of the United Nations- UNICEF  and UNESCO- are to jointly establish an e-library in Enugu state  to avail students and pupils in the state of the opportunity to improve on their e-learning generally. UNICEF Country  representative in Nigeria, Ms Jean Gough,  who gave the hint yesterday in Enugu assured that her agency will liaise with UNESCO to establish an e- library in the  State in furtherance of the global body’s disposition to sustainable learning  The promise followed on the heels of a passionate appeal made by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi while addressing a retreat by the country team of The United Nations held at Nike Lake H...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (centre) in a group photograph with leaders of fulani herdsmen in the state during a peace meeting at the Govt House, Enugu Grazing and rearing of cattle at night has been banned in Enugu State. This decision came shortly after a meeting between Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and leaders of Fulani/Shuwa Arab herdsmen in the state today. Also banned are the carrying of firearms or any form of ammunition by the herdsmen and movement of cattle from one location to another at night in the state. Another far reaching decision taken during the crucial meeting yesterday was the setting up of a peace committee made up of representatives of the various interest groups from the Fulani\Shuwa Arab Community in the state, government representatives as well as security agencies. During the meeting convened by Gov. Ugwuanyi, also attended by leaders of some  communities affected by the menace of the herdsmen in the state, it was also decided that compe...