Owners of private schools in Enugu State have raised alarm over what they describe as government efforts to stifle their operations through exorbitant taxes and levies. The rising costs, which range from N450,000 to N2.2 million depending on the school’s size, have forced many institutions to shut down. At a press conference over the weekend, Amb. Emeka Agbowo Grahams, pioneer …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu and Anambra states. The arrests were made on 28 and 29 September, 2024, following credible intelligence linking the suspects to online criminal activities. According to a statement issued by the EFCC on their X page, the suspects were apprehended at various locations in Enugu …

The Enugu State Government is taking steps to introduce Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses as part of the efforts to preserve the environment and also make transportation affordable for citizens. The state government has equally created the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to oversight and catalyse investment in the energy and mineral sector. These were made known by the …

The Enugu State Government has announced the construction of a 250-bed, ultra-modern quaternary health facility to be known as the Enugu International Hospital. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, who announced this at the end of the Enugu State Executive Council meeting on Sunday, which was presided over by Governor Peter Mbah, said the approval for the construction of …

The body of a suspected vandal was found dead inside an electrical transformer enclosure belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc on Missionary Avenue in Coal Camp, Enugu, on Friday. It is believed that the deceased was electrocuted while attempting to cut armoured cables. Confirming the incident to journalists in Enugu, the Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka …

Sadness and grief enveloped the town of Uwala Abaka, Ukehe, Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Friday as the remains of actor John Odonwodo (popularly known as Junior Pope) was laid to rest. It was earlier reported that the burial rites commenced at 10:00 am with a commendation mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Ukehe, and lying-in-state at …

Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, on Friday, signed the New Enugu City Development Agency Bill, Enugu State Geographical Information System Service Bill, and Enugu State Independence Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), (Amendment) Bill into Law. Speaking during the signing, which was witnessed by the speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uchenna Ugwu, at Government House, Enugu, …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state, on Tuesday, inaugurated an 11-member board of the state Security Trust Fund, in efforts to build on the successes achieved in the security of lives and property in the state. The governor put the state’s projected security expenditure for 2024 at N20 billion, which he said the government was counting on the private sector’s …

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 29 suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo boys. In a statement shared on its verified X handle, EFCC said the arrest was made on Friday, September 15, in a sting operation in Enugu State. The suspects were listed as Ali Chukwuebuka, Ugwueke …

Joint troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police have neutralised three combatants of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a fierce encounter. In a statement on Monday, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said that the fierce encounter ensued during a …