The Enugu State government has approved the State Climate Policy and Action Plan (ESCPAP), making it the first subnational government in Nigeria to adopt a long-term climate strategy that incorporates emissions modeling, microenergy audits and extensive stakeholder engagement. The State Executive Council also approved the state Off-Grid Electrification (OGE) policy strategy plan to expand electricity access to unserved and underserved …

The government of Enugu State has approved the sum of N183 billion for the construction of 141 roads across Enugu metropolis and 20 rural roads across the three senatorial zones of the state. It also approved the award of 133 more smart schools in addition to the ongoing 127 smart schools to bring them to 260 or one smart school …

Enugu State government has explained that it is not committing N100 billion into its partnership with a private firm to revive the moribund United Palm Products Ltd (UPPL). In providing more facts on the deal, the state government emphasised that it “is not releasing N100 billion or any dime to Pragmatic Palms Ltd”, adding that instead, Pragmatic Palms Ltd, a …

Concerned about the growing security threats posed by the activities of scavengers and cart pushers, the Enugu State government has restated its ban on their operations, warning that scavengers and cart pushers caught would be prosecuted. The reaffirmation of the proscription of the scavengers and their activities popularly called, ‘Iron Condemn’ in local parlance, was disclosed by the Secretary to …

The Enugu State government has refuted trending videos of alleged indiscriminate demolition of properties at the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, also known as Enugu Centenary City. The government said it only demolished illegal and uncompleted structures, among them buildings, which served as kidnappers’ hideout, stressing that it was yet to demolish any of the unapproved but completed and or …