In collaboration with key stakeholders, the Enugu State Government unveiled the state Security Trust Fund (ESSTF) at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu, last Thursday. The initiative aims to enhance security across the state, creating an enabling environment for sustainable economic growth and development through a robust Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Inaugurated last February by the governor, ESSTF represents a strategic …

The Enugu State Government on Sunday explained that the decision to impose tax on corpses in mortuaries across the state is not new, but rather in compliance with an existing law. The government said that the move was not spurred by a revenue generation drive. Reacting to the Mortuary Tax circular recently addressed to all the morticians, the Executive Chairman …

The Enugu State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has called on Nigeria’s anticorruption agencies to investigate the agriculture partnership agreement recently signed between the Enugu State Government and Pragmatic Farms Limited alleging that the transaction might be a conduit to siphon the resources of the state. In a statement by its Chairman, Comrade Casmir Uchenna Agbo; and Publicity Secretary, …

Ever since the attempted rendition by agents of the Enugu State Government on my person on 25th August 2023, I have approached issues connected to my home state with circumspection. I was advised by those who love me to maintain a distance for my safety, and I have so far heeded that advice. Even while in the seeming safety of …

The demolition of over 200 structures under construction by the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) on 19th January generated intense reactions. The development marks the unending demolitions and waste of resources in the city. More pathetic are the cases of humble home seekers who invest the little they had into the structures knocked down. In many cases, the structures …

On Friday, 25th August 2023, at about 5:30 pm, two men who introduced themselves as officers of the Nigeria Police, Enugu State Command, accosted me at Umabor, Eha Alumona Nsukka, in what I saw as a broad daylight kidnap attempt. We were at Umabor for the burial of the father-in-law of my younger brother, and I had gone out to …

A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigrations, Barrister Okey Ezugwu has cried out over the demolition of his hotel building by forces he alleged has the backing of the Enugu State Government. The building, located around the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, was demolished last week by bulldozers brought in by the Enugu Capital Development Authority. Ezugwu said that …