The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia stated this while delivering a keynote address titled, “Smart Basic Education and the Future of Africa” at the quadrennial convention of the Old Boys Association of Union Secondary School, …

The Enugu State Government has inaugurated 10 Small Claims Courts to address the challenge of delays in the settlement of financial disputes, especially debt recovery, and other liquidated money demands. Performing the inauguration in Enugu, the Chief Judge, Justice Afojulu Ozoemena, said the courts, which will be presided by magistrates, would entertain financial disputes ranging from N5 million to N10 …

To improve healthcare delivery and bring the sector’s services closer to the people, the Enugu State government has embarked on the construction of new 260-type 2 primary healthcare centres across the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this yesterday when he received the minister of state for health and social welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the Government House, Enugu. Mbah said …

There is uneasy calm in Enugu State following intelligence reports that the State High Court 2 in the coal city, with Justice Romanus Odugu presiding, is contemplating the release of the two key suspects in a high-profile murder case. A dismissed police inspector, Daniel Dennis, 47, and an Enugu-based land commission agent, Chief Moses Nnamani, 57, are charged before Justice …

Twenty-five soldiers and an officer are currently being court-martialed in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for various offences. The personnel facing the trial are drawn from various formations within the division, whose area of responsibility covers the entire South-East states and Cross River. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Maj. Gen. Hassan Dada inaugurated the court martial …

The Enugu State Government at the weekend took a bold step towards the actualisation of a $30 billion economy in the next four to eight years, as the state successfully hosted an inaugural Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholders Roundtable. This was even as the administration of the state governor, Dr Peter Mbah, used the occasion to unveil 30 …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, called for communities’ involvement in efforts to curtail flooding in the South-East. Addressing the media in Enugu on steps being taken by the agency to mitigate flood disaster this year, NEMA’s Zonal Coordinator for South-East, Mrs Ngozi Echeazu said; “NEMA, through a series of meetings and sensitisation, has continued to build community …

The Enugu State chapter of the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, on Sunday, declared support for Governor Peter Mbah to end sit-at-home in the state. Sit-at-home is the brainchild of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra to press for the release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Ohanaeze said sit-at-home had outlived its usefulness and must stop. …

As you might have heard, and/or perhaps read, the committee set up by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for the creation of more autonomous communities in the state recently submitted its report. As expected, it has, according to reports, recommended the creation of additional 353 autonomous communities, in addition to the existing 402 autonomous communities. What this means is …

One person was reportedly set ablaze inside his Sienna car when gunmen stormed the Abakpa area of the Enugu metropolis at about 5:30 am on Monday. About two vehicles and five tricycles were also burnt by the hoodlums suspected to be enforcing sit-at-home order that was gradually being ignored by residents in the South-East. The incidents brought about early morning …