Tag: Enugu State
Enugu state set to to immunise 5,000 children against measles
The Enugu State Government on Monday said it would immunise no fewer than five thousand children between the ages of…
Suspected members of outlawed Biafran group arrested in Enugu
No fewer than 11 persons suspected to be members of the outlawed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) have been nabbed…
Health Workers’ strike halts services at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu
Activities at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Enugu has been grounded following an industrial action by the Joint Health Sector…
Digital television: Enugu state offers free 10,000 setup boxes
Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has offered to distribute 10,000 setup boxes valued N15 million free to low income…
Lassa fever: Enugu Govt embarks on sensitisation of residents
The Enugu State Ministry of Health says it has begun intensive sensitisation of residents on the dangers of Lassa fever…
Enugu approves N36 million for World Bank Project against malaria
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved N36 million as commitment fee to participate in a World Bank-sponsored programme aimed…
Tax: Enugu state seals 5 hotels over N6.6bn debt
No fewer than five hotels in Enugu State have been sealed by the state Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) due…
FRC urges communities to monitor, own federal projects
Mr Victor Muruako, the acting Chairman of Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), has urged Nigerians to assist the Federal Government in…
Ugwuanyi, IG’s wife to launch POWA skill acquisition, event centre
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Princess Asamau Idris, wife of the Inspector-General of Police, were set to launch Police Officers’ Wives…
Communal clash: Normalcy returns to Igbo-Etiti
Enugu State Police Command said on Friday that normalcy had returned to Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State after…
Enugu Govt approves N1.5b for rehabilitation of roads
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved N1.5 billion for the reconstruction of 14 critical roads in Enugu metropolis and…
National convention: PDP to work with any chairman elected – Fayose
The eight contenders for the National Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to work with any of…
Committee on Education to ensure proper equipping of colleges in Enugu State
The Enugu House of Assembly Committee on Education says it will ensure that vocational institutions in the state are adequately…
Enugu Debt Management Bill passes first reading
The Enugu State Debt Management Bill No. 11 of 2017, on Thursday scaled first reading at plenary of the House…
State grants financial support to 700 traders
No fewer than 700 traders in Enugu State have received N10.5 million under the traders’ empowerment scheme of the government.
Enugu compiles directory on community leaders
The Enugu State Government says it is compiling a directory of community leaders to improve security and other services in…
ICT varsity: Enugu govt. approves expansion
The Enugu State Government has approved land for the expansion of the proposed campus of the ICT University in the…
Lassa fever: Govt. amass drugs to tackle disease
The Enugu State Ministry of Health, on Monday, said it had stock-piled drugs and other consumables to tackle any possible…
Suspected car snatchers nabbed in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu says it has arrested notorious car snatchers on Nsukka Road near Enugu.
Bishop nabbed over multi-million Naira fraud in Enugu
Police in Enugu State have arrested Bishop Ginika Obi for allegedly defrauding members of the public of over N500 million.
August Meeting: State prepares health communicators for breastfeeding campaign
The Enugu State Government has embarked on the training of health communicators on how to effectively deliver exclusive breastfeeding campaign…
80 amputees receive artificial arms, limbs from State First lady
Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, wife of Enugu State governor, on Wednesday donated artificial arms and limbs to 80 amputees in Enugu.
INEC to partner with State Police Command to ensure smooth operations
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday called for closer partnership with the Police command in Enugu State to…
FG inaugurates ecological projects in Enugu, address of climate change effects
The Federal Government says it is aware of the challenges of climate change and was determined to address its effects…
State passes amended Basic Education Bill
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the amended Enugu State Universal Basic Education Bill.
S/Africa-based group plans 10,000 housing units in Enugu State
The Enugu State Union in South Africa said on Thursday that it was partnering with a firm to build 10,000…
NDLEA nabs 356 suspected drug traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Zonal Command in Enugu State arrested 356 suspected drug traffickers in six months,…
NSCDC appeals for patrol vehicles for effective operations
Enugu State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has appealed to the state government and corporate organisations…
State to sustain surveillance on CSM, Lassa fever – Director
The Enugu State Government says it will continue to use massive publicity to sustain health surveillance alert on Cerebro Spinal…
CBN to empower 20,000 farmers in 2017
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will empower 20,000 farmers in Enugu State in 2017 under its Anchor…