Day: December 25, 2024

By Tony Adibe Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has congratulated the Christian faithful on the occasion of Christmas, urging the people of Enugu State and Nigerians in general to embrace love, peace and unity as they commemorate the birth of Christ, describing the virtues as the real essence of Christmas. This was contained in Governor Mbah’s Christmas message to the Christian faithful on Tuesday wherein he also emphasised the importance of peaceful coexistence in nation-building. He acknowledged the socio-economic challenges faced by the country at the moment and encouraged…

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Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has signed the N971bn Enugu State 2025 Appropriation Bill into law, insisting that his administration would diligently implement the budget to achieve the target of exponential economic growth and inclusive prosperity for the state. The budget comprises N837.9bn Capital Expenditure, representing 86 per cent of the budget, and a Recurrent Expenditure component of N133.1bn, representing only 14 per cent of the budget, with education getting N320.6bn, representing over 33 per cent and largest share of the total budget for the second consecutive year.…

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The Chairman, Senior Staff Union of the Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN), Enugu State College of Education Technical,  ESCET Chapter, Comrade Chinwe Ani, has expressed gratitude to the state Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for paying the balance of four months’ salary arrears owed the workers of the college by the previous administration. According to her, “this gesture has brought immense relief and restored morale. We appreciate the Governor’s commitment to the welfare of ESCET workers and his understanding of the challenges and hardship this had made the workers…

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The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has advised residents of the state to celebrate responsibly, and extend love and care to their neighbours, especially the less privileged. The Commissioner gave the advice in a Christmas Message issued and signed on his behalf by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday in Enugu. Uzuegbu said that he had directed a massive deployment of the Command’s human, operational, intelligence, and traffic management resources for the Christmas celebration and beyond. He said: “This initiative aims…

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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) said that it has put measures in place to deliver timely and good electricity supply during this Christmas holiday period and beyond in the South-East. The company said that operationally, it has put in measures to ensure timely clearing of faults this period. The Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a release issued on Tuesday in Enugu, facilitated with Christians in the South-East as they celebrate Christmas. He advised residents of South-East to avoid unsafe acts that could result in electrical…

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Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, code-named, “Operation UDO KA” have neutralised suspected 13-armed members of pro-Biafra agitation and nabbed three kidnappers in the South-East Zone of Nigeria. The Spokesman of Operation UDO KA, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, said in a statement on Monday in Enugu that the feat was in furtherance of its clearance operations to make the South-East safe and peaceful throughout the yuletide. Unuakhalu said that the Force Commander of Operation UDO KA, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, had called on all well-meaning citizens to continue supporting the Joint Task…

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By Tony Adibe Rice farmers preparing for dry season farming in Enugu State have bemoaned the encroachment of cattle on their farmlands and destruction of the newly completed concrete canal facility at Ada Rice Irrigation System.   The multi-billion naira 22.45km long canal lining project was undertaken by the Federal Government under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-One (ATASP-1) with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The project was designed to provide steady water supply to the over 1,500 hectares of rice field for dry season farming in…

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed no fewer than 2,200 personnel and 17 patrol vehicles for yuletide special operation in Enugu State. The Commandant of NSCDC Enugu State Command, Dr Elijah Willie, disclosed this to newsmen in a press briefing in Enugu on Monday, which he titled: “Goodwill Message on the Yuletide and New Year Deployments.” The Commandant said that the already deployed 2,200 personnel included officers and men both on plain-clothes and uniform, adding that they had been deployed to every nook and cranny of…

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