The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, Charles Igwe, has lamented the “underpayment” of the staff of the university. Mr Igwe, a professor, spoke during a press briefing at the Enugu Campus of the UNN on Tuesday as part of activities to mark the institution’s 52 convocation ceremony to be … Read more
The CEO of the Nigeria Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, has highlighted how Nigerians can tackle rising unemployment and end the country’s economic hardship. Nigerians have been battling severe economic hardship in recent times as prices of commodities continue to increase. The country’s unemployment rate surged to 5.0 per cent in the third quarter of … Read more
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has vowed to track down hoodlums who attacked Nimbo, a community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported that suspected herders invaded the community on Sunday evening and shot sporadically, killing at least five people, including a child of about two years old. ‘It’s unacceptable’ Mr Mbah … Read more
A former Nigerian senator, Ayogu Eze, is dead. He died on Thursday aged 66. Mr Eze represented the Enugu North District between 2007 and 2015. He won his elections and served as a senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). But he died a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) having … Read more
The Nigerian army has confirmed the murder of a woman by a soldier in its barracks in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria. Last week, there was a report that Muhammad Adamu, said to be a repentant Boko Haram member enlisted in the army through the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), allegedly murdered a woman at the … Read more
A community in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, has resorted to invoking deities to stop frequent attacks and killings by pro-Biafra gunmen in the area, PREMIUM TIMES reports. The community, Enugu-Ezike, which is in the Igboeze-North Local Government Area of the Nigerian South-eastern state, had been witnessing frequent attacks and killings by the pro-Biafra gunmen. Multiple … Read more
A former Peoples Democratic Party senator from Enugu State, Chukwuka Utazi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Utazi, who represented Enugu North District in the 9th Senate under the PDP platform, was received into the APC on Saturday during a meeting of the APC leaders at the party secretariat in Enugu. The Chairperson of the APC … Read more
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has said his administration will begin the generation and distribution of electricity in the state by the end of 2026. Mr Mbah spoke on Saturday during a Town Hall meeting with residents of the state at the old Government Lodge in Enugu. The governor said that the plan to … Read more
Police in Enugu have arrested a suspect notorious for robbing residents using a toy gun. Police spokesman in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, stated on Sunday in Enugu that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday and was arraigned on Friday. Mr Ndukwe stated that police operatives arrested the 28-year-old-suspect in collaboration with a Neighbourhood Watch Group … Read more
The Chairperson of Nsukka Local Government Area in Enugu State, Walter Ozioko, has spoken on what local government authorities in Nigeria should do to address worsening economic hardship in the country. Nigerians have been battling severe economic hardship in recent times as prices of commodities continue to increase. Many families are struggling as a result … Read more
