Enugu Airport: Easter deadline suspended because of workers’ withdrawal from site for COVID-19, says Aviation Minister
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Tuesday, announced suspension of ongoing rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.Senator Sirika, who made the announcement when he inspected the airport, said procurement was suspended because workers of the construction company, PW, handling the project left the site to be with their families owing to
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COVID-19: ENUGU GOVT DIRECTS PUBLIC PLACES TO OBSERVE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PERSONAL HYGIENE
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has directed all public places including banks, markets, supermarkets, shopping malls, hotels, Pharmacy shops, eateries, among others, to immediately observe the highest level of personal hygiene, including the use of sanitizers and hand washing materials. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Ifeanyi Agujiobi, stated that
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FG roads debt: Senate to assist Enugu govt’s reimbursement
The Senate Committee on Works has assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State that it will liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to ensure reimbursement of N23.7 billion being owed the state on outstanding certified expenditure in respect of rehabilitation of federal roads in the state. Responding to a passionate appeal by Gov. Ugwuanyi
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Breaking News! COVID-19: Enugu govt directs closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools
As part of proactive safety measures arising from the global Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the Enugu State Government has directed public and private primary and secondary schools in the state to conclude all activities in their various schools and shut down on or before Friday, March 27, 2020. In a statement by the Secretary to the
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COVID-19: Enugu govt takes proactive steps, approves N330m, relocates state Isolation Centre to ESUT Teaching Hospital
The Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved the sum of three hundred and thirty million Naira (N330m) to prevent and/or tackle the scourge of Coronavirus – COVID-19 in the state in case of an outbreak. Briefing newsmen after a meeting with the EXCO to update it on the level of preparedness in case of
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We‘ve appropriated N3.4 billion for SME industries in 17 LGAs -Ugwuanyi …Says launch of Coal City Rice, seven other Agric products underway
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Friday, said his administration has appropriated the sum of N3.4 billion in the 2020 budget for the establishment of a Small/Medium-sized Industry in each of the seventeen (17) local government areas of the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the 31st Enugu International Trade Fair,
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Newly inaugurated ESUT Governing Council backs return to multi-campus status
The newly inaugurated Governing Council of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has endorsed the decision of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to return the institution to the multi-campus University it was originally meant to be. Speaking after the Governing Council was inaugurated by Gov. Ugwuanyi, at the Government House, Enugu, on Tuesday, the
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Gov. Ugwuanyi inaugurates newly-elected council chairmen amid excitement
Tasks them on performance, accountability Reiterates govt’s commitment to LG autonomy Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Monday, inaugurated the newly-elected Chairmen of the seventeen local government areas in the state and their deputies amid excitement, charging them not to betray the overwhelming confidence reposed in their leadership capacities and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
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Enugu LG Polls: PDP wins all chairmanship, councillorship positions
As party thanks electorate, congratulates its candidates Following the successful conduct of the Local Government elections in Enugu State, on Saturday, the State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), has declared candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners of Chairmanship and Councillorship seats contested in all the 17 Local Government Areas and 260 electoral wards in
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