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The National Universities Commission, NUC, has given full accreditation to Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, for her Law programme. In a letter to the ESUT Vice Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, noted that the report was contained in the result of the October/November 2024 accreditation…

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has been conferred with the Tax Compliance Award by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS. According to FIRS, the award was in recognition of ESUT’s outstanding tax compliance and meaningful contribution to FIRS goals in the 2024 tax year. The Service, therefore, enjoined other institutions within…

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, and the Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, have agreed to partner on all round sports development. While addressing ESUT Management led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, the General Manager of Rangers International FC, Barr. Amobi Ezeaku, disclosed that the Club has established an…

… CP Giwa reiterates commitment to sustained crackdown on hardened criminals The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four male suspects in separate sting operations for crimes ranging from armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms to cultism and drug trafficking. The operations, which also led to the recovery of two firearms and suspected “Loud”…

The Enugu State Government has inaugurated a high-level steering committee aimed at eradicating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across the state, reaffirming its stance of zero tolerance for such acts. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Government House, Enugu. The committee, chaired by the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, comprises…

… As Govt set to inject N13.7bn in tourism … Work starts on Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Awgu Games Village in earnest The Enugu Air, CNG Mass Transit Programme, and the ultramodern transport terminals all built from scratch by the Governor Peter Administration are to be launched for operation before the second anniversary of the government….

A Professor of Paediatrics at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Prof. Uchenna Ekwochi, on Thursday, identified inability to initiate and sustain respiration (asphyxia), prematurity and infection as leading causes of newborn mortality. Prof. Ekwochi, who is the Provost of the Enugu State University College of Medicine (ESUCOM) explained that if the…

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, on Tuesday, intensified efforts towards improving students research writing skills. In a workshop tagged “Students in Action: Writing Research Papers for Relevance,’’ organized for postgraduate and final year students of the Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Faculty of Biological Sciences, ESUT, the Vice Chancellor of…

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the release of the sum of N290.8 million for the payment of gratuities and related pensions of 37 state workers, who retired in the month of February 2025. Recall that the government had earlier settled the gratuities and related pensions of workers, who retired in January…

The member representing Nsukka/ Igbo-Eze South federal constituency of Enugu state and deputy chairman of the House Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Hon Chidi Mark Obetta has praised the security agencies in Enugu state for the prompt release of the nine persons kidnapped at Eburumiri area of Ibagwa-Aka community in Igbo-Eze South local government…