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Army Chief charges troops to remain steadfast, united, committed to defending Nigeria

Army Chief reaffirms Commitment to troop welfare, professionalism

Ojochenemi Onje Jul 04, 2026

Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army's commitment to strengthening troop welfare......

PFIPC scandal: Adeniyi Adeyemi saga raises concerns over FG, NASS's oversight

BusinessDay Jul 04, 2026

The recent exposure of the existence of a fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and Presidential Economic Advisory Council, allegedly...

Former Benue SSG shot dead by kidnappers

Adeola Ajakaiye Jul 04, 2026

…Salifu death signals urgent need for North-Central highway security overhaul David Salifu, the former Secretary to the Benue State Government,...

Buni receives International recognition for Good Governance, impactful leadership

Olatunji Omirin Jul 04, 2026

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State Government has been honoured by the Africa Leadership Organisation (ALO) under the auspices...

Fire razes popular Bode market in Ibadan, destroys goods worth millions, as traders count losses

Remi Feyisipo Jul 04, 2026

An early morning fire razed parts of popular Bode Market in Ibadan, Oyo State destroying goods worth millions of naira....

Zulum calls for enforcement of anti-deforestation laws

Zulum releases N5.81bn to clear gratuity backlog for retirees, deceased workers

Olatunji Omirin Jul 04, 2026

…Pledges improved welfare for LG employees Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has presented cheques worth N5.81 billion to pay...

Documents show SGF processed requests for office space from ‘fake’ presidential council

Taofeek Oyedokun Jul 04, 2026

Official documents have raised fresh questions over the Presidency’s insistence that the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) never...

Exposed: Everything to know about man who created fake agency and got budgetary allocation

Taofeek Oyedokun Jul 04, 2026

The Presidency has issued a detailed statement explaining how it says a man, Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, allegedly created and operated...

SGF documents show 'fake agency' existed despite FG's denial

Wasiu Alli Jul 04, 2026

Fresh official documents have raised questions over the presidency’s insistence that the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) never existed,...

Oriire Abduction: Oyo govt denies payment of ransom to kidnappers

Remi Feyisipo Jul 04, 2026

The Oyo State Government has denied reports claiming it paid ransom to secure the release of pupils and teachers abducted...

Osun LG workers resume duties after 11 months of strike

Ijesa North monarchs endorse Olajengbesi’s 2027 house of representatives bid

kenneth Athekame Jul 04, 2026

Traditional rulers in Ijesa North, under the auspices of the Ijesa North Traditional Rulers’ Council in Oriade Local Government Area...

Leather bags for women are Nigeria’s emerging fashion staple

Lagos, UNDP move to position fashion, leather MSMEs for African, global markets

Taofeek Oyedokun Jul 03, 2026

The Lagos State Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a two-day Fashion, Leather and Creative Enterprise...

Meet Geraldine Ekoh, MiVA’s trailblazer with a perfect 5.0 CGPA

Charles Ogwo Jul 03, 2026

Behind every outstanding achievement is a story of determination, sacrifice, and consistency. For Geraldine Ekoh, that story culminated in a...

Board of Directors for the Bank of Agriculture (BOA)

FG inaugurates BOA board, charges members to drive food security, job creation

BusinessDay Jul 03, 2026

The Federal Government has inaugurated a new Board of Directors for the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to reinforce corporate governance...

Enugu wins Infrastructure, IGR Awards at BusinessDay States Competitiveness Awards 2025 …Mbah says ‘Enugu has a lot of success stories to tell in 3 years’ Regis Anukwuoji Enugu State has shone brilliantly at the BusinessDay States Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) 2025, carting home the Infrastructure Development Competitiveness Award and Outstanding Performance in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) Award. Governor Peter Mbah, represented by the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Benjamin Osita Okoh, and the Executive Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Nnamani, received the awards on behalf of the state government in Abuja, Thursday night. Presenting the awards, Frank Aigbogun, publisher/CEO of BusinessDay Media Limited, said Governor Mbah had impacted public infrastructure in a way that goes beyond just playing politics. “In the last six months, I have had the opportunity of travelling to Enugu three times. The first time I visited in January, my taxi driver was eager to take me around. That caught my imagination. I began to ask questions and I began to look around. “One thing I found especially quite interesting was that Governor Mbah did not set aside everything that he met, which could have been a waste of public resources. He looked at what is good and he rebuilt them; the ones that were not completed, he completed them. “Two things that struck me because I had to ask a question, where does he get the money? I saw good roads, and I don’t mean good roads in the major highways, I mean good roads even in the communities that are far away from the prime areas of the state capital, Enugu. “I thought that that is a very good example of a private sector person, who knows what to do with resources, because if you use resources well, you get more from little and that is what the governor has done. And for that, Governor Mbah is receiving this award. He has impacted public infrastructure in a way that goes beyond just playing politics,” he stated. Speaking, Okoh thanked BusinessDay for recognising the Mbah Administration’s efforts at rewriting the narrative of the state, stressing that Enugu had a lot of success stories to tell in just three years. He, however, described the awards as a motivation to do more, noting, “as the governor always says, you ain’t seen nothing yet.” Okoh went on to reel out some of the achievements of the administration, saying that “Enugu State has witnessed an unprecedented infrastructural revolution, the type we have never seen since the advent of this present democracy in 1999.” “Projects that were inherited even from governments that left office in 2007- for instance, the International Conference Centre, Mbah has completed it. Hotel Presidential, the flagship hotel of the old Eastern Region, and the Nigergas Company, which has remained moribund for over 30 years, have been revived. “Being the commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in the state, I can stand here confidently to say that no government since 1999 achieved what Governor Mbah has achieved in three years. “I can say that in terms of road construction, in just three years, we have done far more than double what any other government did in eight years. No government in Enugu since 1999 did up to 600Km of roads in eight years. “Under Governor Mbah, we have 267 smart schools across the state and 260 Primary Healthcare Centres to our credit. “We are developing the New Enugu City, a world-class smart city. The present Enugu City is about 14,000 hectares, while the New City is approximately 10,000 hectares. To put this in perspective, the New Enugu City is almost the same size as Paris, Milan or Barcelona, making it one of the largest planned urban developments in Africa. “The New Enugu City is also larger than Manchester or the entire Phase One of the Federal Capital City, Abuja, which comprises the districts of Asokoro, Maitama, Maitama Extension, Wuse I (Zone 1 – 7), Wuse II, Garki I (Area 1 – 11), Garki II, the Central Business District, Three Arms Zone, Guzape I, and Guzape II. “This is the first time a state in Nigeria would be undertaking an integrated infrastructure development, which is what we have in the FCT where all the facilities in the modern city are underground, and telecommunications lines- the fibre optics, the electrical cables, water pipes, everything is underground. It is not just a vision; the projects are already ongoing.” According to the commissioner, “There is no particular sector that Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has not touched, be it tourism, security, agriculture, education or even transport sector where the administration floated Enugu Air, built five ultramodern transport terminals and launched over 150 CNG buses.” It is also recalled that the Mbah Administration has disrupted the state’s IGR space, where he used reforms and technology to grow the state’s IGR exponentially from N26.8bn in 2022 to N37.4bn in 2023, N180.5bn in 2024, and N406.7bn in 2025, with tax revenue accounting for just N51.5bn or 12.6 percent of the 2025 IGR proceeds. Meanwhile, BusinessDay is Nigeria’s leading business newspaper and the SCIA recognises and celebrates states that have demonstrated exceptional performance in governance, economic development, infrastructure delivery, investment promotion, and the creation of an enabling environment for businesses and citizens to thrive. …………………………………………. Caption: L-R: Frank Aigbogun, publisher/CEO, BusinessDay Media Limited; Benjamin Osita Okoh, commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, and Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, executive chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), at the event.

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