Brown Ideye was on target as Enyimba defeated Kano Pillars 2-1 in a thrilling matchday 34 encounter in Aba on Saturday.
Joseph Atule opened scoring for Enyimba 10 minutes before the break.
Substitute Naibe Akpesiri reduced the deficit for Kano Pillars nine minutes from time.
Enyimba moved to seventh position on the table with 49 points from 34 matches.
Pillars remain in ninth position with 47 points from same number of matches.