MARITIME LABOUR: NIMASA, MWUN RESTATE COMMITMENT TO CONSTANT STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT
· Jamoh deserves a second tenure – Comrade Adeyanju BY GODWIN OBI The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, have restated their commitment to continuous stakeholder’s engagement as an effective tool to maintain the peace which the nation’sContinue Reading
Vote for me because I’m competent, not because ‘it’s my turn’ — Obi
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has told Nigerians not to vote for him based on ethnic or entitlement sentiments, but on the competence he comes with. The former Anamabra State Governor stated this during the Presidential Town Hall series organized by Arise TV on Sunday. According to Obi, heContinue Reading
Nigeria to become Third most populous country by 2050-UN
BY GODWIN OBI A United Nations, UN, Report says Nigeria is likely to be the third most populated country in the world by the year 2050, joining the ranks of some Asian countries as China and India believed to be the most populous nations in the world. Nigeria’s current populationContinue Reading
Constituency Project Stink: How lawmakers pad budgets, make billions
•Programme gulps N2trn in 21 years •Inside the ICPC damning reportitor BY GODWIN OBI AND JAMES AKINOLA 21 years after senators and members of the House of Representatives forced the Executive to insert Special Intervention Projects (SIP), known as constituency projects, into the budget, it has been one problem afterContinue Reading
Police rescue 50 stranded foreigners in Lagos building
BY GODWIN OBI At least 50 persons, some of them children from neighbouring African countries, were, yesterday, rescued from a duplex on Omola Road, in the Edemola area of Epe, Lagos. News filtered around Epe and the entire Lagos State that the rescued persons, foreigners, were kidnapped and kept inContinue Reading
CDS Musa Orders Probe As Four Senior Officers, 12 Soldiers Killed In Delta
The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has ordered a probe into the tragic killing of four senior officers and 12 soldiers in Delta State. It was gathered that the slain military personnel responded to a distress call after the communal crisis between the Okuama and Okoloba communities, both inContinue Reading
Constitution amendment: Southern, Northern Senators renew hostilities
Godswill Akpabio • State Police, Resource Control, Fiscal Federalism, others as new battlegrounds • How S’West lawmakers orchestrated ‘counter coup’ against Northern counterparts BY GODWIN OBI Less than one year after the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, Senators from the North and their counterparts from the South are headingContinue Reading
Tin Can Customs Consolidates On Revenue, Rakes In N240.302BN In Two And Half Months
CAC Nnadi fielding questions from journalists at the press briefing. BY OUR REPORTER The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has the premier role when it comes to the performance of the statutory functions as provided in the Customs and Excise Management Act. The Command whichContinue Reading
Nigeria’s inflation hits 31.7%
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 31.7 per cent in February from 29.9 percent recorded in January 2024. The figure indicates an increase of 1.80 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in its latest CPI and inflation report released on Friday. The figure indicates that in February, the rateContinue Reading
Nigeria at war against kidnappers, says First Lady
BY GODWIN OBI The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on the lawmakers to enact security related laws to stem the tide of kidnappings, saying the nation is at war against criminal elements. She reiterated her call for stiffer penalties for kidnappers in the country. “We should look into theContinue Reading
Nigerian Shippers’ Council unveils registration portal for service providers
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has launched a registration portal for providers and users of port services operating at Onne Port, Rivers State. NSC Executive Secretary, Barr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima, said that the launching of the portal was in line with the mandates the council to registerContinue Reading
Military Vows To Rescue Abducted Kaduna Schoolchildren
BY GODWIN OBI The military has vowed to rescue the over 200 schoolchildren who were recently abducted by bandits in Kaduna State. While addressing a press conference in Abuja on the activities of the Armed Forces in the last two weeks, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General EdwardContinue Reading
Subsea Cable Damage Affects Internet Services In Nigeria, Ghana
BY GODWIN OBI Telecommunications subscribers and bank users were stranded for hours as the disruption paralysed digital transations and internet communications. According to one of the world’s leading financial news organisations, Bloomberg, the West Africa Cable System, MainOne and ACE sea cables — arteries for telecommunications data — were allContinue Reading