BY GODWIN OBI Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Maruwa (Retd) has charged other Heads of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to consider targeting the assets of drug cartels as a veritable tool that will weaken criminal networks.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has emerged winner of the 2020 Zik Prize in Public Policy. Making the announcement on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, in Lagos, the Chairman, Selection Committee Zik Prize 2020, Professor Pat Utomi said the capacityContinue Reading
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BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said the country is taking proactive steps to address its exposure to the threat of ballast water because of the high tanker traffic in its waters. Director General of the Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, stated this in LagosContinue Reading
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Nigeria’s maritime sector is set to reposition the Nigerian maritime sector by convert it’s numerous shipping potentials into economic gains, even as stakeholders team-up to address the numerous shortcomings in the sector at the forthcoming Nigerian International Maritime Summit (NIMS). Stakeholders shared this optimism at a press conference ahead ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new members to the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was disclosed in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday. The President appointed George Abang as secretary of the board. Other appointees include Lukman Mohammed,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. He made the request in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday on the floor of the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. InContinue Reading
The police have arrested nine suspects linked to kidnapping and supplying of fuel and food items to bandits. A 22-year-old disabled man identified as Buhari Haruna of Kankia Local Government Area Katsina State was among the suspects. Haruna was arrested on August 28, 2021, at about 12:00 pm after heContinue Reading
Frontline Reporters BY GODWIN OBI 30 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys,’ have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kwara State. The arrest made by the operatives attached to the Ilorin Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency followed a stingContinue Reading