•As electricity workers threaten shutdown on Wednesday EFE MODESTUS Baring any last minute interventions by the Federal Government, workers in the electricity sector may carry out their threat to shut down the sector from Wednesday, by August 17, 2022 over the  refusal of the market operator to fund the paymentContinue Reading

•Development troubling, but not unexpected –OPS BY GODWIN OBI The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 19.64 percent on a year-on-year basis in July. Semiu Adeniran, the Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in theContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI Scores of terrorists were feared killed and several others wounded after a tactical team of police officers repelled their attack on Dadawa and Barkiya villages in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State. During the fierce encounter with the terrorists, the police team successfully recovered 74 Sheep,Continue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Jamoh has revealed plans by the Federal Government to visit the newly built Damen shipyard in Kenya, in order to create an alternative solution for Nigerian shipowners on acquiring vessels. Apparently, Dutch company; DAMEN Shipbuilding,Continue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI As an effort to ensure that Nigeria takes full advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) through the newly built Lekki Deep Seaport in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced plans evolve a new tariff regime that would encourage tran-shipment and transit cargoesContinue Reading