BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency, on Wednesday, explained that President Muhammadu Buhari gave the nod for last-minute funds a few days away to handover to the administration of Bola Tinubu because the government needs funds to clear debts. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi AdesinaContinue Reading
By Asuquo Nuwak The Apapa Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed is making frantic effort to give Apapa Customs Command a new lease of life. The Apapa Area One Customs Command which is a flagship of Nigeria Customs Service, had in the first quarter of the year 2023, taken giantContinue Reading
By Asuquo Nuwak In demonstration of the Federal Government commitment to revitalize and ensure sustainability of the on-going railway modernization project President Buhari has commissioned the Kajola Locomotive Assembly Plant in Ogun State. President Muhammadu Buhari who commissioned the project, coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, expressed great pleasureContinue Reading
By Asuquo Nuwak The Minister of Transportation; Alhaji Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has commissioned 13 boats, an Administrative Building, Search and Rescue Clinic, belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The boats include: 5 new Search and Rescue/Pollution Control Boats, 4 staff ferries and 4 refurbished boats. TheContinue Reading
The League of Maritime Editors (LME) has concluded arrangements to honour the Transportation Minister, Alhaji Muazu Sambo and his Minister of State counterpart, Mr. Ademola Adegoroye.The honour for the two Ministers is in appreciation of their hard work and landmark achievements within a short space of their stay in theContinue Reading
Dr. Bolaji Akinola I finally found the time last week to read Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic titled “STEPPING ON TOES: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”. It is a small book that took only a few hours to read. The main body consists of just 143 pages while theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, on Tuesday braced up the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on what to expect after inauguration, saying running a government anywhere in the world is a tough job.Blair, however, expressed his readiness to support the incoming administration to succeed.The former PMContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has said he deliberately shut the country’s borders to encourage food production in Nigeria. While the move was heavily criticised, Buhari noted that Nigerians later appreciated it. He said this during the inauguration of the new Customs Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. “I deliberatelyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. After a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedlyContinue Reading
–NIMASA committed to sustainable maritime leadership role in Africa-Jamoh. BY GODWIN OBIThe Minister of Transportation, Engineer Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, in Lagos commissioned five enforcement boats and four ferries for staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Also commissioned were newly acquired gadgets to enhance communication between NIMASAContinue Reading