Dr. Kayode Collins Farinto, the Acting National President of the Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA),, has been honored with the prestigious Frontline International Leadership Award for being Most Influential Freight Forwarder of the Decade, from 2012 to 2022. A statement issued by the Executive Director of Frontline Media Int’l. Mr.Continue Reading
•Port users decry mounting refuse on Apapa port roads BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria is said to be losing an estimated $15billion annually due to congestion and other maritime related issues at the nation’s seaport. This is even as port users lamented mounting refuse dump on Apapa port access roads recentlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has appointed a special investigator Jim Osayande to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Activities. This was contained in a letter signed by the President and addressed to Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). “InContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI West African leaders on Sunday gave the military junta in Niger one week to cede power, warning they did not rule out the “use of force”, and imposed immediate financial sanctions. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and reinstatement” ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that in the next 9 to 12 months, there will be a swift change in the fortunes of Nigeria. The Vice President, who gave the assurance in St. Petersburg, while addressing the Nigerian community in Russia, said he believed in theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have arrested a “bandit kingpin” identified as Jabi Ruwa and some suspected gang members in Dambala village of Sokoto State, while a separate operation in Zamfara State left one bandit killed A top military source who preferred anonymity told Channels TelevisionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has reiterated the need to restore peace and put an end to insurgency in the South-East, while echoing calls for the extradition of Finland-based separatist Simon Ekpa over the illegal Monday sit-at-home order. This came a day after the SenateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI At least six people have been reportedly killed and 40 others abducted by bandits in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Although the police and the Kaduna State Government have yet to comment on the incident, the Chairman of Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives UnionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Leaders of some socio-cultural organisations in the country yesterday assessed President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, describing the list of the proposed cabinet members as comprising a mixture of the good and the bad. The groups noted that some of the nominees were sound and worthy of their nominations,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Army on Friday revealed that troops arrested a former soldier suspected to be supplying weapons to Boko Haram members in Bauchi State. “On 18 July 23, troops arrested one suspected gunrunner at Boi in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State,” the Army said inContinue Reading