BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, on the victory of his party in the United Kingdom general election. A statement signed by his Special Adviser, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja, said Tinubu especially noted theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has acquired two new 80 tons bollard pull tugboats to enhance the berthing of vessels at the Dangote Refinery and Lekki Deep Seaport. The tugs christened MT IRAGBIJI and MT BAMA were commissioned by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI National Democratic Coalition (NDC) has described the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which re-instated the seats of the 24 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a low point in Nigeria’s democracy. The group said theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) tasked with strategising a way out of the current economic situation in the country. The Council has a mix of government officials, top private sector players, and consultants including President of the Dangote Industries Limited,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate, on Wednesday, raised an alarm over the influx of substandard Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel into the Nigerian market. In a matter of urgent national importance, Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong observed that on June 16, 2024,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Senators from the South-East have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to order the release of the detained leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the lawmakers claimed that unless Kanu is released, the social and economic activities in the South-EastContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Less than 48 hours after announcing the interception of container of arms at Onne Port, Rivers State, the Nigeria Customs Service again on Wednesday announced another significant seizure of arms and other military and Paramilitary accoutrements worth N1,568,907,386.48 at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Comptroller-General ofContinue Reading
Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, Pius Akutah inset with copies of the Agency’s email and telephone manual. BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Shippers Council has launched its new email and telephone systems manual for port operations.According to the council, this would streamline its operations and reduce paper usage. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a suspected kingpin of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State. The troops killed the kingpin and arrested two other notorious terrorists during multiple raids of IPOB hideouts inContinue Reading