BY GODWIN OBI The Presidential Committee on the Sale of crude oil and Refined Product has announced that loading of the first batch of petrol from the Dangote Refinery will commence on Sunday, September 15. A member of the committee and Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), ZacchContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday. “The death toll is 30,” National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Ezekiel Manzo told AFP a day after water from an overflowingContinue Reading
…As Effedua urges NIMASA to assist in engaging trained Cadets onboard ships for seatime training BY GODWIN OBI Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has urged the National Assembly to see the need for constant review of the Suppression of Privacy and Other Maritime Offences Act 2019Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola on Tuesday, reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to maritime safety and modernization of Nigeria’s ports infrastructure, identifying safety, as the cornerstone upon which all maritime operations and business success rest. He also commended the message of theContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER The Benue government has revealed the invasion of snakes in some of the Internally Displaced Persons camps across the state. The alarm was raised on Wednesday by James Iorpuu, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). During the distribution of relief materials to IDPsContinue Reading
From left: The NSA, Nuhu Ribadu in a warm handshake with the Customs CG, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR. BY OUR REPORTER The National Security Adviser NSA, to the president, Nuhu Ribadu, has commended the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, for his commitment to enhanceContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A former National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, says just as the military was booted out of power over 25 years ago, Nigerians will vote out President Bola Tinubu come 2027. Lukman, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics TodayContinue Reading
Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni, Kanwnan Katsina District Head of Ketare BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni has commended the Katsina State Government for the establishment of Zakkat and Waqaf Board. The commendation was contained in statement signed by the mediaContinue Reading
Says Nigerians can’t bear hardship The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Tuesday, lamented that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is becoming indifferent, insensitive and unresponsive to the plights of Nigerians. Adams in an open letter titled ‘President Bola Tinubu, time is going’, also said the presentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Following the successful completion of the initial phase of its capitalisation programme, FCMB Group Plc has applauded the support of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Group Chief Executive Officer of FCMB Group Plc, Ladi Barogun in a statement statedContinue Reading