BY GODWIN OBI Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called for caution over the Tax Reform Bills, asking Nigerians to digest the content before passing judgement on them. President Bola Tinubu’s transmission of the bills to the National Assembly has elicited heated debates among Nigerians. The northern region hasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s maritime industry is in an uproar as key players lash out at port reforms they say have systematically sidelined indigenous operators, eroded local content, and handed control to foreign interests. At the high-stakes PortNews Summit 2024 in Lagos, stakeholders painted a grim picture of a sectorContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has come under fire for sending cadets to low-quality maritime institutions abroad through its National Seafarers Welfare Development Programme (NSDP). Stakeholders at the PortNews Summit 2024, held at the Rockview Hotel in Apapa, Lagos, have called for a reevaluationContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Borno State deputy governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 air passengers escaped death when an ill-fated Max Air aircraft engine caught fire midair 10 minutes after it took off from the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport Maiduguri, the State capital. The incident, which occurred at aboutContinue Reading