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
4th December 2024 BY GODWIN OBI. EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA, CHIGOZIE Following the controversy trailing the Tax Reforms Bills, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Justice to work closely with the National Assembly to address the concerns raised by Nigerians. The President, who is in South Africa, handedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI South African Government has relaxed its visa rules for Nigerian tourists and business people, saying they can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a lodger, Gideon Ebukwe by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode in the Sagamu Local Government area of the state. The police public relations officer Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident in a statement issued inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Police Force has detailed how a group of police officers corruptly obtained a total of ₦43,160,000 from a cargo worker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja last year. A statement by the NPF Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi on Wednesday, said the incidentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has called for an urgent redistribution of powers across Nigeria’s three arms of government, to enhance efficiency and national development. Agbakoba, who made the statement on Monday, criticised the over-centralisation of governance in Abuja, warningContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives rescued four children after busting a child trafficking syndicate in the Rumukwachi Community near Port Harcourt, the state capital. Also, the command said a suspect identified as Esther Anthony and an alleged accomplice had been arrested in connection withContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said that it is wrong to say that governors of the 36 states are against the Tax Reform Bills, explaining that they only wanted to get clarifications in some areas. Speaking during Channels Televisions Townhall on the Tax ReformContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has made its largest recovery in the history of the agency. In a statement on Monday, the agency said it recovered 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments in Abuja. “Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024,Continue Reading