BY GODWIN OBI The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has faulted the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over electricity bands and migration plans The labour leader questioned why some people should be in Band A and others in lower bands, saying that the practice is discriminatory.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have met the Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, behind closed doors in Port Harcourt following the ongoing crisis rocking the party in the state. It was gathered that the high-powered delegation led byContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA Construction work has intensified on the $1.96 billion Kano-Maradi rail project despite the strained relations between the Federal Government and the military junta in Niger after a lull. The Nigerien government had accused the Bola Tinubu administration of plotting to destabilise the francophone country. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, MARTINS DURU It appears that troops are steadily closing in on notorious terrorist kingpin Bello Turji, following a series of recent bombardments on his hideouts by the Nigerian military. In the last few weeks, the military has intensified operations targeted at Turji’s known hideouts, which has beenContinue Reading
Wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice has been released from the United Kingdom’s prison. Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court over charges related to organ harvesting. A source who craved anonymity told Channels Television that Mrs Ekweremadu,Continue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Despite the crisis rocking the opposition Labour Party (LP), its legal adviser, Kehinde Edun, says the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, is still with the Julius Abure camp. Obi was at the meeting convened by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State in SeptemberContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI In a move that promises to shake up the Nigerian shipping industry, the much-anticipated International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) is finally slated for launch in the second quarter of this year, setting the stage for a new era of efficiency and oversight at the nation’s ports. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI In a high-stakes budget defense on Tuesday, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, revealed a staggering truth: the N11.7 billion allocated for his Ministry in the 2025 budget is far from sufficient to address Nigeria’s vast marine economy challenges. Oyetola, addressing a JointContinue Reading
Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, Kanwan Katsina 3rd ‘mni’ signing the handing over documents of the Ambulatory motorcycles donated by Mercy Corps to Kankara Local Government BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has expressed deep appreciation on behalf of his people toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024, representing an increase of 5.97 per cent (N8.02tn) compared to N134.3tn in June 2024. The debt, comprising external and domestic obligations, reflects the significant impact of exchange rate depreciation on external borrowings when convertedContinue Reading