R-L: Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, Barr Pius Akutah, Managing Director of Lekki Port, Mr. Wang Qiang and Adesua Ladoja, MD/CEO of Lagos Free Zone The Managing Director of Lekki Port, Mr. Wang Qiang had called for the intervention of the port economic regulator; Nigerian Shippers Council in reviewingContinue Reading
From right: ES/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Dr. Pius Akutah MON, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, author of the book and former DG NIMASA, Mrs. Mfon Usoro, President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and one other stakeholder at the public presentation of the book. The Executive Secretary/CEOContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with the Roman Catholic Church on the emergence of Pope Leo XIV as the Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the church. In a statement on Thursday, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said his principal also prayed for the successful tenure of the newContinue Reading
•Senate moves to tackle killings as retired military chiefs, Reps lament insurgents’ use of sophisticated arms Retired military generals have again called on the Federal Government to urgently equip the Nigerian Armed Forces, amid growing concerns over the resurgence of terrorists’ attacks and killings in the North-East. This comes asContinue Reading
Electricity generation companies want President Bola Tinubu to hasten the plan of meeting with the firms over the N4.7tn power sector debt to the Gencos. While saying there is no date fixed for the meeting yet, the Gencos want the meeting to take place as soon as possible. In aContinue Reading
Eight members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday announced their defection from their political parties to new ones. Six lawmakers from Delta State formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), while two lawmakers from Enugu State left the Labour Party to join theContinue Reading
The League of Maritime Editors (LOME) has called on the Federal Government to grant the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) full autonomy and introduce a fixed tenure for its leadership to strengthen governance and reform efforts. In a statement signed by its President, Mrs. Remi Itie, and Public Relations Officer, Mr.Continue Reading
The Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 18 hear a suit by Sterling Bank and its subsidiaries challenging the House of Representatives’ authority to investigate the management of funds in the accounts of two of its customers – Dr. Innocent Usoro and Miden Systems Limited. The plaintiffs –Continue Reading
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a Nigeria First economic policy targeted at prioritising the use of locally manufactured goods and services in all government procurements. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this on Monday after the FEC meeting in Abuja. Mohammed said the policyContinue Reading
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, at the weekend visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, lauding him for what he described as assembling a ‘capable leadership team’ at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. During the visit, Dangote highlighted the appointments of Bashir Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer andContinue Reading