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
A total of 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The suit filed by the governors also challenges the declaration of a state of emergency rule in Rivers State.Continue Reading
A showdown is likely today between the police and a group of protesters in Lagos, Abuja and some other capital cities, such as Ibadan and Port Harcourt. A massive deployment of security men is expected across the country. The police warned that it would not take kindly to a protestContinue Reading
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stepped up its fight against fake medicine with the appointment of Cotecna Inspection Services as a Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis (CRIA) agent in India. The move is party of the agency’s intensified efforts to prevent the importation ofContinue Reading
A longlist of notable politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are in talks to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This is according to the SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election Adewole Adebayo. Adebayo said Atiku and Obi’sContinue Reading
• Stakeholders demand block African response • Naira slides to N1,625 to dollar • CBN intervenes with $197.71m to cushion forex pressure Nigeria has no cause to over react to the wave of new import tariffs introduced by the Trump administration in the United States, economic experts warned yesterday. TheContinue Reading
Dayo Mobereola’s first year as Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been marked by transformative changes, strategic reforms and innovative partnerships. Appointed in March 2024, Mobereola brought his reputation as a technocrat and PhD holder in transport economics to the Nigerian maritime industry. With aContinue Reading
Kanwan Katsina 111 District Head Ketare leading his contingent on the second day of the Sallah Durbar in katsina The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, mni, has commended the Katsina State Government for its commitment to reviving the century-old tradition of the Sallah Durbar inContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday announced that it had reopened the Bridgehead Drug Market in Onitsha following a month-long closure aimed at sanitising and enforcing regulatory measures in the pharmaceutical trade. The market, which includes Ogbo Ogwu and three adjoining market places,Continue Reading
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has issued an order restraining the police, the Department of Security Services (DSS), security services and others from arresting Edison Ehie, the suspended Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The court presided over by JusticeContinue Reading