BY ADOLPHUS DURU The naira depreciated yesterday to N1,205 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,185 per dollar last Friday. However, the naira appreciated to N864.29 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N864.29Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts. After coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger since 2020, the Economic Community of West African StatesContinue Reading
Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala during a visit by the NIMASA DG to the Naval headquarters in Abuja BY GODWIN OBI The DG NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR paid a working visitContinue Reading
L-R: Chief Timothy Okorocha, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo, CAC, Oyo/Osun Command ,Dr Charles Okorefe, of the Maritime University , Delta State, Prince Olayiwola Shittu at the League of Maritime Editors 25 years Anniversary, which held in Lagos. BY GODWIN OBI/ CHIGOZIE EZEH The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has clarified that henceforthContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The League of Maritime Editors (LOME) has tasked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, as a matter of credible task, encourage the immediate disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to deserving indigenous shipowners and other allied shipping practitioners. President of the League of Maritime Editors (LOME),Continue Reading
BY ADA EZEH The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has expressed readiness to receive their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, after the Supreme Court ruling on December15. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement, yesterday, urged IPOB members to remain calm and peaceful, while waiting for the judgement. In theContinue Reading
File: Leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu a court session. BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Onitsha branch has said it is expecting the rule of law to thrive this time around in the final determination of the treasonable charge against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Wahab Hammed, a ward Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state, to a one-year jail term or in the alternative a fine of N1m. Justice Ismail Ijelu sentenced theContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The National Youth Council of Nigeria, North-West zone chapter and hundreds of young Nigerians of North, yesterday stormed the National Assembly over the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday. The Youths who converged on the National Assembly, Continue Reading
Mr Adegboyega Oyetola – Minister of Marine and Blue Economy BY ADA EZEH At least, the League of Maritime Editors (LOME) has received the confirmation that the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola will physically present at its her anniversary celebration which will hold in LagosContinue Reading