BY GODWIN OBI Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has met with the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Sune Krogstrup, on the reported killing of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea by a Danish frigate. The meeting, which held in Abuja,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service Ogun1 Area Command has seized a total of 12 lorry loads of foreign parboiled rice and other contraband items valued at N172.9million in the last one month. The commendable exploit was coming in the wake of the relaunch of the command’s anti-smuggling campaign.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Beauty For Ashes is a unique book and indeed, a must read by all and sundry. In this interesting, revealing and incisive chat, the latest author in town, Miss Oluwatoyin A. Olojo revealed how she was inspired in clear and unmistaken language to write her book. NarratingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Anxiety is currently gripping air travellers, following recurring daily incidents stealing and vandalization of very critical aviation equipment in the nation’s aviation sector. The tension among became pronounced recently with observed absence of runway lighting at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, as well as stealing of critical aviationContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi has asked the Federal Government to stand up to its responsibilities and pay the salaries of the striking doctors. Speaking on behalf of resident doctors on Friday, Dr. Okhuaihesuyi criticised the Federal Government for failingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu took a veritable step towards making Lagos look sparkling, as he launched 102 newly acquired waste collection trucks along with 100 Double Dino Bins. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh was amongstContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi, By Godwin Obi Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said that the massive investment that had revitalised the Nigerian Railway Corporation was a “game changer” in the maritime sector. “I must commend President Muhammadu Buhari for investing so much intoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI There is palpable fear that following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recent ban on sale of forex to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, prices of petroleum products and other imports will increase out of proportions with the attendant increase in shipping costs from delays inContinue Reading
…Signs MoU with five states L-R: Special Adviser to Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Pharm. Callistus Emeka Duru; Director General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim; Director, Standard Development Directorate, SON, Mrs. Chinyere Egwuonwu and Deputy Director/Head, Public Relations, SON, Mr. Bola Fashina during SON capacity building workshop forContinue Reading
Igbo businessmen and women have been challenged to pull their resources together and develop the Igbo land, just as was done by the Fujians, a tribe in China, who built mega cities and contributed immensely to China’s Economic Development. A Nigerian born technological expert and University Don in Cleveland, Ohio,Continue Reading