BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has launched a Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) certificate licensing programme to enhance workforce skills and address Nigeria’s widening digital skills gap. During the unveiling of the programme on the Lagos campus of the institute, DBI President and CEO David Daser highlighted the importance ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI After a successful but challenging pilot run of the B’Odogwu modern initiative platform at the Port Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Area Command, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is preparing for a nationwide rollout. This move promises to revolutionize customs operations across the country, starting with key portsContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON, ADOLPHUS DURU, JAMES AKINOLA Tensions in Rivers State have escalated as Ijaw groups, including the Ijaw National Congress and the Ijaw Youths Council, issued a strong warning against the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The groups declared their readiness to defend Fubara’s mandate, cautioning that any moveContinue Reading
An economist, Paul Alaje, says the ongoing price war between the Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited will “erode abnormal profit” enjoyed by capitalists. “You may want to call it a price war but in economics, when a duopoly fights, it is the best for theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has initiated criminal proceedings against mobil telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and two others over their alleged hoarding of information requested by Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Listed as co-defendant with MTN, in a charge, now pending before the Federal HighContinue Reading
BY OGDWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 new directors across key departments in a significant leadership shakeups. These appointments affect crucial areas such as Monetary Policy department, Trade and Exchange Department, Banking Supervision, Payment Systems and Consumer Protection among others. This new appointments are comingContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, JOY OKON, JAMES AKINO0LA The 49-day reign of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly ended on Monday, when the lawmakers re-elected Mudashiru Obasa to lead them. The move is not unconnected to the resolutions of the mediating panel led by Chief BisiContinue Reading
…we have rescued kidnapped police officer’ BY GODWIN OBI A Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Modestus Ojiebe, has been abducted along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Abuja. According to sources, the senior officer attached to the Kwara State Police Command, was attacked while attempting to fix his vehicle which broke down nearContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI In a night of glitz and recognition, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, was honored with the coveted Sun Newspaper Public Service Award for his exemplary leadership and impactful contributions to Nigeria’s development. The star-studded ceremony, held on Saturday, March 1, 2025,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, JOY OKON, ADOLPHUS DURU, CHIGOZIE EZEH The Account-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, have commenced talks on the implementation of the July 11, 2024 Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy as direct allocation disbursement to theContinue Reading