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L-R: Executive Director Operations, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Engr. Fatai Taiye Adeyemi; Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Jibril Abba; Former President, Dockworkers Union, Comrade Uzor Ije Ukaumuna; President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju and Chairperson, Seaports Terminal Operators of NigeriaContinue Reading

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BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA Crude oil refiners and other players in the downstream sector have stated that the dollar charges on locally refined Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, coupled with the cost of importing crude are major reasons for the high cost of the product whenContinue Reading

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BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s imports from Malta reached a record high of N766.81bn in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure marked a sharp rise, placing Malta as Nigeria’s fifth-largest import partner for the period, accounting forContinue Reading

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BY GODWIN OBI The Ogun 1 Customs Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko had a leadership change on Tuesday as the erstwhile Area Controller of the command, Comptroller JF Ojo retired and handed over the command’s leadership to Acting Comptroller M. Salisu Shuaibu.In his speech at the handing over/taking overContinue Reading

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BY GODWIN OBI Abia State Government has commenced community engagements to communicate the government’s intentions to the people of the Nsulu clan in the Isialangwa North Local Government Area on the proposed citing of Abia airport in their community. The Chief of Staff to Governor Alex Otti, Calab Ajagba, announcedContinue Reading

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BY GODWIN OBI The airline’s Chief Operating Officer (COO),  Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Lagos. Olajide said that N7 million is required to purchase 4,000 litres of jet A1 (aviation fuel), which is currently sold for N1,400 per litre. She added that forContinue Reading