BY GODWIN OBI The senate has confirmed the appointment of all seven ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, submitted to the upper chamber last week for accelerated consideration. This follows the screening of the nominees by the upper chamber on Wednesday. The screening exercised was held at the red chamberContinue Reading
HON. IKWECHEGH, MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House of Representatives has condemned the assault on a ride-hailing driver by a member of the lower lawmaking House. A video of Alex Ikwechegh assaulting Stephen Abuwatseya and threatening him had gone viral, prompting condemnations from Nigerians. Hours after the video emerged, theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Seven persons have been confirmed killed in a building collapse at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this when he inspected the site of the collapse along the Airport Road of the nation’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Sunday said the fourth body of the Port Harcourt crash victim has been recovered. NSIB spokesperson Bimbo Oladeji, in a statement on Sunday, said, “A floating body was retrieved from the water and was escorted by the Cameroonian Navy toContinue Reading
The report comes amid the incessant national grid collapse in recent weeks. This is according to the latest Africa Trade Barometer report which said the cost excludes spending on off-grid generators. “Economic losses arising from Nigeria’s electricity shortages are estimated to be USD 26 billion annually, without accounting for spendingContinue Reading
The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised International Oil Companies, terminal and jetty operators, and all other companies involved in stevedoring in the country to refrain from engaging unregistered dockworkers. All stakeholders, including dock labor employers and stevedoring companies, are encouraged to apply forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) have declared a seven-day warning strike, commencing from midnight on Friday (today). The latest strike comes after a fifteen-day notice of industrial action issued to the Federal Government. While addressing journalists in Abuja,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced Nigeria’s growth prospects over low crude oil production and severe flooding among other challenges currently bedevilling the country’s economy. The fund, in its recently published World Economic Outlook (WEO), noted that “Nigeria’s growth prospects for 2024 dropped to 2.9% fromContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu wielded his big stick on Wednesday, and like a surgeon in a theatre, he used his surgical knife, yanked off five ministers, redeployed 10 and appointed seven fresh nominees as ministers to replace the sacked ones as well as two others — Betta Edu who was initiallyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBIThe Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said it has recorded a revenue generation of N986.3bn between January and October 22, 2024.Customs Controller, Compt. Edera Nnadi, who disclosed this described the figure as very significant considering the fact that the entireContinue Reading