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

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

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