BY GODWIN OBI The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the conduct of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State. “What happened over the weekend in the name of election in Edo State does not in any way represent the democratic process weContinue Reading
BY ROLAND EKEMA The Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES) has expressed dissatisfaction at the current state of shipping activities the country, especially the lack of single digit interest loans for operators and the dearth of qualified engineers and master mariners. The President of AMES, Engr. Israel Obadan, disclosedContinue Reading
The Borno State government has given an update on the pledges and actual donations from corporate entities, state governments, state and national assembly members, individuals, and non-governmental organisations for the victims of the recent flood in Maiduguri. Flood waters have displaced more than one million people in and around Maiduguri,Continue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPC Ltd., has released estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit PMS, also known as Petrol for September 2024 pricing obtained from the Dangote Refinery in its retail stations across the country. According to a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications OfficerContinue Reading
Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Jibril Abba (3rd left); Executive Director, Large Enterprises, Bank of Industry, Ifeoma Uz’Okpala (2nd left); Director, Cabotage Services, NIMASA, Kabiru Murnai (left); Director, Legal Services, NIMASA, Aishatu Jidda (right) and others during a visit by theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday. “The death toll is 30,” National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Ezekiel Manzo told AFP a day after water from an overflowingContinue Reading
Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni, Kanwnan Katsina District Head of Ketare BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni has commended the Katsina State Government for the establishment of Zakkat and Waqaf Board. The commendation was contained in statement signed by the mediaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Oil’s main international benchmark fell below $70 per barrel on Tuesday, the first time it has done so since the end of 2021, amid mounting concerns about slowing global growth. Meanwhile, global stock markets diverged as traders assessed the outlook for interest rates in the United StatesContinue Reading
…Maiwada says Anti-smuggling led to the interception of 7 PMS trucks, sealing of 12 retail outlets, and seizure of 466,000 litres of petrol BY GODWIN OBI Last month, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recorded a whooping N277.5 billion in import duties. The Customs image maker, and National Spokesman, Mr Abdullahi MaiwadaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Also summoned on Thursday at the Presidential Villa is the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over theContinue Reading