Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to commence the process for the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), which could see indigenous ship owners accessing more than $400 million in strategic funding. NIMASA, in alignment withContinue Reading
As predicted by economists, Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 24.23% in March 2025, according to the official government data source, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The rise in the country’s inflation rate, from 23.18% back in February 2025 to 24.23% in March 2025, reflected a major increase inContinue Reading
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the 2027 presidential election will be between Nigerians and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and not the APC versus his party, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “The 2027 election won’t be PDP versus APC; it would be Nigerians versus APC.Continue Reading
As Reps Committee Slams ETO Call-up As “Electronic Fraud” Compt Babatunde Olomu The Apapa Customs Area Controller, Compt Babatunde Olomu has confirmed that a high capacity scanning machine is currently being installed at the shipside of APM Terminals, one of the foreign concessionares at the Apapa Port. Olomu confirmed thisContinue Reading
Abuja, Nigeria – April 13, 2025 – The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola CON, has approved the appointment of Dr. Bolaji Akinola as his Adviser on Media and Communications. Dr. Akinola, a highly respected maritime and corporate communications expert, brings over twenty-five years ofContinue Reading
Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday dismissed speculations of a possible merger of parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Forum also lamented the alarming worsening security situation in Nigeria as evidenced in parts of the country, especially in Borno, Katsina and Edo States. The ChairmanContinue Reading
Niger Delta human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, says Rivers State Administrator, Ibok Ete Ibas’ actions in the state are contrary to what President Bola Tinubu said he sent him to do Ibas, Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff from July 2015 to January 2021, was appointed by Tinubu as the AdministratorContinue Reading
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Chief Bode George, has warned the party risks collapse if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerges as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Speaking yesterday in an interview on National Television, monitored by our correspondent, George said: “If heContinue Reading
A total of 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The suit filed by the governors also challenges the declaration of a state of emergency rule in Rivers State.Continue Reading
A showdown is likely today between the police and a group of protesters in Lagos, Abuja and some other capital cities, such as Ibadan and Port Harcourt. A massive deployment of security men is expected across the country. The police warned that it would not take kindly to a protestContinue Reading