BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said that INTELS Nigeria Limited waived $193 million as part of efforts to resolve the stalemate on the service the pilotage contract with the federal government.The NPA insisted that the agreement reached with INTELS was done in national interest adding that revenueContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has been urged not to approve an alleged plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to build a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter dated December 2, the group – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances bound for Europe, United Arab Emirates and Asia. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the illicit substances intercepted included various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed inContinue Reading
A Professor of Political Science, Jideofor Adibe, has knocked the Federal Government over its “bloated” number of delegates at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Adibe, who spoke to newssmen, said, with about 1,000 delegates sponsored by the government to the two-week summit, the compassionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) has fined the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) N500 million over misstatement in its audited financial statements for the year 2018. The FRC, in notice to the agency, tagged ‘Suspension and Restatement of NIMASA’s Audited Financial Statements,’ stated thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, UAE, said Nigeria is taking a significant step towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future, which will inspire nations worldwide. The President spoke at a high-level meeting with stakeholders and investors on the Nigeria Carbon Market and ElectricContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A business advisory consultant, Wole Ogundare, says the 2024 budget proposed by President Bola Tinubu does not inspire hope when the projected GDP growth rate is compared to the population growth rate. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme on Saturday, Ogundare, who tagged the appropriation ‘budget ofContinue Reading
Nigeria will continue to engage with the government of Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar has said. Bazoum has not been released since the junta struck in the West African country earlier in the year. But TuggarContinue Reading
Daredevil armed robbers on Wednesday shot an accountant of the Ogun State Government, Taiwo Oyekanmi, and carted away with the government’s funds in Abeokuta, the state capital. Our correspondent gathered that Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance at the Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, had picked up an undisclosed amount of money fromContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The Nigeria Customs Service Ogun 1 Area Command has intercepted 975 rounds of live ammunition concealed inside five bags of locally produced rice at Imeko Afon in Ogun State. Briefing newsmen in Idiroko, the Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Ahmadu Shuaibu said the interception was madeContinue Reading