BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Umar Muhammed, said the dam’s regulated water releases would commence yesterday According to the statement,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Opposition continues to mount over the emergence of Callistus Okafor as the new factional National Chairman of the Labour Party. In two separate interviews, the National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, and the Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disownedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The number of fatalities from Sunday’s accident along Saminaka Road in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 25. This is according a statement by the sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kaduna State, Corps Commander Kabiru Nadabo, who said that ten additional victimsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced a disaster relief fund in Maiduguri, Borno State, to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. He said the relief fund is already expedient as the climate becomes more unpredictable and many places in the country are vulnerable toContinue Reading
…Affirms Adeniyi demonstrates exemplary commitment to achieving the Board’s laudable objectives BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has applauded the integrity and transparency of the Comptroller General of Customs CGC, Adewale Adeniyi, noting that the Customs Arrowhead has demonstrated exemplary commitmentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ebonyi State, Onyebuchi Chukwu, says the ruling party is not doing the right thing to assuage the sufferings of Nigerians occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy. Chukwu, who was Nigeria’s Minister of Health under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, made thisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidential Committee on the Sale of crude oil and Refined Product has announced that loading of the first batch of petrol from the Dangote Refinery will commence on Sunday, September 15. A member of the committee and Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), ZacchContinue 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
…As Effedua urges NIMASA to assist in engaging trained Cadets onboard ships for seatime training BY GODWIN OBI Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has urged the National Assembly to see the need for constant review of the Suppression of Privacy and Other Maritime Offences Act 2019Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola on Tuesday, reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to maritime safety and modernization of Nigeria’s ports infrastructure, identifying safety, as the cornerstone upon which all maritime operations and business success rest. He also commended the message of theContinue Reading