It was a day of glamour, gratitude, and grandeur as the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) marked its 25th anniversary in the Nigerian maritime industry with a monumental celebration in Lagos. Amidst cheers and an air of purpose, the association showcased its achievements, raised a remarkable N100Continue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Ondo State Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Lucky Ayedatiwa, is so far leading in 13 local government areas as the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the results of Saturday’s governorship election. The State Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, who isContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to implement the order of the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group to release the IPOB leader. Ejimakor said the president should not followContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s external debt may rise to $45.1bn by the end of 2024 as the Federal Government advances plans to secure additional external funding. The Debt Management Office revealed in its latest report that the country’s external debt stock increased by $780m in the second quarter of 2024,Continue Reading
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By Godwin Obi The Governing Council of the Federal University, Lokoja, has approved the dismissal of four lecturers on account of examination misconduct and sexual misconduct. Our correspondent gathered that the governing council gave the approval at its Second Council Meeting on Thursday. This is coming on the heels of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has appointed Daniel Bwala as his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications. Bwala’s appointment was contained in a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga who also said Tinubu named three other persons as director-general of various agencies. “The Special Adviser on Public CommunicationsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned the gifting of houses to judges by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The minister had in October flagged off the Design and Construction of 40 Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District in the nation’s capital,Continue Reading
Modernisation, Refo …Assures NCS of support, by providing it with necessary pol BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has honoured activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni martyrs, saying his government will address the historical grievances. The administration of a former Head of State late Sani Abacha executed Saro-Wiwa, and other activists in 1995 after they were accused of murder. Others wereContinue Reading