BY GODWIN OBI The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a former Minister Of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay a fine of N200,000 for being absent at his re-arraignment or stand the risk of having his bail revoked. Justice Daniel Osaigor gave the order on Wednesday, saying thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI All roads leading to Abakaliki, the state capital of Ebonyi, will be wide open on Friday, 15th October 2021, as Kassie Braun Memorial Schools will be formally inaugurated. The inauguration of the school, which is first of its kind in the country, will be chaired by theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to cut the N26 billion presidency budget for the construction of the presidential wing at the State House Medical Centre, local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, ‘sitting allowance’, and ‘welfare package’, and to useContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Chairman and Chief Executive of Bonny Way Motors Ltd, Chief Boniface Nwachukwu, has appealed to the Federal Government to fix Nigerian Roads to reduce armed robbery and kidnapping of motorists and their passengers on the roads, even as he also urged the government to ban movementContinue Reading
…….As Maritime Stakeholders Call For Proper Harnessing of Ocean Resources The Minister of Niger Delta affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Minister of State for Transportation senator Gbemi Saraki have jointly called on African countries to take advantage of the blue economy for sustainable development of their countries. This was as Stakeholders in theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The South-East Governors Forum has said that the ‘Ebube Agu’ security outfit will be established in all southeast states before the end of the year. The governors said this as part of their eight-point agenda during a meeting that took place at the Enugu State Government HouseContinue Reading
· – Jamoh pledges to Reward Professionalism BY GODWIN OBI The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the appointment of three new Directors, Mr. Eric OJI, Mr. Dimowo Heaky, and a former spokesman of the Agency, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi. Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members across the country to resume work fully from Wednesday. President of the association, Dr Dare Godiya Ishaya, announced this on Monday while briefing reporters in Abuja following the suspension of the strike by resident doctors whichContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governors of the South-South have resolved that states in the region should join the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) challenging the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by states. This formed part of the resolutions reached at the meeting of the South-South Governors’Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Strike Force of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 15 sacks of pangolin scales weighing 1,014.5kg with a Duty Paid Value of over N1.7bn in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retired), disclosed this on Monday during a press conference in Ikeja, theContinue Reading