Birthday wishes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY I’m wishing you laughter each single dayOverflowing blessings along the wayPromotion in your carrierFriends to give you cheersDreams to keep you goingAnd all the best this life could bringHAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAYMay the joy, kindness, Laughter and wonder that you spread each and every day of your lifeContinue Reading
NIMASA, NiMet Close Ranks to Fill Gaps, meet IMO Audit requirements/
–Our members not responsible for distortion of LPG market – MOMAN BY GODWIN OBI Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have initiated joint effort to close gaps identified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during its last mandatory audit of the country’s maritime industry.Continue Reading
Oil gains for 5th day amid supply constraints
Oil prices rose for a fifth straight day on Monday with Brent heading for $80 amid supply concerns as parts of the world sees demand pick up with the easing of pandemic conditions. Brent crude LCOc1 was up 92cents or 1.2per cent at $79.01 a barrel by 0208 GMT, havingContinue Reading
Buhari Doesn’t Hate Igbos, He Will Release Nnamdi Kanu – Air Peace Chairman, Onyema
By Godwin Obi The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has expressed hope that President Muhammadu Buhari would release Nnamdi Kanu, a pro-Biafra activist. Onyema said Buhari would release Kanu if approached properly. The business mogul spoke at an event in Lagos over the weekend. Onyema stressed that the presidentContinue Reading
Japan committed to partnership with Nigeria – Ambassador Kazuyoshi.
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NIWA Inaugurates Taskforce To Reduce Incidents of Boat Mishaps, Aquires 20 Patrol Boats
…Kickstarts Electronic-Registration of Boats BY GODWIN OBI The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Thursday inaugurated a taskforce to patrol and enforce waterways protocols in the Lagos area, even as the agency commissioned three patrol boats that would monitor the waterways. The taskforce is made up of officials from NIWA, LagosContinue Reading
FG, States, LGs Share N696.965bn, As VAT Revenue Hits N166.228bn
BY GODWIN OBI The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N696.965 billion as federation allocation for the month of August. Oshundun Olajide, a Deputy Director of Information at the Office of Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. This comes asContinue Reading
Amaechi commends NIMASA’s wreck removal initiative – Says, Maritime sector now open to huge investment opportunities
BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, on Friday flagged off the National Wreck Removal exercise in Lagos, with a declaration that the maritime sector was being opened up for great investment opportunities with the exercise. Amaechi extolled the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration andContinue Reading
Shipping practitioner urges NIMASA to prioritise capacity building of local operators. – Says several Nigerian owned ships have been grounded.
Chief Isaac Jolapamo BY GODWIN OBI Foundingg president, Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA), Chief Isaac Jolapamo, has taken a swipe at the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) accusing it of not doing anything about developing the nation’s shipping industry. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, Jolapamo said despite theContinue Reading
Drug War: Assets Confiscation Will Weaken Cartels – Marwa
BY GODWIN OBI Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Maruwa (Retd) has charged other Heads of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to consider targeting the assets of drug cartels as a veritable tool that will weaken criminal networks.Continue Reading