The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is ramping up its collaboration with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to develop policies that...
In a robust display of advocacy, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) successfully recovered over N527 billion from various shipping companies and terminal operators last year. This significant sum was reclaimed following a series of disputes with...
Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island, a court said Thursday. The Togolese-registered ship Hongtai was detained by the coast guard...
President Bola Tinubu recently met with Ogoni leaders to discuss the recommencement of oil operations, which had been suspended since 1993 due to widespread unrest caused by environmental pollution. A coalition of 17 Ogoni...
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), at its meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu. The motion was moved by Gov. Hope...
For the second time in February, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price of premium motor spirit (petrol), cutting it from N890 to N825 per litre. This N65 per litre reduction follows an...
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has vowed to drag General Ibrahim Babangida, rtd, to court over alleged human rights abuse. Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, was one of those who were...
Bandits have killed four people and reportedly kidnapped the Vice Chairman of Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Bala Muhammad Maijidadi and several others in the area. The coordinated attacks took place...
The Senate has said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) consistently frustrates its investigation into the ₦30 trillion Ways and Means Advance and the Anchor Borrowers’ programme under former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate Ad-hoc...
In today’s world, where titles and accolades often overshadow the importance of genuine character and values, Chidi Anyaegbu stands out as a remarkable example of integrity and principled leadership. The recent rejection of his...
At the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), emphasized the importance of the newly simplified export processes tailored for traders and investors. He urged...
In an exciting development for Nigeria’s maritime sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Shipping, Swedish company Stena Bulk, and Caverton Marine have officially launched a joint venture aimed at revolutionizing maritime transportation in...
In a recent statement, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday, the National Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), addressed the ongoing confusion surrounding the purported suspension of the party’s Senator and National Assembly members....
The Presidency on Tuesday said former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai feels hurt over his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said it is time...
Njiko Igbo Forum, an affiliate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has demanded the sum of N100 trillion from the Nigerian Government on the account of injustice suffered by the Igbo people from 1966 till date. The...
The United States has published a list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Program, VWP. The United Kingdom has been removed from the program but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list,...
An All Progressives Congress chieftain, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on the Federal Government to release monthly allocations to the court-reinstated APC-elected local government chairmen in Osun State. Oyintiloye made this appeal in a statement...
A panel set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to solve the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly is set to submit its report. The panel, headed by Bisi Akande, has Olusegun Osoba and...
rOn Sunday, February 22, 2025, family, friends, and well-wishers gathered at The Establishment Hotel in Lagos to honour the one-year remembrance of the late Bishop Festus Oluwole Adepoju. This poignant event, organized by his...
Award-winning investigative journalist David Hundeyin has revealed that activist Deji Adeyanju and the leader of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, are “controlled opposition” posing as social change advocates while being funded by foreign foundations....
The Nigerian Navy has ramped up its efforts against crude oil theft and piracy, resulting in the seizure of 26 sea-going vessels and the arrest of 215 suspects throughout Nigeria’s maritime domain and the...
Two unregistered and highly addictive opioids illegally imported into some West African countries from India have been banned by the Indian Food and Drug Administration. Last week, a BBC Eye investigation exposed how Aveo...
Fuel scarcity looms in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria as tanker drivers have stopped fuel loading over alleged harassment by officials of the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Transportation. Also,...
The Qadi of the Shari’ah Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Justice Abdurraheem Sayi, has stated that approval of state authorities or traditional rulers is not needed for Muslims to establish and operate Shari’ah arbitration...
According to Vatican News, the latest statement is a standard update indicating that there were no significant changes in his condition overnight. The phrase “the night passed peacefully, and the Pope has rested” suggests...
CBN recently introduced new charges, stipulating that ATM withdrawals made at machines owned by a bank but located outside its branch premises would attract a ₦100 fee per ₦20,000 withdrawal. Withdrawals from ATMs at...
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has announced that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won all the local government and councillorship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in the state. The...
In a notable political development, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai met with the state executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday. This meeting, attended by El-Rufai and his former Chief...
Nollywood legend and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to apologize to Ndigbo, on behalf of the Federal Government, for atrocities against them all these years. Okonkwo said he had made...
The Federal Government has engaged the services of a Turkish firm, Asisguard, to secure the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway and the borders for N55.2bn ($36.5m). The agreement was recently signed by the company’s General Manager, Barış...
In a proactive effort to enhance collaboration and operational effectiveness, Comptroller Benedict Oramalugo, PhD, the Customs Area Controller of Seme Area Command, recently undertook a series of courtesy visits to influential traditional leaders and...
The National Economic Council (NEC), barring any last-minute changes, will convene today (Thursday) to deliberate on the official stance of states regarding the creation of state police. The council, which comprises all 36 state governors...
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has, for the first time, publicly admitted that MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential election. In his revealing memoir, ‘A Journey in Service’, launched in Abuja on...