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The Women’s Wing of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Nigeria has elected executives to run the affairs of the wing. Elections into various offices were conducted during the 7th International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Women Delegate Conference held in December, 2024. The elected executives are as listed below: 1).Comrade ( sister) Funmi Fasan – […]
The Port of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) has decided to hold the cargo ship laden with ammonium nitrate offshore while it reviews safety concerns raised in the community and the local media. It is a continuation of the drama that began in September with bulker Ruby and now with the cargo transferred […]
Bomb explosion at the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Kuchibuyi village, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, has been confirmed by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to have left two people dead and two others injured. The explosion, which occurred on Monday, January 6, at approximately 11:00 am, involved an improvised explosive device (IED), according […]
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has described a report in a leading maritime newspaper on election for the successor of its Presidential General, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, whose tenure will expire a few months from now as baseless and inaccurate. In a rejoinder jointly signed by its Head Media, Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna and […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Elediye over illicit drug shipment. A statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi announced on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect was arrested on Jan. 1 in her […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Elediye over illicit drug shipment. A statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi announced on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect was arrested on Jan. 1 in her […]
Algeria’s shipbuilding industry is poised for a revamp with the government hoping to tap domestic shipyards for upcoming procurement deals. The Algerian Defense Ministry has previously revealed plans to build Chinese Type 056 corvettes at local shipyards. In mid-2020, the Algerian Navy placed an order for six Type 056 corvettes with China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding […]
Sea Empowerment Research Centre, a maritime group, has said that Nigeria Maritime industry in 2024 boasted necessary fundamentals enough to engineer growth and development if properly harnessed. It however noted that the industry is hampered by several challenges including the issue of safety and security with piracy, sea robbery and illegal bunkering, while highlighting the […]
Beginning from Monday, 6 January, 2025, Oyo State Government will start distributing letters of appointment to 5,600 newly recruited basic school teachers in the state. The distribution exercise will take place at Local government Universal Basic Education Authorities, LGUBEAs situated in all localr government areas across Oyo state. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education […]
The new Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda has pledged to improve on the performance of the outgoing Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana mni. He stated this during the handover ceremony by the outgoing Permanently Secretary to him at Ship House, Abuja. According to Aduda, the MOD is […]
