President Bola Tinubu on Friday confirmed the appointment of Femi Gbajabiamila the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as his Chief of Staff. The president also appointed George Akume, the immediate past Minister of Special Duties and former Benue State Governor, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, a former […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday, declared a nationwide strike from Wednesday next week. The union disclosed this during its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held in the Federal Capital territory, Abuja. The meeting was not unconnected to the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent hike in the pump price […]
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has revealed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has concluded an arrangement to have one of the four refineries repaired and operating at an optimal level before the end of the year. Kyari made the revelation when he visited the party secretariat […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has received support from the House of Representatives to disburse the $360 million Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF) to qualified Nigerian shipowners. A committee of the House, in its report, gave the nod for disbursement, at the end of an investigation which was chaired by Hon. (Barr.) […]
AP Moller Terminals led by its Vice President Mr. Martijn Van Dongen leading a 4 -man delegation, paid a courtesy visit to Nigerian Shippers’ Council at its headquarters in Lagos on Friday. Dongen said the essence of the visit was to strengthen collaboration with Nigerian Shippers’ Council, the port economic regulator. During the visit, APMT […]
Polaris Bank CEO, Adekunle Sonola, has reiterated the transparency in the divestment process that led to the acquisition of the Bank in a sent e-mail to the staff over a media report on the ownership of the Bank. Last year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it completed the sale of Polaris Bank to […]
The immediate past Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr.Hassan Bello, has been conferred with the prestigious National Honours Award of Order of the Niger (OON) while the former Director, Commercial Shipping of the Council, Mrs. Shall-Holma received the same OON for her contributions to the development of the nation’s transportation sector. Bello, […]
Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has, for the third time, stepped down hearing of the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) against the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A report has it that the petition was stepped down by the court following a poor schedule of documents being sought to […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday told Service Chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies to crush anyone involved in oil theft, saying that his administration will not tolerate such menace. The President also said as far as he is concerned, Nigeria should not go on her knees as a result of security challenges while […]
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Kayode Fayemi, is currently been interrogated by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged laundering of N4 billion. Fayemi was said to have arrived at the EFCC facility in Ilorin, Kwara State, at about 9:40 am on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Fayemi, through his lawyer, Adeola […]
