The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised International Oil Companies, terminal and jetty operators, and all other companies involved in stevedoring in the country to refrain from engaging unregistered dockworkers.According to NIMASA, all stakeholders,…
NCDMB, Shell JV Partners Donate Engineering Studio, ICT Hub To FUTO
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), with its joint venture (JV) partners, on Thursday unveiled world-class engineering design studios and an information and communication technology (ICT) hub at the Federal University of…
FG Restricts Ministers To Three-Vehicle Convoys
As part of the cost-cutting measures of his administration, President Bola Tinubu has restricted ministers, and heads of departments and agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. “No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement,”…
CNG: Stakeholders Laud NAJA’s Capacity Building Initiative
Key stakeholders in the Nigerian automobile industry have commended the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) for its initiative to organise a Training/Capacity Building Workshop on the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) scheme of the Federal Government.Some of the industry stakeholders said…
NNPC Reacts To Helicopter Crash
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited(NNPCL) has confirmed that it hired the helicopter that crashed into the river in Rivers State on Thursday.NNPCL in a statement issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Thursday said: “On the…
Nigeria Customs Unveils Unified Management System
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched B’Odogwu, a new Unified Customs Management System, starting with a pilot phase in Lagos at Port & Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML).While addressing Journalists at PTML Command on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, the Comptroller…
Microsoft Harps On AI As New Report Highlights 600m Cyber Attacks Per Day
Commercial Solutions Area Director and CTO at Microsoft South Africa, Colin Baumgart, has identified Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a pivotal ally in the fight against cybercrime.Baumgart explained that AI’s ability to analyse vast amounts of data at lightning speeds enables…
Meet Sunday Dare, Tinubu’s New Special Adviser On Public Communication And Orientation
Sunday Akin Dare, appointed as the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on October 23, 2024, served as the Nigerian Minister of Youth & Sports from 2019 to 2023.He previously held the position…
New Vatican Ambassador Arrives Nigeria
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael F. Crotty, appointed on Tuesday, 16 July, 2024, by His Holiness, Pope Francis, has arrived in Nigeria at the Nunciature/Vatican-Holy See Embassy in Abuja.
Nigeria Drops Charges Against Binance Executive
The Federal government has dropped all charges against an executive at Binance Holdings, Tigran Gambaryan on health grounds. Gambaryan has been facing a money laundering trial from detention since April. A Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), announced the…
Oyetola, 30 Others Survive Cabinet Shake-Up
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday rejigged his cabinet, sacked five ministers, redeployed ten and appointed seven fresh nominees as ministers to replace the sacked ones. Tinubu appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, three months after his inauguration. The Senate immediately…
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The Lagos State Chairperson, Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Mrs Abiola Ishola, presenting a gift to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Olawale Ishola, during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner at the Lagos Command, Ikeja on Wednesday, October…
Akwa Ibom Announces N80,000 Minimum Wage
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, announced a new minimum wage of N80,000 for state government workers.The Commissioner for Information in the state, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.Mr Ememobong explained that the…
Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday sacked five of his ministers.He also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation.Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, three months…