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July 27, 2022 No Responses

Reps Amend CBN Act To Stop Governor From Partisan Politics

The House of Representatives has passed a bill after the second reading to stop the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from participating in future elections in the country. Rep. Sada Soli, the sponsor of the Bill at...

July 27, 2022 No Responses

Adeleke Constitutes 37-Member Transition Committee

The Osun Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke (PDP) has constituted a 37-member Transition Committee to facilitate a smooth transition to his administration on November 27, 2022. A statement issued by the party’s Director of Media, Oladele Bamiji, on T...

July 27, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Reiterates Commitment To Tackle Boat Mishaps

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is putting measures in place to avoid the reoccurrence of boat mishaps in the country. The Managing Director of NIWA, Dr George Moghalu said this at a news conference on Tuesday, following the recent...

July 26, 2022 No Responses

NLC To FG: Resolve ASUU Strike Or Face Total Strike

Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Cross River Council, Mr Ben Ukpepi on Tuesday disclosed that the union would embark on a total strike if the Federal Government failed to resolve the lingering issues with the Academic Staff Union...

July 26, 2022 No Responses

NLC Protest: LASG Urges Motorists To Remain Calm, Receives Letter From Protesters

The Lagos State Government has urged motorists to remain calm despite the protest rally of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ikeja and its environs. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde made this known in a statement issued in...

July 26, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Inaugurates Expert Team On Maritime Security, Strategy

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated the Expert Level Planning Team (ELPT) of the Agency to draft the National Maritime Security Strategy (NMSS) to sustain the Agency’s succe...

July 26, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Appoints Biu As Acting FRSC Corps Marshal

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Dauda Biu, as the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), following the retirement of Mr Boboye Oyeyemi. Oyeyemi said this when he handed over to Biu at...

July 25, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Condoles Family, Niger Over Boat Mishap

The National Inland Waterways Authority( NIWA) has condoled the government and people of Niger State over the recent boat mishap which occurred at Shiroro Local Govt Area on Saturday, July 23, 2022. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of NIWA, Mr...

July 24, 2022 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct Owner Of Titilayo Hospital In Oyo

Suspected gunmen have abducted the owner of a private clinic, Titilayo Hospital in Gbede, Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Saturday that the man, simply identified as “Baba Rasheed”, who owns.....

July 24, 2022 No Responses

Woman Stabs Husband To Death In Adamawa

The Adamawa Police Command has arrested Caroline Barka, a 20-year-old housewife, for stabbing her late husband, Barka Dauda, to death. Mrs Barka is a resident of Angwan Tamiya in the Madagali Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued...

July 23, 2022 No Responses

2023: 15 Parties Jostle For Lagos Governorship Seat

Fifteen out of 18 political parties in Nigeria are jostling for the governorship seat of Lagos State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that this is contained in details of candidates and political parties contesting the number...

July 22, 2022 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, MD Zenith Bank Plc, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele at the 2022 Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar in Lagos.

July 22, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Wades Into APMT, MWUN Dispute

The management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has appealed to striking dockworkers at APM Terminal to give the Council the necessary atmosphere to resolve contending issues. Executive Secretary, NSC, Emmanuel Jime, who led the management team dur...

July 19, 2022 No Responses

OPINION: BOBOYE OYEYEMI: THE LAST MAN STANDING BOWS GRACEFULLY OUT OF FRSC

By ACM Bisi Kazeem, fsi — When he was appointed as the first internally groomed Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) by former President Goodluck Jonathan on 23rd July 2014, the emergence of Dr Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi...