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Nimasa takes over continental shipyard
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the Modular Floating Dock. The areas include but not limited to the dolphin jetty, waterfront of the jetty adjourning the slipway,…
Read More »Tinubu removes restriction on students loans, approves buses for tertiary institutions
President Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. This is in furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning. This is contained in…
Read More »Full Text of President Tinubu’s Broadcast On Current Economic Challenges
AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am…
Read More »Lagos govt reacts to purported mass burial plan for 103 casualties of 2020 #EndSARS incident
Lagos State Government has reacted to some social media publications about a purported mass burial plan for casualties of the 2020 #EndSARS incident saying the the issues was deliberately being misinterpreted Dr Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in a statement said “peddlers of the news are deliberately misinterpreting…
Read More »Fuel Price Hike: Oil marketers want FG to focus more on palliatives for Nigerians
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has urged the Federal Government to focus more on effective and sustainable palliatives for Nigerians to ease their hardship. Mr Olumide Adeosun, the Chairman of MOMAN, gave the advice during a workshop training for energy correspondents on Tuesday in Lagos. Adeosun said…
Read More »Maritime Security: US coast guard undertakes peer review of Nigeria maritime domain
The United States Coast Guard says it is committed to Nigeria’s quest to implementing the International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) Facility Code in line with acceptable global best practice. Lt. Cdr. Jonna L. Clouse who is leading a team from the US Coast Guard in Nigeria for peer review,…
Read More »N500bn palliatives: Kano govt faults mode of distribution
The Kano State Government has faulted the distribution of the Federal Government’s allocation of N500 billion through the Bank of Industry to support small-scale industries across the country’s geopolitical zones. Governor Abba Yusuf made the complaint during a meeting with representatives from the Kano Cooperative Society at the Government House…
Read More »NAFDAC vows to prosecute drug hawkers nationwid
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to prosecute drug hawkers nationwide, saying such drugs are dangerous to the health. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known at the launch of NAFDAC Media Sensitisation Workshop On Dangers of Drug Hawking…
Read More »Reps to probe Customs, NPA, NIMASA, NRC, RBDA over ‘illegal’ auctioning of govt properties
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has resolved to probe what it regards as illegal auctioning of the Federal Government properties by Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Others agencies allegedly involved are: the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) River Basin Development Authority (RBDA) and Nigeria Customs…
Read More »Nigeria: Court admits Abba Kyari to N50m bail in alleged Asset declaration breach
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, admitted suspended DCP Abba Kyari to a N50 million in a charge filed against him and two others by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NDLEA had filed the 24-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022…
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