…Mulls withdrawal of 300 NSDP Cadets from Centurion University, India By Seun Ibiyemi In a significant move to boost maritime safety, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced a collaborative effort with the National Inland Waterways Authority…
President Bola Tinubu has officially enacted a bill that significantly raises the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in Nigeria by 300 percent. This new legislation, which was approved by the Senate in June, will result in the Chief Justice…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has incurred an estimated N1.55 trillion in interest payments for the 12 successful Treasury Bills (T-Bills) auctions conducted in the first six months of 2024. The interest costs in 2024 were approximately 654.7 percent higher…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, Mr. John Jenkins has raised concerns over the delay of port concession renewal in Nigeria. Port & Cargo terminal is one of the…
By Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim The first $15 billion was already spent on Nevada’s Yucca Mountain megaproject until the Obama administration scrapped the project! A total of $65 billion, including damages, was spent on Yucca, and the ground was covered back…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that additional seaports charges slammed on cargoes by terminal operators at the Apapa Port is a major reason why importers opt for road or barge haulage of their cargoes instead of rail haulage.…
By Adeyanju Esther The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,on Tuesday arrested two suspects for vandalism and impersonation. At the Command’s headquarters on Kobape Road, Abeokuta, Commandant David Ojelabi reported that Oluwatobi Salami, aged 30,…
The removal of Nigeria’s fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu has sparked widespread anxiety and debate. Isa Sanusi, Acting Director for Amnesty International Nigeria, has voiced concerns about the severe impact this policy shift is having on millions of Nigerians.…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it will forgo N188.37 billion in import duties following the Federal Government’s directive to remove tariffs and other import duties on key food staples. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this…
…Commits vocational, technical training Bill 2024 to committee stage By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Hon Samuel Eyiba from Ahoada West Local Government Area of the State and four other commissioner-nominees…
