Towards the development of the indigenous shipping industry, Nigeria in 2003 enacted the Inland and Coastal Shipping Act, popularly known as the Cabotage Act 2003. Nearly a decade later, the country has yet to witness a reasonable implementation of the...
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to assist him and security agents in the country to curb terrorism across the nation. He also tasked the citizens in nation building and urged them to be vigilant in order to assist the law enforcement ag...
Operatives of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) code named “Operation Pluto Shield” intensified its security operations against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region with a multiple raid on over 218 illegal refineries along the waterw...
Spirited moves by some members of the House of Representatives to suspend budgetary allocations to local government caretaker councils has failed, as federal lawmakers at yesterday plenary instead limited their resolutions on the caretaker committees t...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday took custody of 11 people alleged to have been involved in oil bunkering, even as it took possession of a suspected oil bunkering vessel from the Nigerian Navy. In a statement signed by its Acting ...
As the last child in the Fayemi household, my arrival was heralded with song and dance. Although my birth elicited genuine excitement on the part of my siblings, it was for my mother a cautious welcome. My mother’s caution was understandable havi...
As from June 1, 2012 electricity consumers in the country will no longer pay for electricity metre supplied to them by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) commissioner in charge of governme...
Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has approved the implementation of new salary structure for doctors, with the aim of attaining an efficient health care system for the citizens of the state. Dankwambo disclosed this during the flag-o...
The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has ordered an immediate suspension of the recruitment of lawyers, engineers and other allied professionals into the service of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This according to the FCC follows seri...
Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam yesterday submitted 23 names of Local Government Caretaker committee chairmen to the Benue State House of Assembly for screening. The 23 local government chairmen, five of which have retained their former positions, ...
Mr. Hakeem Belo-Osagie, the chairman of Etisalat Nigeria, will on Thursday unveil Metropole magazine before the crème of the Nigerian society at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. Among those expected to grace the event are the Secretary to the Gover...
The Federal Government has abolished payment for electricity metres by consumers, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, has disclosed. Amadi who disclosed this in Abuja yesterday said provision has been made ...
The Senate yesterday mandated the Nigeria Communication Commission(NCC) to recover over N1.17billion fine imposed on MTN, Etisalat ,Airtel and Globacom for poor service delivery. Nonetheless, NCC demanded N2billion to enable it monitor quality of...
Following her 12-month emergency time line to correct the misalignments in gas to power aspirations, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has directed a team of gas experts to commence a one-week tour of all gas installatio...
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose to their highest in 21-months to $37.02 billion by May 14, from $36.66 billion at the end of last month, the latest figures from the central bank showed yesterday. Forex reserves in Africa’s biggest ...