By Foster Obi ECOWAS Commission, through the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) over the weekend handed over essential medical equipment to the government of Nigeria as part of the regional response strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event which took place on the 11th of July in Abuja, Nigeria, flags off the series of hand […]
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has restated its preparedness to collaborate with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to foster safe conducts and usage of personal data in the Nigerian capital market. SEC’s Head, Corporate Communication, Mrs Efe Ebelo, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja,on Sunday. She said that the Director-General of the […]
Two hundred and forty-seven Nigerians who were stranded in Malaysia and Thailand have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Mr Gabriel Odu the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Odu said that the returnees arrived at […]
The suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Mr Ibrahim Magu, has again been accused of allegedly failing to give proper account of missing 332 out of the 836 recovered real estate property in March, 2018. A report by the Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets (PCARA) made available to the […]
Talks between Federal Government and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) on the construction of the N43.24 billion Ibadan Inland Dry Port are nearing completion. The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos that the 80,000 TEU capacity dry port would be built on the basis of Public Private Partnership. […]
An Air Peace aircraft is in the process of evacuating stranded Nigerians in Malaysia and Thailand, the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has said. The Commission revealed this in a tweet on Saturday. “Chartered @airpeace flight APK-7813 conveying Stranded Nigerians from Malaysia and Thailand departing Kaula Lumpur to Abuja and Lagos today with Evacuees from […]
Three persons have died and nine injured following a building collapse on Freeman Street, in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Channels Television gathered that the three-story building collapsed in the early hours of Saturday when the occupants were still asleep. The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed […]
By Foster Obi Parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Transportation have adopted modalities for handling areas of overlap in their responsibilities. Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in Lagos after a meeting of heads of the parastatals at the headquarters of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC). […]
By Foster Obi Experts as well as Ministers in Charge of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Cross-border Cooperation (CBC) are holding a virtual meeting from the 9th through the 10th of July 2020 to validate the operational tools to make it workable. A statement by the regional association said the meetings will […]
…..As Minister tasks Committee on Commitment By Foster Obi Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been given the responsibility of leading the team that will ensure effective monitoring and steering of the overall implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020-2025. This new assignment according to the Commission followed the designation of NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical […]