THE various freight for warding groups in the Nigerian maritime industry have disagreed over the recently introduced wharf landing fees

Lincoln University, California, United States of America and SKB, MBA Executive Business School, Lagos have held the 2009 graduation ceremony which coincided with the Lincoln University 90th anniversary in Oakland, California.

The National President of the Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, Mr Lucky Amiwero has accused the Area ‘B’ Division of the Nigeria Police of conspiring with unscrupulous elements to foment trouble in the freight forwarding industry of the Nigerian maritime sector.

The President of Nigerian Association of Engineering Craftsmen (NAEC), Malam Yaryar Yakubu has called on Nigerian students, individuals and the Government to imbibe alternative means of electric power supply in homes and in the nation at large via installation of wind energy, solar energy and inverter power systems.

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha and the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Captain Adamu Biu will amongs those in the Nigeria’s political class and maritime industry to the honoured by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) for their contribution to the maritime industry today.

The Minister of Aviation, Mr Babatunde Omotoba, said in Lagos on Tuesday that the International Civil Aviation Organisation’’s recommendations on regulatory standards would enhance safety in Nigeria’s airspace.

Nigeria will require, at least, N60 million to host the International Exhibition of Young Inventors (IEYI), according to the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Alhassan Zaku.

By Erasmus Ikhide WHAT a pity that a behemoth of crisis that the PDP epitomises, especially as it relates to electoral fraud and outright failure to salvage the critical imbalances in the political space that are capable of derailing and truncating the nascent democracy never learnt to operate away from self-induced electoral fraud! Part of […]

THE hue and cry towards the 2011 elections has come to the fore due to our rough election experiences since 1999. One event that has lowered our national prestige in recent times, among the comity of nations is the ridiculous pattern of our elections which has given rise to misfits in power.

THE popular belief is that only the very determined motor owners can brave the recklessness on display on Lagos roads everyday. Those considered as faint-hearted had long since given up any attempt to be part of the mad rush that passes as driving in the metropolis.

THOSE expecting someone to take responsibility for the Super Eagles latest flight from action would get only excuses from the Nigeria Football, NFF, which pleads collective guilt. Nigeria is out of the 2010 World Cup. Hopes pinned on the two remaining games are wasteful optimism.

By Umar Yusuf YOLA – THE Adamawa State Government has officially declared wanted one of the contractors (name withheld) who was allegedly involved in the diversion of 56-trailer load of fertiliser meant for the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Tijjani Maksha, told journalists in Yola yesterday that the government through its security agencies […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – As governments and well meaning individuals continue to pay tribute to the late human rights activist and anti-corruption crusader, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), the Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Makurdi chapter, Mr. Donatus Zuanah, has called on the Federal Government to rename the Nigeria Law School, Lagos after the […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI – SOCIAL Care Initiative for Families and Children, a non profit organisation has raised alarm at the high rate of  infant and maternal mortality in Nigeria, especially in the hinterlands. The NGO has therefore tasked the Federal Government to increase budgeting for healthcare in rural areas, considering the apparent lack of […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU – CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive Officer of Stem Cell Transplantation Centre for Africa (STEMCETA), Dr. Perry Iloegbunam, has said that with the 21st century medicine, human beings can live younger  and longer for upwards of 120 years and without the infirmities of old age and diseases. Dr. Iloegbunam, who is also the Chairman, […]