Determined to aggressively pursue the imple mentations developmental projects under the amnesty programme, the Federal Government has secured hectres of land from the nine state governments which made up the Niger Delta region to construct new towns development for benefit of the people.

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has declared a three-day fasting to seek God’s intervention in the recurring violence in the state.

AP Møller-Maersk’s container shipping division made an operating loss of $1.8bn in 2009. A P M oller Terminal is Nigeria’s biggest private port operator while its sister company Maersk is also the biggest shipping firm operating the country.

Minister of Transport, Ibrahim Isa Bio has decried the inadequate exploitation of the enormous potentials in the maritime sector, noting that the sector serve as a veritable source of revenue and employment for the country’s army of unemployed youths.

In what could be described as another major milestone, a group of Norwegian ship owners have expressed their desire to register their ships in Nigeria and fly the country’s flag, under a Bare Boat charter arrangement.

THE Federal Government is targeting an additional 700 vessels annually into its newly introduced hybrid registry from 2011. This followed the migration from closed registry by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to hybrid registry.

THE Seme border Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service recorded a total of 372 seizures valued at over N541million in 2009 just as it realised over N109 million as duty from rice importation through the command.

Armed policemen in their hundreds Wednesday stopped demonstrators organised by the Save Nigeria Group from marching to the Aso Presidential Villa as the federal government promised to urgently look into the three point demand of the group which was submitted to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed for onward transmission to the Acting president, Goodluck Jonathan.

A member of the Delta State Waterway Security Committee and Ijaw opinion leader, Chief Second Benikrukru has called on all stakeholders in the state to join hands with the military Joint Task Force, JTF, and other security agencies to fight pipeline vandalism.

The Senate has denied locking its doors against activists of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) affirming that there was no directive from the Senate President to bar the demonstrators from the National Assembly complex.