THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has disclosed that the maritime industry has assisted in boosting the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, by providing over a 100, 000 direct jobs and about two million indirect jobs even as it expressed worry that  despite its contribution, it is not captured by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has decried the neglect and inadequate funding of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, vowing to turn the fortune of the University around for better if elected governor of Osun State.

DISTURBED by the invasion of the National Assembly complex by men of Department of State Services, DSS, penultimate Tuesday, senators have concluded arrangements to sponsor a motion demanding judicial probe.

DESPITE the directive by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to shipping companies and terminal operators to provide holding bays for their empty containers, Vanguard can authoritatively reveal that some of them have ignored the NPA directive.

 Shareholders of RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc have unanimously endorsed the proposal by its Board of Directors to pay a dividend of 10 kobo per share for the financial year ended December 31, 2017.

THE United States, U.S.  Embassy has said that the suspended consular services in Abuja may resume after the Eid-el-Kabir holidays.

The nine aspirants seeking to pick Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship ticket for Kaduna State in the 2019 election have agreed to pick a consensus candidate among themselves in order to reduce acrimony that may arise from the conduct of party primaries.

Governor of Delta State,  Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has stressed the need for wealthy Deltans, philanthropists, elected representatives and politicians to shift focus from cash gifts as empowerment strategy and emulate government’s immediate and long term prosperity agenda through human capital development, especially investments in vocational training, mechanized farming,  technical education, jobs and wealth creation.

ANAMBRA State leader of Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, who was the party’s governorship candidate in last year’s election in the state, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, has dumped the party and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

ALL Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youths Organisations, yesterday insisted that its support for Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State was based on the need for equity and fairness in the political arena of the country.

CHIEFTAIN of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Mr. Edafe Emakpor has declared his intention to contest the State House of Assembly seat for the Uvwie Constituency.

THE Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LSETF, has announced plans to engage members of  selected communities on vocational training to improve skills and employable  manpower.

The President, Actors Guild of Nigeria,AGN, Emeka Rollas, during the week took stock of his  administration’s one year in office, declaring that they have succeeded in charting a new course for the once troubled guild.

NPF Microfinance Bank Plc said it has a total credit portfolio in excess of N10 billion with Portfolio At Risk (PAR) of about 2.57 percent, which is lower than the five percent industry standard.

OVER 200 teenagers are expected to participate in tomorrow’s 4-kilometre walk to raise awareness against child sexual abuse in the country.