Ndume: Why Buhari can’t appoint new service chiefs
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot afford to change or appoint new service chiefs for now. He told medium in an interview that Buhari could not afford to change the military leadership because Nigeria was in a complete state of war. The […]
Jumia platform now creates advertising space
e-Commerce platform, Jumia, has created an advertising space on its site, allowing brands and corporate organisations to showcase their goods and services as advertisements.
Port Congestion: Shippers warn of imminent collapse of quay apron
THE Shippers Association of Lagos State, SALS, has warned that unless urgent measures are taken to address stacking of containers at the nation’s port quay apron, the facility would soon collapse.
$29.9bn Loan: We ‘re in a ditch without clear repayment plan — Attah
ELDER statesman and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has faulted the decision of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to borrow $29.9 billion to develop infrastructure, saying the president should have embarked on restructuring the economy and the nation’s governance structure before seeking more loans.
New game, Prewin debuts on WhatsApp in January
A new game, called PREWIN, kicks off in January to add to the numerous game apps donning the Nigerian mobile game space.
NNPC, Chevron sign agreements over EGTL Project
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) have executed agreements over the multi-billion dollars Escravos Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) project.
Army, police officers compound gridlock at Tin-can port
THE traffic gridlock at the Tin-can Island port is being compounded by officials of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police who use their uniform to break traffic rules with the intention of assisting trucks into the port for a fee.
FG spent N12.7bn to subsidise fuel in five days
THE Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, spent N12.69 billion to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, in five days, between Monday, December 16 and Friday, December 20, 2019.
Mechanical engineers partner UK academy on youth entrepreneurship
The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NImechE) is collaborating with the United Kingdom-based Royal Academy of Engineering on a project that will see engineering students of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions and young graduates compete for innovative ideas tagged, Forging Africa’s Future Mechanical Engineers (FAFME).
2023 presidency and goalpost-shifting antics of some northern politicians
ONE of the immediate gains of the pro-democracy fight against military rule was the shift of power from the north to the south. At the time Olusegun Obasanjo was inaugurated as an elected president in 1999, the country had been under northern leadership for about thirty-five years!
CVFF: Experts caution against unprotected disbursement
DEPUTY Registrar of Ships for Liberian Government, Capt. Tony Onoharigho, has advised Nigerian government against direct disbursement from the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund, CVFF. This, according to him, is to avoid another mismanagement of ship acquisition scheme like happened with the Ship Acquisition and Ship Building Fund, SASBF.
