By Bashir Bello KANO – A Lebanese, Husseini Khaleel has been fined the sum of N200,000 by a Kano mobile court for violating the Coronavirus lockdown order and inciting public disturbance in the state. The convict, Khaleel was arraigned before the court presided by Magistrate Sadiku Sammani on four count charges. It was gathered that […]

G-Text homes, a real estate development company has unveiled popular Fuji act,Abass Akande aka Obesere as its brand ambassador as part of activities to celebrate the company 12th year anniversary.

 Standard Chartered Nigeria has contributed NGN 185million to Red Cross programmes for communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delta, Nigeria; Wednesday, May 13, 2020:  The largest water park in West Africa, Park Vega Water Park, has continued to attract more accolades from within and outside the country.

Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Reddington Hospital successfully performed its first open-heart surgery on a 66-year-old man with multiple cardiac problems in Lagos.

By Rotimi Adegbesan The endless pursuit of user experience and strategic security measures cannot be overemphasized. The need to provide a user-centric experience and provide adequate security measures have become paramount. The passion and expertise of exceptional software engineers such as Oluwatosin who created an innovative product, SabiSee. This was not just another software solution, […]

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THE leadership of Anambra State Association of Town Unions, ASATU, frowned yesterday the influx of people from the northern parts of the country to the South East, arguing that such dumping of human beings in the zone was dangerous. Addressing reporters at the ASATU headquarters in Awka, the national president […]

United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, has pleaded with the federal and state governments to immediately pay the nation’s senior citizens all arrears of pensions and other benefits. The body insists that the welfare of the pensioners at the trying period is very critical, saying “It is important that we address the issue of our […]

As NUP gives palliatives, PPE to members Hundreds of pensioners, a few days ago gathered at the headquarters of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, in Abuja and alleged abandonment and neglect by the Federal Government and the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, as Nigeria struggles to contain the rampaging pandemic. They gathered to benefit […]

THE Federal Government recently handed over the Tin-Can Truck Park to MOB Integrated Services Limited, a Management Consulting firm for effective management of the park. In this interview with Vanguard Maritime Report, its Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Tokunbo Ezekwe said that a Bar-coding system in conjunction with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, will be introduced to manage the call up of trucks into the ports. Excerpts 

EXECUTIVE Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Hassan Bello has called on Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to give priority to the maritime and logistic sectors as part of measure to boost the non-oil sector of the nation’s economy.

THE House of Representative Committee on Marine Safety, Education and Administration has said that the national shutdown has also shut down the oversight function of the Committee.

IN a bid to enhance trade facilitation, the Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has deployed its ‘Time Release Tool Study,’ TRS, for strategic planning in determining the actual time required for the release and clearance of goods, right from the time of arrival to physical release from Customs Control. 

A recent survey carried out by FinMark Trust through the i2i initiative, in partnership with EFInA, reveals that some Nigerian households are beginning to experience reduced income, lower food consumption, and reduced access to financial and health services following the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic and related lockdowns.

OPERATORS in various sectors of the economy are still counting their losses to the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic with the shipping sector estimating loss so far at N500 billion