By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 5th virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at 10am as the President entered the chamber with the rendition of the National Anthem. Physically present as at the time the meeting commenced were […]

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said that it has formed a working group with the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Baltic and International Maritime Council, BIMCO; the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, INTERTANKO, and other international shipping bodies around the world to tackle the menace of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.

IN a move to meet up with the demands of blue economy, the Hydrographer of the Navy and President of the Nigerian Hydrographic Society, NHS, Rear Admiral Chukwuemeka Okafor, in a virtual  address to mark 2020 World Hydrographic Day celebration, disclosed that in the current hydrographic practice, attention was increasingly shifting to the use of autonomous technologies such as Autonomous Surface Vehicles, ASV; Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, AUV; and flying drones, to capture  high accuracy, high-resolution bathymetry data for near-shore and coastal environments.

THE Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, Nigeria’s seaports economic regulator, has expressed optimism on the attainment of 90 percent digitisation of ports operations by first quarter of 2021, as part of measures to enhance port friendly environment and boost cost efficiency.

THERE are strong indications that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, may have sacked two Assistant Comptrollers General, ACGs, (names withheld by Vanguard Maritime Report) following recommendation of a Disciplinary Committee it set up to investigate the affected officers over alleged official misconducts.

By Ozioruva Aliu THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said that if elected as governor in September, he would not be the governor of Edo South, his Senatorial district, but the governor of the entire state. He spoke when leaders of Edo Central of the APC paid him […]

Veteran defender David Luiz has signed a new one-year deal with Arsenal, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Brazil international joined the Gunners last year from Chelsea on an initial 12-month deal. He was heavily criticised after being sent off in last week’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City — when the Premier […]

The traditional ruler and District Head of Ankpa/Wadata in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Chief Samuel Iortim Asema has lauded the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF for supporting the advocacy exposing his subjects to the dangers of gender based violence, the COVID-19 pandemic and also encouraging birth registration among his people.

Simba Group, the authorized distributors of TVS Motorcycles and Tricycles in Nigeria, has donated six of their advanced Apache RTR 200 motorcycles for use by the Lagos Police Force. Developed from the TVS Apache racing range, these motorcycles are used by Police and other security services in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Besides aiding […]

In continuation of the exercise, the Niger State Environmental Protection Agency(NISEPA) disinfected the Kontagora Correctional Facility 2days ago to help fight the deadly Covid-19 Virus in the State.