FORMER President, National Association of Trawler Owners, NATO, Margaret Orakwusi, has attributed the loss of revenue by Nigerian exporters to delay in cargo processing at the nation’s ports occasioned by drive for revenue by government agencies in the section.

Pally Agro Group has produced 5,000 pieces of face masks for its customers, workers and vulnerable Nigerians to mitigate further spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

…Total deaths hit 34 By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has announced the death of a 32-year-old male who was among the 256 Nigerians recently evacuated from the United Arab Emirate after succumbing to COVID-19 related complications. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known this evening via his official Twitter handle, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prince Paul Ikonne as the Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority NALDA. The announcement was contained in a statement issued Tuesday night in Abuja by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF. The statement […]

Two new pirate attacks that resulted in the kidnapping of seafarers have been reported in the Gulf of Guinea. It appears that both incidents could be related.

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), a provider of testing, inspection, and certification services, has noted a 900 per cent rise in demand for the remote inspection of offshore assets and equipment since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said Nigeria recorded 146 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 4,787. The NCDC also said that 6 new patients had been confirmed dead, bringing the total number of deaths to 158. “On the 12th of […]

Bitcoin rose Wednesday after undergoing an eagerly awaited adjustment that occurs every few years to limit the amount of the virtual currency on the market, building on a recent coronavirus-driven rally. So-called “halving” takes place every four years and is when the reward received by “miners”, whose computer processors enable the running of the world’s […]

DELTA State Government, yesterday said the 67 years old Caucasian American woman, who slumped and died in a hotel room in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the state did not die of coronavirus.

By Victor Young Former workers and retirees of the defunct Nigerian Airways Limited, NAL,  have pleaded with the Federal Government to pay their outstanding pension entitlement, to enable them to cope with difficulties and consequences of the rampaging coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. Speaking in Abuja at the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, […]

LUXURY bus owners under the aegis of the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) claimed yesterday that they have lost over N12 billion from the COVID-19 lockdown due to the closure of parks and borders in Nigeria since March 2020 this year.

By Davies Iheamnachor Grassroots Development Initiative, GDI, a People Democratic Party’s (PDP) support group has urged the leader the Movement for the Actualization of the Biafra, MASSOB, Mr Ralph Uwazurike, to tender unreserved apologise to the people of Rivers State for abusing their Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike. GDI issued a 24 hours ultimatum for Uwazurike […]

25 Civil Society Organizations have expressed outrage over the recent demolition of two hotels by Governor Nyesom Wike for allegedly flouting the lockdown directives of the Rivers State Government.

By Festus Ahon DELTA State Government, yesterday said the 67 years old Caucasian American woman who slumped and died in a hotel room in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the State did not die of COVID-19. The State Ministry of Health in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Donald Ojobor, said […]

The Supreme Court, yesterday, affirmed Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of Young Peoples Party, YPP, as the lawmaker representing Anambra South senatorial district.