By Victor Ahiuma-Young Barely a year after the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, slammed a $250,000 fine on National Oilwell Varco, NOV, over perceived unfair labour practices, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has threatened to shut the international oil firm over plans to sack workers. Recall that the DPR had […]

Our attention has been drawn to the statement credited to one B.J Akomolafe, acting on behalf of  Rita Lori Ogbebor wherein false and dubious claims were made in her call for the reconstitution of the NDDC Governing Board. The statement wherein her agent  claimed that the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), […]

By Dakuku Peterside WITH each passing day as a nation, it becomes more apparent that we have too much on our plate. The challenge of unemployment, poverty, widespread insecurity, COVID-19-induced economic recession and ethnic agitation fuelled by feelings of marginalisation are evident. All these challenges are peculiar, correlated and cyclical. The conundrum is that all […]

By Godwin Oritse Nigerian Maritime Law Association, NMLA, has expressed concerns over the lull in vessel calls into Nigerian seaports. The group  however commended the Federal Government for launching the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Project known as the Deep Blue Project to protect the nation’s territorial and coastal waters. In a statement, signed by […]

By Danliti Goga If there is one area of governance that continues to keep hope alive in today’s Nigeria where blood-letting and violent crimes overshadow the lives of citizens and the relevance of government, it is the frequency and variety of ameliorative interventions delivered diligently as government investment to promote the quality of lives of […]