….Pleads with N-Delta leaders to sheathe their swords …Laments over N44 trillion mismanaged in region in 22 years By Chris Ochayi ABUJA: In spite of oppositions against it, the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, in the Niger Delta region, has endorsed the 3 percent Host Community Fund approved in the Petroleum […]

By Ahmed Ibrahim When Professor Adesoji Adesugba was appointed the Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) in June 2020, he did not waste time before he hit the ground running to reactivate some of the Nigeria’s free zones worth over $30 billion. NEPZA has licensed over 40 zones spread across the […]

By Jacob Ajom The age-long rivalry among the four kingdoms in Egbaland will be rekindled when the second edition of the King’s Cup golf tournament holds later in the year at the Abeokuta Golf Club. The tournament which has been slated for 10 October, will feature 150 golfers representing teams from Ake, Gbagura, Owu and […]

The 2021 Afrikanwatch Network Communications lecture and award will hold on August 21 at the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, under the Chairmanship of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, as Prof. Solomon Akinboye would deliver the theme of the lecture titled, The Kind of leaders Nigeria needs…our Collective responsibility.

The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, has disclosed that its next point of call in the ongoing demolition of illegal and street markets is the mayor bus stop market along Agbani road, Enugu.

A glamorous draw ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos heralded the much–anticipated Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament, which the City of Lagos will host 13th – 21st September. A clutch of dignitaries, including captains of industry, top officials of Lagos State Sports Commission, top acts of the local organizing committee, Super Falcons’ player and […]

By Godwin Oritse  THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has commenced moves to investigate the alleged abuse of the Coastal and Merchant Shipping Act, otherwise known as Cabotage Law, by foreigners. Speaking to Vanguard Maritime Report on the sideline of the just concluded Federal Ministry of Transportation Retreat held in Lagos, Executive Director of Maritime […]

By Sebastine Obasi Quest Oil and Engineering Services Limited, an indigenous energy provider has expressed optimism that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will unlock investments in the oil and gas sector. Speaking in an interaction with a select media, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Dele Goke stated that the PIA will change […]

By Godwin Oritse  THE Management of the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, has concluded plans to commence review of international shipping document with a view to curbing excessive charges by shipping companies operating in Nigeria. Speaking at the recently concluded Ministerial Retreat of the Federal Ministry of Transport held in Lagos, Executive Secretary of the Council, […]

By Adesina Wahab A PROFESSOR of Parasitology in the Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Lagos State University, LASU, Omolade Olayinka Okwa, has said an average student in Nigeria loses between 3-12 school days in an academic year to Malaria infection. She put the loss at between 2-6 percent of the academic year. She stated […]