NDDC contract security workers lament non-payment of salaries

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South & Egufe Yafugborhi PORT-HARCOURT—No fewer than 1,000  employees, mainly gatemen and cleaners, working for security contractors to Niger Delta Development Commission, NDCC, in nine state offices, including the headquarters in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, have protested not receiving salaries in the last seven months. The angry workers threatened to carry […]
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Peter Obi: As tough as nails (3) 

By Chuks Iloegbunam From Monday, the narrative continues with how Governor Obi handled a visit by some rude Onitsha park officials, displaying uncommon tolerance  which defines him as a humble and effective leader He was wearing a smile but, knowing him, it was obvious that his bile had been stoked. Outside, the Governor’s security detail, […]

2023: Asiwaju/Shettima Farmers’ Forum mobilizes 10m farmers 

…promises to secure vote of over 10m farmers as target …boasts of capturing farmers’ votes for Tinubu By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja The Asiwaju/Shettima Farmers’ Group, Wednesday, disclosed of mobilizing 10 million farmers across the six geopolitical zones for the presidential standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running […]

APM Terminals Apapa sets new safety record, logs 400 days LTI 

By Godwin Oritse NIGERIA’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa, has set a new safety record at Apapa Port of the Lagos Port Complex, LPC, as it recorded 400 days no Lost Time Injury, LTI. LTI, which is a key indicator of the effectiveness of an organisation’s safety programme, means no injury was sustained on […]

Beyond disbandment of NATFORCE

After an expanded National Security Council, NSC, meeting, the Federal Government on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at the State House in Abuja, “urged” the promoters of the so-called NATFORCE (National Task Force on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism) to disband itself or be dismantled by […]

Peter Obi’s presidential run (3)

By Rotimi Fasan It was initially the self-named Obidients, but now Peter Obi himself would appear to be joining the fray of attack on Bola Tinubu who, it would seem, the Labour Party candidate and his supporters see as the potential road block to the actualisation of their ambition of winning the presidency in 2023. […]

Jumia, Coca-Cola partner on online shopping to consumers in Africa  

By Etop Ekanem Lagos — Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, has announced a partnership with Coca-Cola Africa Operating Unit to offer consumers access to Coca-Cola products from the comfort of their homes.  The partnership will provide a steady supply of Coca-Cola’s beverage portfolio to consumers who prefer to shop online through the Jumia […]

Over 100 MSMEs for Ipodo 2022 fair

Over 100 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, are expected to participate in the 2022 MSMEs fair to be held in Ipodo, Ikeja Lagos State, next Monday.  The fair, which is organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, is the second in the series and it is expected to last […]

A little memo to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Pay-TV

By Okoh Aihe By 10am tomorrow, an ad hoc committee of the Senate will deliberate on what appears a most important concern to the nation. If we have not succeeded in reordering God’s natural cosmology and tomorrow really comes, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Pay-TV Hikes and Demand for Pay-Per-View subscription model, will […]

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