Countdown to SME Unwind by YellowLyfe HQ: Lagos’ biggest trade fair set for November 24
SME Unwind, led by founder Seyi Olaniyan, is excited to bring Lagos’s first Black Friday Trade Fair to Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, on November 24, 2024. This exciting event will connect small and medium-sized businesses with buyers, creating a marketplace where businesses can clear inventory and shoppers can enjoy unbeatable Black Friday deals. Some […]
Ukraine/Russia war: Long-range missiles signifies doctrinal shift – Amb Olumoko
By Olayinka Ajayi As reactions continue to trail outgoing United States President Joe Bidden’s nod for Kyiv to use U.S. weapons for strikes deep inside Russia, a major policy shift that drew a furious response from the Kremlin yesterday, accusing the administration of pouring “oil on the fire” two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes […]
NIMASA, NPA chiefs to attend PFSON annual conference
By Godwin Oritse The Port Security Officers Forum of Nigeria (PFSON) has finalized arrangements to celebrate 20 years of implementing the International Ships and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 2024 annual conference just as event will feature the participation of the Managing Director of the Nigerian […]
Lokpobiri hails production gains at Abigail Joseph FPSO, targets 100,000 BPD output
Nigeria’s quest to boost crude oil production is making significant strides, as the Abigail Joseph Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, operated by the NNPCL-First E&P Joint Venture on OML 83/85, ramps up output.
Truckers petition Sanwo-Olu, warn of brewing anarchy at Lagos Ports
By Godwin Oritse The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has raised alarm over looming unrest at Lagos ports due to alleged toll collection by the Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC), despite ongoing litigation regarding the committee’s legitimacy. In a petition addressed to the Lagos State Government, COMTUA National President, […]
Tinubu should stop taking every IMF prescription as the gospel, by Rotimi Fasan
AT a recent gathering of so-called stakeholders of the Nigerian economy at the Lagos Business School, a Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Catherine Patillo, remarked that the reforms made in the last 18 months of the Bola Tinubu administration are not working. This claim was made with neither sympathy nor concern for both […]
Defeat of Kamala Harris and the lost cause of the liberal agenda in America, by Usman Sarki
“Right can never be higher than the economic structure of society and its cultural development conditioned thereby“-Karl Marx PRESUMABLY, Vice President Kamala Harris went into the elections believing that being a woman, she had an equal right to clinch the presidency of the United States of America as any man would have. She never imagined […]
OBJ/T-Pain: A Shakespearean contrast, by Ochereome Nnanna
ABOUT a month ago, I wrote a two-parts serial titled: “A Tale of Two Puppets”. General Yakubu Gowon had just celebrated his 90th anniversary, and General Olusegun Obasanjo, who has always opposed him, made a rare appearance in solidarity with him. It gave me an opportunity to comment on why I thought they were puppets during […]
French Embassy, FIN partner with creatives for digitalism event in Lagos
By Efe Onodjae The French embassy and the French Institute in Nigeria (FIN), in collaboration with Nigerian creatives Abba Makama and Anthony Dike, is set to host Digitalism, a multi-faceted event celebrating the intersection of digital technology and alternative culture. The event is scheduled to be held at O’DA Gallery in Lagos on Saturday, November […]
Apapa Customs hit N2trn revenue collection in 11 months
…contributes 40% of total NCS revenue By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS yesterday, said it has achieved a revenue collection of N2.01 trillion as at November 19, 2024 Also, the command contributed 40 percent of the total N5.07 trillion revenue target of the service for the year. Customs Area […]
Abia’s proposed free, inclusive education model
Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has announced January 2025 as the date the state will join those that offer free, compulsory basic education to its residents. Many states throughout the federation have been operating the same model, but some of them adopt discriminatory practices that largely exclude non-indigenes. The model that Abia will […]
