T-PACI alleges extortion, arbitrary cargo blockages at ports, seeks Customs action
…show evidence of extortion – Customs By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Patriots Anti-Corruption Initiative, T-PACI, has called on the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to urgently address alleged extortion, arbitrary cargo blockages and delays confronting freight forwarders at the nation’s ports. The group, at a media briefing, alleged that bookings by the Federal Operations […]
Senator Sani mourns Mohammed, friend of 43 years
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), has mourned the death of his close friend and brother, Mohammed Bello, describing the loss as painful, unfortunate and devastating. Musa, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, said his relationship with the deceased dated back […]
Yenagoa renews bid for World Energy cities partnership membership – Otele
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) has reopened communication with the Bayelsa State government regarding the advancement of Yenagoa’s membership application. The renewed engagement, coordinated through the Technical Assistant to the Governor on General Duties, Hon. Kelvin F. Otele, aims to provide the necessary information and institutional support required to progress […]
VP 60: Shettima, self-effacing, amiable leader — Ironbar
— Hails VP’s enduring service, national impact By Henry Obetta Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Dr Emmanuel Ironbar, has joined millions of Nigerians in celebrating Vice President Kashim Shettima on the occasion of his 60th birthday, describing him as a statesman whose life of service has left an enduring imprint […]
Ekechi felicitates Shettima, thanks God for successful birthday celebration
Marketing and media practitioner and former Federal Commissioner representing the South-East on the Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Dr Theodore Ekechi, has felicitated Vice President Kashim Shettima on his birthday, expressing gratitude to God for granting him another year of life and service to the nation. Ekechi, a High Chief of Ngor […]
Why African Youth must become AU’s ‘Seventh Region’
By Innocent Anaba African Union institutions must move beyond describing young people as “the leaders of tomorrow” and give them a meaningful role in shaping the continent today, President of the Abdou Samb Foundation and Honorary Ambassador to the Pan-African Parliament for the Diaspora, Abdou Samb, has said. Samb is pushing for the formal recognition […]
