Iran rejects U.S. claims about Strait of Hormuz’s re-opening
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, PGSA, the body responsible for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, has rejected claims by the United States of America officials that the waterway is open. “Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality,” PGSA stated. […]
2027 polls: Jandor mobilises Lagos group for Tinubu, Hamzat
The All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart and lead visioner of Lagos4Lagos Movement, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has pledged the support of his political structure for the party and its candidates both Federal and state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
More government, less service, more hunger, by Adekunle Adekoya
JUST as I was preparing to write this column, news filtered in that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the establishment of a dedicated economic regulator for Nigeria’s port sector. The news was sourced from a post on the Facebook page of […]
NPERA Act: Between economic regulation and NPA’s statutory mandate
By Okey IBEKE The new Ports Economic Regulatory Agency could bring discipline, transparency and competition to Nigeria’s port economy. But unless its powers are carefully separated from those of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the legislation could open a new front in the country’s long-running problem of overlapping maritime mandates.Okey IBEKE, a maritime expert, x-rays […]
Osun Decides: From Dance Steps to War Footing, by Azu Ishiekwene
Osun State has a reputation for controversies bigger than its size. It ranks 26th nationally in terms of voter population and is six out of six in the Southwest. From 2010, when the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rauf Aregbesola, toppled Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) through a court ruling, to the drama […]
Senate c’ttee meets in Lagos, pushes for resilient financial system
.As 43 insurance companies recapitalized so far By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions has convened a high-level stakeholders’ retreat in Lagos aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s financial system and aligning policy for economic stability, financial inclusion and sustainable growth. The expanded engagement, held at the weekend, brought together top […]
