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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 […]
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Senate in 2016: What a way to end the year!

As the Senate prepared to end the year 2016, its chambers were busy with a flurry activities. As members were submitting reports from the oversight visits to different agencies, so many bills were getting to their final stage with public hearings being completed. At the same time, new bills were being introduced.

Peterside: An Icon @ 46

When Dakuku Adolphus Peterside was born in Biriye, Opobo Kingdom on December 31, 1970 to the family of Senibo Adolphus Peterside, little did the family envisage he will grow to become one of the foremost sons of the Opobo/Nkoro and Rivers State at large.

Nigeria as Africa’s largest remittance market

These days Nigerians are becoming increasingly attracted by the lure of the proverbial ‘greener pastures’ in more developed countries due to the full blown recession in Nigeria. It is not uncommon to find families that have been ‘separated’ because one of the spouses has traveled abroad in search of better opportunities.

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