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The University of Port Harcourt has announced the appointment of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the institution’s Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies (CELTRAS). ...
Read More »Activists Make Counter Claims As Conflict Of Interests, Rivalry Split ERA/FoEN
For the Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), these are not the best of times. The civil society group, which was founded in 1993, has in the last couple of weeks been locked in a war of ...
Read More »How #EndSARS Protests Threaten N2tr Collateral For Looted MSMEs Assets, By CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that protesting youths might have attacked the very fabrics of the nation’s economic development base as movable assets used as collateral for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES) amounting to about N2 trillion ...
Read More »CAPPA Demands International Inquiry Into Military Killing Of Protesters At Lekki
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has canvassed international inquiry into the killings and maiming of harmless #EndSARS protesters in the country. Reacting to the Lekki Toll Gate shootings of October 20, 2020 and similar incidents across the ...
Read More »Groups Raise Alarm On Dangers Of Trans Fats Consumption
The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the Nigerian government to prioritise access to safe and nutritious food for all Nigerians, especially the poor and vulnerable that are ...
Read More »Conspiracy Theories Of COVID-19
There have been multiple conspiracy theories that have been making the round since the declaration of Coronavirus as pandemic disease. It has generated unanswered questions in various forms. To narrow the effect down to Africa society, particularly in Nigeria, it ...
Read More »Groups Bid Percy Schmeiser Farewell, Canvasses More Action To Protect Food Systems
The GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance and Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in commemoration of the World Food Day 2020 has called for more action on protection of our food systems. According to the coalition, we need to free our food ...
Read More »After Spending Six Years In Hiding, Tompolo Shows Up In public By Chinonye Anyatonwu
The Sudden re-appearance of Chief Tompolo makes it six years after at the Egbesu Shrine, located in the heart of Oporoza, joined by friends and well-wishers from the Ijaw nation and beyond worshipping and offering thanksgiving. Tompolo, who is also ...
Read More »NIMASA Gives Three Months Notice For Vessels Registration By Chinonye Anyatonwu
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has given vessel owners and International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Cabotage Policy three months to register all vessels operating in the country or face sanctions. It ...
Read More »PTML Customs Hits N138b Revenue In 3Q, 2020 By Chinonye Anyatonwu
The Port Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected N138b revenue from January to September 2020. A statement issued by Customs Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Mohammed Yakubu, revealed that the figure represents 19 ...
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