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Ex-governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has announced he would not be contesting for the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship ticket ahead of the election on November 11. Ihedioha announced this on Tuesday in a letter dated March 27, informing the PDP national leadership of his “personal sacrifice” for a “consensus candidate” by the party This is coming after the former governor was screened and cleared a few days ago by the PDP to contest the party’s primary. Ihedioha said that as he turned 58 on March 24 he had cause to reflect on several things including the state of the…

The leadership of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday, announced that the five months salary owed its members by the management of Clarion Bonded terminal has been paid The union added that the management of the off dock terminal responded swiftly to the call of the union to pay the salaries Speaking shortly after a meeting with management of the bonded terminal, President General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju said that Clarion terminal management also apologised to the union for the delay saying it was due to a mix up. Recall that the union had on Friday…

Nigeria business environment is about to witness one of the biggest Food & Baverage West Africa (FABWA) exhibition slated for Lagos in June. According to the organizers, over 500O participating food and beverage outlets will exhibit their products from Africa, Europe and other countries of the world. Managing Director of BtoB, the organizer of the show Jamie Hill is delighted to see more demand for exhibition space. “The show expansion reflects the conference in the economic landscape adding that people are ready for Nigeria to do business and the food & beverage exhibition is now truly on international scale”., Says…

Minister of Transport Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has called on all Muslim faithful Worldwide to pray for Nigeria in the holy month of Ramadan. Sambo while sharing the Ramadan goodwill message urged members of the public to share love among themselves, especially with the less privileged, and pray for our dear Nation Nigeria. “As we welcome the Holy month of Ramadan with hearts filled with peace and joy, may I extend warm wishes to my brothers and sisters in faith. “This is a month of fasting, prayers, penitence, self-reflection and prayers; particularly, prayers for our dear country Nigeria. “Let us therefore…

Secretary General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) Dr. Paul Adalikwu has sought the support of the Korean government towards establishing a regional shipping line to serve the interest of West and Central African countries. Adalikwu who made this request in Abidjan during a visit to the Korean Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire also highlighted the long standing working relationship between MOWCA and the Korean government through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) In a press release, the MOWCA SG told Lee Jinmoon, First Secretary and Consul, Republic of South Korea Embassy in Abidjan that a…

President Buhari urged to include Estate Experts in Infrastructure Development Prof Olurotimi Adebowale Kemiki, University Don has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to include Estate Surveyors and Valuers in the maintenance of infrastructure in Nigeria. The Professor of Estate Management and Valuation Federal University of Technology Minna Niger state stated this at the one hundred and three inaugural lecture series with the theme Property Value What is Behind Six Is More Than Seven held at Gidan Kwano campus. Professor Kemiki said before the President Muhammadu Buhari executive order on maintainance there are other professionals maintaining property and that they couldn’t…

Transport Workers (NURTW) has said that they are the ones in charge of providing logistics in terms of transporting election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos and not Lagos State Parks and Garage Agency (LASPARK). This is was disclosed during an emergency meeting on Thursday where the NURTW said that it has a more-than nine years Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with INEC for the transportation of election materials on election days, insisting the MOU also covers Lagos State. Lagos State chairman of NURTW, Alhaji Fatai Adesina, in a brief remark said the union is fully ready…

The Federal government condemns the despicable and utterly barbaric kidnapping of passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station Igueben Edo State. The Public is hereby reassured that the security Agencies are making efforts to rescue the kidnapped Train passengers. The Nigerian Police is on the trail of the criminals and have mobilised with a view to protecting the lives and property of the remaining passengers. According to Henshaw OgubikeDirector , Press & Public Relations in a press statement said, Government is saddened by this unpleasant development and assures on its prompt response to the ugly situation. Details later.

Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria Ope Babalola spoke to Journalists in Lagos on the sidelines of a recent conference in Lagos where said some allegations of his company’s server failure as untrue. Babalola described the port community system run by his company in Benin Republic and other countries as an efficient platform to integrate stakeholders in the port system, Excepts: Q: Congratulations on the award. What does it mean to you, and what role will it enable you to play in the maritime industry? A: The award is important to us, firstly because it is from the maritime industry.…

Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime sector have emphasized the need to adhere to global best standards as the nation pushes to maximize the potentials of the blue economy. This was one of the recommendations from the 2022 Conference and Awards of the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) on Monday at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja. Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of NSML, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed who praised AMJON for organising such big a forum of egg-heads in the industry to proffer solutions on “Maximising the Blue Economy through Automation.” According to him, Nigeria has come of age…