Author: Saint Augustine

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has charged the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) to join in the protection of Nigeria’s oil assets using their expertise. Jamoh stated that the SPE have a greater role to play in ensuring that economic saboteurs and pipeline vandals do not have a field day plundering the country’s resources for personal gains through oil theft and pipeline vandalism. He made the charge at NAICE 2022, the 45th SPE Nigeria Council’s Annual International Conference & Exhibition holding in Lagos. While speaking on the theme; “Global Transition to Renewable and…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is set to make history as the first ever political party in the country to present a maritime agenda to Nigerians prior to a general election. This is so because the party has considered the sector a priority area since it is the second highest revenue earner to the nation. Consequently, the party’s presidential flag bearer, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, alongside his running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa and other party stalwarts will storm Lagos on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 for that purpose. Senator Kwankwaso, who will be the Special Guest in a Town Hall…

It was a wonderful moment yesterday when Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, played host to his primary school teacher; Lady Dr. Angela Mebirim who taught him during his Primary three days in Enugu. Lady Mebirim hails from Mbaise in Imo state and lived in the same vicinity with the Governor’s family during their days in Nigercem quarters, Enugu. Recall that Professor Soludo’s father was a staff of the company in those early days. Lady Mebirim described Governor Soludo as an “exceptional pupil” while she taught him. “He never failed anything in the class. He was extremely brilliant,…

The newly appointed Transition Chairman of the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Sir Ogo Ekwueme, today, assumed duty at the Local Government Secretariat in Ajalli. Ekwueme who arrived the Local Governments headquarters at 11.25am was welcomed on arrival by the Head of Service and acting Chairman, Barr. Williams Uduchukwu who immediately ushered him into the Council hall where he addressed the staff of the Secretariat who trooped out with joy and enthusiasm to welcome him. Addressing the staff, the Orumba North Council boss solicited the support of the staff to deliver on the mandate given to him…

Determined to boost Nigeria’s export and import trade through standard and quality products, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to tackle the influx of sub-standard products into the country. The strategic arrangement according to the two key federal agencies becomes crucial for the overall good of the nation’s economy and the safety of its people especially in tackling the importation of sub-standard products and promote the circulation and sale of high quality products. The Chief Executives of the two agencies expreased confidence that the collaboration would lead to…

… Condoles NPF over attack on AIG by terrorists The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from the office so that a competent leadership can step in to begin the difficult task of rescuing and rebuilding the totally derailed and damaged country. RULAAC, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma recalled that the President by his own admission and body language had become tired and had no answer whatsoever to the escalating insecurity. His words, “For the umpteenth time and it cannot be overemphasized, we call…

… Charts pathway to successful election security management The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday met with Strategic Police Managers – Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police and the Force Management Team to x-ray the general security of the nation. The meeting which took place at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja also aimed to make positive and proactive projections on management and effective decimation of security threats in the land while equally preparing in earnest for a credible and secured general elections in 2023. Baba at the meeting expressed concern over the proliferation…

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has denied endorsing the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi for the 2023 presidential election. Onu who stated this in a statement he signed on Wednesday, was reacting to an article in circulation of the endorsement of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate by one Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, who was reported to have contested for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primaries in 2019. He, however, regretted that a reporter in reporting the same story, attributed it to him, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, instead of the name of the…

… Views issuance of bench warrant on its Managing Director as inappropriate Wema Bank PLC has denied in its entirety, the allegations of dud cheque and forgery levelled against it and its Managing Director, Mr. Ademola Adebise. The Bank also dismissed the issuance of bench warrant on its Managing Director as inappropriate. Wema Bank in a statement on Wednesday recalled the trending news in the media to the effect that a Magistrate’s Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja had issued a warrant for the arrest of its Managing Director, Mr. Ademola Adebise in connection with a Garnishee proceeding…

The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of wishing the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and his supporters dead. POSN in a statement issued on Wednesday observed with dismay that Tinubu has refused to condemn the obituary column written by one of his aides, Mr. Sam Omatseye and published on Monday by Tinubu’s newspaper, The Nation. Omatseye had in the article published in The Nation Newspaper wished the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and his supporters dead. “If Tinubu did not sanction…