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Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State, in company of his wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo were special guests of honour at the 2nd session of the 6th Synod of the Diocese of Aguata, Anglican Communion, Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger. Speaking to the congregation, Governor Soludo expressed appreciation to the Church for the warm reception accorded to him and his wife as it was the second Synod he was attending as Governor of the state. Governor Soludo remarked that his government has declared a state of emergency on roads and traffic management as well as security. The Governor emphasised that…

… UK organization commends Nigerian maritime agencies on synergy The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh says that the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, ISPS, is a major component of the security architecture NIMASA is implementing in the Nigerian maritime domain. Jamoh stated this while receiving in audience the Deputy Head of International Maritime Security Operations Team, IMSOT, Jim Hamilton who led a team on a working visit to assess the level of compliance of some ports facilities in the country with the ISPS Code. The DG…

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) has said that it is doing a lot in terms of educating farmers, processors and all the people along the value chain to make sure that Nigeria has zero rejection of its cocoa beans in the international market. The Executive Director/CEO, CRIN, Dr. Patrick Adebola who confirmed this while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the CocoaSoils Forum held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan recently revealed that some of Nigeria’s exports were being rejected because of pesticide residue adding that the institute had organized about four training this…

The federal government has said that it targets to train 75,000 extension workers in four years to improve the agriculture sector in Nigeria. The Director of Extension, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Engr. Frank Satumari Kudla who stated this in an interview with newsmen at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan recently said that by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) records, Nigeria supposed to have one extension worker to eight hundred farmers adding that recent assessment by the Ministry showed that the country had one extension worker to thirty thousand farmers which, according to him,…

… Assure them of many opportunities in maritime industry … As 2022 AMSAY conference holds in Lagos, inspire maritime students The Nigerian maritime students have been told to focus on their studies, pay attention to details and develop their skills by pursuing further personal development trainings and awareness so as to better equip them to take over the sector from current operators and industry stakeholders. The charge was handed over to the students at the 6th Annual Maritime Students and Youth (AMSAY) conference with the theme, “Job Creation For Nigerian Youths Through Maritime Sector”, organized by Platform Communications in Lagos…

A member of the House of Representatives and only female Federal lawmaker from Oyo State, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, on Friday, 27th May 2022 was declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) contest for the ticket of Oluyole Federal Constituency. She defeated four Aspirants: Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, Hon. Sumbo Olugbemi, Hon. Kehinde Olaosebikan and Hon. Adegboyega Rasheed to clinch the keenly contested party ticket at the primary election held at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN, Ibadan, the official venue submitted by the State Party Headquarters to INEC. Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe currently represents Oluyole Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives,…

Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has called on all Nigerians of goodwill to join the former governor of Anambra state in his new Political party. Peter Obi announced yesterday that he has joined the Labour Party in his quest to become the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023. The group in a statement issued after Mr. Peter Obi announced his new political party said the call has become necessary to jointly wrestle Nigeria from the hands of political merchants. POSN also called on all credible politicians from across the country to abandon PDP and APC and join…

The Oyo State Government has approved the conversion of 730 civil/public servants in the state. In a release signed by the Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Oyo State, Alhaji Kamoru Abíọ́dún Adéríbigbé, the conversion process which cuts across ninety-two (92) cadres, is the first of its kind in the history of the Civil Service Commission in Oyo state. Earlier, the Civil Service Commission screened officers through weeding tests for some and oral interviews across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state. “As usual, the conversion was in line with the template of merit and competence introduced by His Excellency, Governor…

Southeast and Southsouth Network (SESSNet) has asked Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, immediate past Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and all other politicians from the Southeast and the Niger Delta to join the former governor of Anambra state in his new political party. Peter Obi announced yesterday that he has joined the Labour Party in his quest to become the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023. The group in a statement issued soon after Mr. Peter Obi announced his new political party said the call has become necessary to jointly wrestle Nigeria and the former eastern region from the…

The Managing Partner, Doyin Rhodes-Vivour & Co., Mrs. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN has advocated the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) rather than the conventional Courts to settle maritime disputes in Nigeria. Rhodes-Vivour who stated this while delivering a paper entitled, “Maritime Dispute Resolution Agreements: A Driver To Speedy Resolution”, at the 11th Practical Maritime Dispute Resolution Seminar 2022 organized by the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) in Lagos on Wednesday stated that Alternative Dispute Resolution in the maritime sector offers the opportunity of effective, efficient and cost effective alternatives to dispute resolution in the sector. She observed that ADR…