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Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on behalf of the Government and People of Anambra State felicitates with the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, mni CFR (Agbogidi) on his 81st birthday anniversary today. Governor Soludo states that the government and people of Anambra State are proud of Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe’s examplary life and outstanding leadership as Chairman of Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers and the Southeast Council of Traditional Rulers. The Governor notes that the Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe’s wise counsel and contributions have been of immense value to the growth and development of Anambra State in particular, Southeast and…

… Says action will encourage more women to take up career in maritime industry A member of the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Princess Chi Ezeh has applauded the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for recognizing the contributions of women in the maritime industry globally which in turn has translated to setting aside a day to celebrate them. It will be recalled that the Head, Africa Section, IMO, William Azuh while delivering a goodwill message at the just concluded IMO/Abuja MoU Workshop for Heads of Maritime Administrations in West and Central Africa…

Further to his consultations towards the 2023 presidential election, the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has canvassed a new Nigeria where production rather than sharing formula would be the new song insisting that there was after all, nothing to share again in Nigeria. Obi made this call Friday while speaking to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders at Calabar and Ilorin. Obi said the problem of the country was over dependence on oil which he described as diminishing assets while neglecting others areas like agriculture, which, if well harnessed, would earn more money even than oil. Using the…

Two national grassroots organisations today stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on the path to perdition over its refusal to zone Presidency to the southern region of the country. The Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SaMBA) and the Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) in a statement released after the opposition party’s decision to throw the office of the President open stated that the PDP violated its constitution over failure to zone Presidency, even as the group threatened court action against PDP for violating its own constitution on zoning. The groups added that the decision of PDP’s National Executive…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have committed to a marked increase and improved quality of the local content of materials and products used in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria. This commitment was expressed during a courtesy visit of the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engineer Simbi Kesiye Wabote and his management to the SON Corporate Headquarters in Abuja recently. Engr. Wabote acknowledged the existing collaboration of his agency with SON in the area of standards development but expressed the desire to enhance the cooperation into certification of…

Kebbi State delegates to the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries have assured Mr. Peter Obi of their support. Speaking at the PDP secretariat at Bernin Kebbi on Thursday, during the visit of Obi to the state as part of his nationwide consultations, the Kebbi State PDP Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa Kalgo said that he, like many other delegates, had followed Mr. Peter Obi’s engagements as Governor; and thereafter and found him as one man that was so passionate about Nigeria. Kalgo said that with his knowledge of the economy and understanding of the Nigerian situation, he had no…

The Coordinator General, Port Standing Task Team (PSTT), Mr. Moses Fadipe has said that for the ports corridors to be freed, the team needs to work with the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigerian (MWUN). Moses Fadipe said this during a meeting held at the Nigerian Shippers’ Council headquarters in Lagos. He said that the illegalities on the port corridors are being tackled as a lot of state and non-state actors are currently being profiled. He disclosed that some persons pose as NARTO workers to extort money on the port corridors. In his…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has made a clarion call on Anambrarians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to support and partner with his government to take back Anambra State from criminal elements. Governor Soludo made the call during a dinner session with Anambra indigenes resident in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday. The Governor revealed that the rising insecurity witnessed in the State is being perpetrated by criminal elements and no longer about political agitations. He said that such criminals have now turned kidnapping, killings and other forms of criminality to business enterprise because of…

Nigerians for Equity and National Integration (NIFEANI) has viewed with shock and dismay the recent decision of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to throw her Presidential ticket open and jettison zoning which is enshrined in the Party’s Constitution. In a statement signed by her spokesperson, Hon. Ichie Ken Agbim and her National President, Nze Ugo-Akpe Onwuka (Oyi), the group flayed the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees of the party for not being courageous enough to tow the path of honour and follow the party’s constitutional provisions of power rotation and zoning by zoning the Presidential ticket…

Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo yesterday, spoke about keys to unlocking capital for Africa’s development. They spoke as panelists at the 15 years anniversary celebration of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). Also on the panel were Mr. Andrew Alli, CEO South Bridge and Mr. Solomon Asamaoh CEO Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund. All the panelists share at least one commonality as contributors to the AFC and in one way or another played a key role in unlocking the AFC’s journey to where it is now, having invested $10 billion in Infrastructure projects in 35 Countries. Olusegun…