Author: Saint Augustine

The President, National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, Comrade Femi Oyewale, executives, members as well as the Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Rtd, have expressed shock over the death of one of its esteemed members, Mr. Adewole Qudus which occurred on April 1 after a brief illness. Until his death, Adewole Qudus was the publisher of ebonymedisgist, an online medium which ranked amongst the most reliable news platforms in the country. Oyewale described Qudus as ‘irreplaceable,” adding that NAOSRE has lost one of its best hands. “It is a personal loss to me…

In a bid to boost effective service delivery, the Servicom Unit of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), on Wednesday 30th March, 2022 launched the agency’s Service Charter and Customer Care Policy Handbook. The launching was held at the NSC’s Headquarters in Lagos. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Hon. Emmanuel Jime said it is when people are aware of what they expect in terms of obligation and services that they measure the performance. The NSC boss was represented at the event by the Director, Regulatory Services Department of the Council, Ms Ifeoma Ezedinma. She commended Servicom…

The Nigerian Army has said that a viral video making the rounds on the social media where a soldier on Wednesday, 30 March, 2022 claimed to have been abandoned by his colleagues during operations is misleading and diversionary. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu who stated this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday observed that contrary to the claims and impression created by the soldier in the video footage, preliminary investigations had revealed that the video footage was a deliberate attempt to shield himself from being accused of cowardice, having abandoned his colleagues during an ongoing…

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated scores of Boko Haram or Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the ongoing clearance operations around Lake Chad region. The renewed vigour under Operation Lake Sanity by the forces to flush out the remnants of the terrorists around the fringes of Lake Chad region had continued to yield positive results. Zagazola Makama, a Counter Terrorism Expert in the Lake Chad and Security Analyst gathered that the troops also rescued 21 Women, 11 male Children and 9 female children in the Operations which commenced on 28…

Following alleged lack of compliance to Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called for constant training, awareness and sensitization of Bureau De Change operators in the country so as to equip them with the requisite knowledge to enable them carry on their businesses effectively. The President of ABCON, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe who made this call in a chat with members of the Financial and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) at the association’s secretariat in Lagos on Tuesday observed that as a self regulatory organization, the association’s objective was to ensure compliance…

In line with its re-engineering position to deepen development, the Bayelsa State Government and the International Finance & Development Corporation (IFDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding for investment in five key infrastructural projects in different parts of the State. The USA-based IFDC is expected to mobilize funds and resources to invest and finance a 10 MTPA capacity LNG project, 35,000 – 45,000 barrels per day capacity GTL project, 500 MW Gas to Power plant and Deep Sea Port and Port city development projects in the State. The preliminary estimated total project cost is $17.5 billion USD. The President and…

A string of fresh offensives against drug cartels across Nigeria has led to the arrest of a fleeing drug kingpin heading a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos and six other members of his gang. A professional methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri) cook and a lawyer were also arrested in Owerri, Imo state and Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state respectively. According to a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA and made available to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, on Wednesday, the Lagos airport drug syndicate was behind the smuggling of 1,…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has commiserated with the Kaduna State government on the recent attacks involving Abuja-Kaduna Train service and the invasion of the Kaduna Airport leading to death, injury and abduction of unspecified number of passengers. In a letter to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Jamoh expressed shock over the incidents while sending his condolences to the families of the deceased and the entire good people of Kaduna State. “May Allah (SWT) be with you at this trying time and crown your efforts to bring peace, progress…

The Oyo State government has reiterated its commitment to leave no stone unturned in harnessing the natural resources at its disposal. It also vowed to put the resources into effective use in order to expand industrialization potentials for progress and development in the State. Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye made this known while delivering his keynote address at the quarterly meeting with Oyo State Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OYCCIMA) and other Organised Private Sectors in Oyo State held at the Western Hall, Secretariat, Ibadan . According to Hon. Olaleye, the…

… We are willing to cooperate with NIMASA – BOAN President The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has noted that a well-regulated barge operating industry in the maritime sector is critical to ending gridlocks on ports access roads in Nigeria. The NIMASA DG stated this when he played host to the Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN) led by the President, Hon. Bunmi Olumekun at the head office of the Agency in Lagos. “Barge operations have helped to reduce gridlocks in Apapa as they are involved with the transportation of container…