Author: Saint Augustine

The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, ordered the immediate closure of Oke-Ogun College of Management Sciences and Technology, Iseyin. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem said the institution was shut down for non-compliance with registration procedures. Recall that some indigenes of the town under the auspices of ‘Ebedi Frontliner’ had petitioned the Oyo state government; the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and the National Board for Technical Education asserting that the institution was neither registered nor accredited for students’ enrolment among other allegations. Barrister Abdu-Raheem while sealing off the college urged Proprietors of…

The Nigerian Navy has appointed Commodore Aliyu Gaya as the new Maritime Guard Commander of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Commodore Aliyu Gaya takes over from Commodore Ezekiel Nyako Lamiri who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Defence Academy. Until his appointment, Commodore Gaya was the Director of ECOWAS Multinational Maritime Coordination Center, Zone E, Cotonou, Republic of Benin. He has held other military and command postings in various Naval Commands within and outside the country. Commodore Gaya holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Masters degree in Defence Management Command and Strategy. He equally holds a…

… Destructive potato cyst nematodes meet their match in banana-fibre paper With potato production in East Africa under increasing threat from the invasive and highly destructive potato cyst nematode (PCN) pest, an organic technology developed from banana plant waste material may well be the ultimate rescue. Known as ‘wrap and plant’, the solution involves enclosing potato seed before planting, in a thick absorbent paper that is made from the fibre of banana plants. This strategy provides a protective barrier for the plants against damage by PCN. These findings of research led by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology…

… Says freight forwarders shy away from training, sensitization programmes The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday assured that it would take steps to review the new Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Valuation policy which it introduced recently as a vehicle clearance platform and come up with a more acceptable template so as to engender a safe and friendly business environment. The Zonal Coordinator, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, ACG Modupe Aremu who gave the assurance at the stakeholders town hall meeting on VIN Valuation system held at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, Lagos yesterday, however, insisted that the…

The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has concluded another 3 days training and empowerment programme in Ibadan where over two-hundred constituents benefitted. According to a statement by the Rep. Member in Ibadan, the constituents were trained to prepare them for entrepreneurship or to improve their entrepreneurship skills. This constituency project is one of the many spearheaded by Hon. Akande-Sadipe was facilitated through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Abuja. The Oluyole Federal Constituency Representative said the just concluded training focused on basic skills required to successfully manage a skilled or unskilled business. She added…

About 30 shops containing suspected substandard and compromised new tyres were sealed by Enforcement Officers of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) with the support of the Security Joint Task Force penultimate Tuesday at the Apo Tyre Market, Abuja. The operation was carried out in the early hours as the traders were settling down to the business of the day amidst subdued protests and pleadings with the leaders of the SON and the security teams. The entire area of the market was cordoned off by tough-looking security operatives providing cover while the SON Enforcement Officers combed the tyre market for…

… Proposes dividend of ₦20.00 per share Dangote Cement’s commitment to environmental disclosures and sustainability is yielding the desired results with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) raising its rating from C to B even as it proposes a dividend of N20 per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. The CDP is an international non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom which runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. CDP explained that it raised the rating as a result of the Company’s commitment to climate change. The upgrade clearly illustrates…

… Commends Ambassador Buratai for foresight The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, yesterday, commissioned newly constructed Nigerian Army (NA) ultra modern Operations Centre situated at the Army Headquarters Complex. The new Centre will coordinate and control all NA operational engagements across theatres of operations nationwide. Gen. Yahaya expressed gratitude to the former COAS who is currently Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd.) for his foresight in conceiving the project adding that the new operations centre will serve as a command centre, situation room as well as operational briefing center…

Following the interventions by the managements of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) as well as the plea of well-meaning Nigerians, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has temporarily suspended its planned industrial action billed to commence at 12am on March 1, 2022. The Union in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by the President General, MWUN, Comrade Prince Adewale Adeyanju and the Secretary General, MWUN, Comrade Felix S. Akingboye revealed that the managements of NPA and NSC held separate meetings with her on Friday 25th February, 2022 to deliberate the way forward…