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The wife of the governor of Anambra State Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has extended her condolences to the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan on the death of some wives and daughters of Bayelsa State who lost their lives in an auto crash while returning from a courtesy visit to her on last weekend. Speaking on receipt of the news, Chief Mrs. Obiano said that she felt greatly saddened that the First Lady, her household and the good people of Bayelsa were struck by such tragic loss at this period when Nigeria needs her best…

The National Executive Director, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria, Mr. Paul Ndibe has identified the need to take care of all vested interests in the transport sector of the economy as the reason for the delay in securing the approval of the Federal Executive Council for the draft National Transport Policy bill before transmission to the National Assembly for necessary action. Recall that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) last week at its Weekly meeting in Abuja granted approval for some Executive bills including the National Transport Policy bill 2015 to be transmitted to the National Assembly for enactment…

Regardless of the shift in the original date scheduled for this year’s Nigerian Maritime Expo (NIMAREX), the NIMAREX 2015 Planning Committee has said that preparation was on top gear to make this year’s edition a huge success. The Secretary, NIMAREX 2015 Planning Committee, Barr. Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Primetime Reporters at the NIMAREX Secretariat in Lagos on Thursday also said that many companies both within and outside the country had indicated their preparedness to attend this year’s event. Nwagbara who stated that in accordance with the tradition of NIMAREX, the Committee was looking…

Over 15,000 police officers have threatened to either go on strike or disrupt the March 28 and April 11 general elections over their unpaid salaries. The aggrieved officers were those promoted from the rank of sergeant to the rank of Inspector and those promoted from the rank of Inspector to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, in December 2013. The policemen claimed that they were promoted since December 2013, but that the police authorities had refused to pay them their new salaries. They said that after waiting for the police authorities for over a year, they were surprised…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied media reports alleging that the beneficiaries of the Nigeria Seafarers’ Development Programme (NSDP) in the Philippines under its sponsorship have been ejected from their various schools over the inability of the agency to pay their school fees. In a statement released in Lagos on Tuesday by the Deputy Director Public Relations of NIMASA, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi, a copy of which was made available to Primetime Reporters stated that “nothing can be further from the truth than this assertion”. According to the statement, “to put the records straight, the school fees…

In line with his government’s programme for the development of major cities and adjoining neighborhoods, the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano last Friday told residents of Okpoko, a sprawling and densely populated suburb near Upper Iweka Onitsha but in Ogbaru Local government Area, that the state will pursue the gradual transformation of the area into a clean, safe community with modern amenities. Governor Obiano made the pledge during the flag-off of 4.1 kilometre Ogbuagu-Mgbuka-Amazu-Onitsha-Owerri dual carriage road which cuts through the Okpoko community. Governor Obiano said that contract for the road awarded at the cost of N1.6nb includes the…

By James Eze As he waddled to the center stage, five-year-old Onyebuchi Arinze had all eyes on him. The midday sun beamed down on him as his little fingers folded around the microphone. Comically dressed in the clothes of an adult with a wrapper strung across his little shoulder, Onyebuchi’s precocious voice rent the air like a hot knife through a slab of butter. The crowd held its breath as he delivered every line to perfection. Applause rippled through the crowd.  His performance came to a glorious end, drawing tears from the eyes of some people. Little Onyebuchi had just…

Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has said that the inauguration of the State Youth Skills and Empowerment Scheme at the Technology Incubation Centre, Nnewi on Wednesday was a fulfillment of his promise to establish three vocational centres, one in each of the three Senatorial zones of the state. Trainees at the Nnewi centre in Anambra South Senatorial zone are expected to undergo three weeks training on ICT, Soap Making, Spare-parts fabrication and Production of Car Wash liquid detergents amongst other products. Governor Obiano said that that was the first batch of the programme which involved five hundred youths selected…

The commitment of the governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano to the welfare of teachers in the state is borne out of a deep understanding of their motivations and needs as a son of a Headmaster who is amongst the most dedicated group of patriots that made most of us who we are. These reasons were adduced Wednesday by the wife of the governor of Anambra State Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano at the commissioning of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Secretariat, built by Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Princess Chinwe Nwaebili in Atani, Ogbaru…

The Principal Partner, Akabogu and Associates, Barr. Emeka Akabogu has described the oil price fall in the international oil market as an opportunity as well as a disincentive for the maritime sector in Nigeria. Akabogu who made this assertion in an interview with newsmen in his office in Lagos stated that the trend could be said to be a disincentive owing to the fact that with the devaluation of Naira, importers may need a lot of Naira to get the dollars since they needed dollar for foreign exchange to import goods into the country. He said,” so, the evident impact…