Author: Saint Augustine

President Bola Tinubu celebrates the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry.  President Tinubu congratulates Ms. Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commends the ace thespian for her contributions to the growth of the industry. The President extols the excellence of the Nigerian creative industry, acknowledging its pivotal place as a medium not only for artistic expression but also a source of enormous soft power and viable export. “The creative industry is one of the high-employment sectors, providing jobs for our able and talented youths. It is an industry that is crucial to my administration.…

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Sir Humphrey Nwafor, says that the year 2024 will be a promising and fulfilling year for Anambra workers, emphasizing that the state’s workforce deserved to be adequately taken care of. In his new year message to Anambra workers, Comrade Nwafor urged them to redouble their efforts and also ensure promptness and sincerest actions in the discharge of their duties. The NLC Boss enjoined Anambra workers in various ministries, parastatals and LGAs to work assiduously towards achieving the present government mantra of a liveable and prosperous homeland, even as…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Executive Directors in two (2) agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The agencies, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale are the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The New Executive Directors appointed for the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA are Ms. Vivian C. Richard Edet — Executive Director, Finance & Administration, NPA; Engr. Olalekan Badmus — Executive Director, Marine & Operations, NPA and Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar — Executive Director, Engineering…

The Oko Community is set for an exhibition of her cultural showpiece at the Commissioning of the Alex Ekwueme Civic Centre, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area by the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo scheduled to take place at the centre today, January 5, 2024. Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the event, Chief Reuben Muoka, said one of such showpiece is Nkwa Nkwa, a women dance group whose origin dates back to the 19th century, with a characteristic unique rendition, unique steps and unique costumes. The five villages that make up the community have been invited…

Trucks Transit Parks Limited, TTP, a leading technology company specializing in mobility solutions, has emphasized the urgent need for the implementation of Radio-Frequency Identification, , RFID)/E-tags and the E-Call Up Interchange Transaction Number, EITN to streamline truck movements within Lagos ports.  This call was reiterated during a recent Stakeholders Engagement Forum held at the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA Headquarters recently, aimed at assessing the efficiency of the Electronic Call Up System amid the resurgence of traffic gridlock along the Apapa Port corridor. Key challenges discussed during the forum included the drop in terminal efficiency, which has contributed significantly to the persistent…

Nasarawa State Government has expressed willingness to partner with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC to   facilitate the establishment of Inland Dry Port, IDP in the State.  The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barr. Pius Akutah, disclosed this after a closed door meeting with the   Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi Sule. Akutah who briefed newsmen after the meeting on Saturday hinted that the Governor has already issued directives on how the project can be actualized for the benefit of shippers in the state. The NSC Chief Executive Officer further disclosed…

Chief Kestin Pondi, the Managing Director of Tantita Security Services Limited has fulfilled his promise made about a month ago in Warri to a bassist, Mr. Simeon Djagbo. According to reliable sources, the Tantita Managing Director made the promise to give Djagbo a house at a concert in Warri tagged “Ratata Fiesta, The Jamboree Edition”, held at Dy Events Place and Lounge by TJ Hays. He said that the concert saw a lot of top-notch personalities who gathered to celebrate the unprecedented event. “The bungalow which contains a 3-bedroom flat, self-contained with a bed-sitter was presented to the beneficiary in…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The members of Anambra State Association of Town Unions, ASATU, Youth Wing led by Comrade Ken Okoli, recently at Professor Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka, honoured the Managing Director of Awka Capital Territory Development Agency, ACTDA, Hon. Ossy Onuko with “Patron of Anambra Youth Award.” Presenting the award to the ACTDA Boss during a seminar organized by the association, ASATU Youth President described him as an epitome of youthfulness and a beacon of light, even as he urged him to continue the good works he said he had been doing for the youths of Anambra State.…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu As the election of Oba Patriotic Union, OPU draws nearer, a group under the aegis of Oba Global Initiative, OGI, has called on the people of Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State to respect and abide by the constitution of the town, particularly the zoning arrangement entrenched in it. Addressing newsmen at Nelly’s Newton Hotel, Oba, the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, Oba Global Initiative, Dr. Obiora Anyaoku noted the election was billed to hold on the 31st of December, 2023, stating that no one should interfere or tamper with the candidate selection…

…NSML inducts 50 cadets for CoC training, examinations …We are committed to industry capacity development – Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has signed a training agreement with the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG Ship Management Limited, NSML to facilitate Certificate of Competency, CoC examinations for beneficiaries of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Program, NSDP. The NSDP is a sponsored intervention programme being implemented by NIMASA to grow the capacity of young Nigerians to be certified as seafarers with global recognition and acceptance, thus bridging the gap in the dearth of seafarers globally. The CoC examination is the…