The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has assured the international shipping community and stakeholders of the country’s determination to eliminate piracy and criminality within her territorial waters. Dakuku, who said this while addressing multilateral and development agencies on the sidelines of the on-going IMO/MOWCA sponsored integrated sub…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministries of Health, and Information and Culture, to reinvigorate its strategies in concert with State governments, to ensure that Nigeria is finally certified polio free by 2017. Receiving the World Health Organization, WHO, Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti, at the State House,…
For those in the advertising business in Nigeria, the name Wale Akintunde would not be new to them. In fact, he is an authority in the field and whatever he says is considered the fact. Akintunde is the incumbent treasurer of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, AAAN, and also the Chief Operating Officer…
Nigeria have been drawn alongside three other heavyweights countries in African football to battle for the sole ticket in Group B for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Super Eagles will have to struggle for the ticket with Zambia, Algeria and their bitter West African rivals, Cameroon from October 2016. At the draws…
No doubt, fuel prices in Nigeria have steadily been climbing since the introduction of automobile vehicles, however, with the current increment to a national average of N145 per litre, the fuel scarcity is on another level and there is a need to find ways to save money. Despite the ongoing kobo-pinching trend, you cannot stop…
Nigeria’s senior football team, Super Eagles, on Tuesday defeated Luxembourg in an international friendly match. The game was played at the Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg. The trio of Nigeria’s Brown Ideye, Kelechi Iheanacho and Odion Ighalo secured the win against the Red Lions of Luxembourg. Super Eagles embarked on the friendly in preparation for…
The Federal Government has announced the prohibition of unauthorised drones within the Nigerian airspace. This ban was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by the General Manager, Public Relations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye. Adurogboye noted that before Remotely Piloted Aircraft, RPA, also known as drone, can be…
The Management of Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, recently made a courtesy call to one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Unity Bank. During the visit, the management of NSE met with management of Unity Bank at its new head office in Lagos. MD/CEO of Unity Bank, Mrs Tomi Somefun, was on ground to receive…
fulani The Federal Government has stressed that the recently clashes between herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country could affect Nigeria’s unity. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who spoke the opening session of the Strategic Stakeholders Meeting on the Pastoralists/Sedentary Farmers Conflict in Nigeria held in Abuja recently, noted that a complex approach…
Nigerians may have to suffer a little bit longer if comments by the Federal Government on the lingering fuel scarcity are anything to take serious. This is because the government has categorically emphasised that Nigerians may continue in the anguish of petrol dearth at least for the next two months. Minister of State for Petroleum,…