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President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked two Executive Directors of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and appointed three new ones. The sack of Rotimi Fasakin (Executive Director Operations) and Gambo Ahmed (Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services) is coming on the heels of the appointment of Dr. …

I travel to meet Dr Adesola Adeduntan in Edinburgh, where he has been invited to give a keynote address at the Edinburgh School of Business about the role of financial institutions in driving financial inclusion.Fittingly, as you land in Edinburgh, you are greeted by billboards from different investment funds advertising …

  The Dangote Subsea Gas Pipeline Project is expected to unlock significant gas supply for industrial activities and considerably reduce flaring in Nigeria. The pipeline project is part of Dangote’s multi-billion dollars’ gas pipeline, fertilizer, petrochemicals and refinery projects. Regarded as the largest sub-Sea pipeline infrastructure in the world, the …

The Emir of Kano, Emir Sanusi ll is again embroiled in another fresh trouble, as The Kano State House of Assembly has set up an eight-man committee to investigate alleged violations of culture and traditions as well as religious norms of Kano against Emir Muhammad Sanusi II. The committee on …

The Yoruba Unity Forum on Wednesday described the Southwest Joint Security Network known as ‘Amotekun’ as a child of necessity to reposition the region. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Governor’s Office in Osogbo, the state capital the Chairman of the Forum, Arch Bishop Ayo Ladigbolu, commended the Osun …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the N346.388 billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) budget for the year 2019. The budget is for development projects for the service of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the Financial year ending on 31 May, 2020. In the budget N1. 29 …

A detachment of armed Policemen has taken over the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress(APC) following the restraining of its national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by an FCT Court. The Police detachment, which came in two batches from the FCT Command and Wuse Divisional Police Station in 9 Hilux …

Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been suspended by an FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja. Justice Danlami Senchi, on Wednesday, ordered Oshiomhole to step down pending the determination of the substantive suit seeking his perpetual removal as the APC chairman. The judge said that political …

The United States Department of State has announced that it will give anyone with credible information that can lead to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram insurgent group, $7 million (N2.5 billion) The Rewards for Justice Program (RJP), the counterterrorism rewards program of the US Department …

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has again emerged as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the recently released Banker Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2020. For the third consecutive year, Zenith Bank has been ranked as the number one banking brand in Nigeria with a brand …