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President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly suspended Hadiza Bala Usman as the Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA). The President asked the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello Koko, to take over from her in acting capacity. Usman was first...

Dare, one of the biological sons of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, is dead. He was 42. Dare, third son of Adeboye, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State,...

The Central Bank of Nigeria and financial sector experts have called for collaborative efforts among microfinance banks to promote the expansion of micro-insurance as a tool for deepening financial inclusion. They made the call at the sixth annual symposium of...

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has suspended the broadcast license of Channels Television and also imposed a N5 million fine on the station for alleged breach of the broadcast code in its live programme titled, “Politics Today”. In a letter...

Gunmen stormed Onueke Community in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. The gunmen arrived on Tuesday afternoon, April 27, shooting sporadically as they robbed residents and businesses. The gunmen, numbering about five, are said to have trailed...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed the killing of three of its officers following an attack by gunmen at a checkpoint along the Port Harcourt-Owerri road in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State. Customs spokesman, Joseph Attah, confirmed the...

Nigeria has been recognized globally as a reputable maritime nation with over 8,000 kilometers of navigable inland and coastal channels, as well as its fresh water lakes. However, it is struggling to strengthen its maritime sector with modern maritime...

The COVID pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies of the world, on a global scale as economists and fiscal policy experts associate its effect as the worst global economic crisis of the century in comparison with the global economic...

The meeting earlier scheduled to hold last Thursday was postponed indefinitely at the last minute by the labour minister. Labour minister, Chris Ngige, has rescheduled a fresh meeting with the leaderships of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Judiciary...

The Female Seafarers’ Association of Nigeria (FESAN) has urged government to create and enforce policies that support the inclusion of at least 1% of female seafarers on board ships trading in the country. This call comes as the International Maritime...