The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in Cabotage trade in Nigeria to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters trade. The agency made this known on Sunday in a statement issued by Philip Kyanet, Head, Corporate Communications, NIMASA, to... Read more

…awards contract for gas pipeline infrastructure in Bayelsa Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) is to facilitate domestic gas infrastructure development in Oyo State following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government last week. The pact targets the distribution of cleaner and more reliable gas energy to industries in... Read more

The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has appealed to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State to be merciful to one Omar Farouq, a 13-year-old boy, tried and convicted on charges of blasphemy. The association, which made the appeal in a memo to the governor, a copy of which was availed... Read more

The Leadership of the Bayelsa State chapter of Medical & Health Workers Union of Nigeria, (MHWUN) on Tuesday bemoaned  unfair labour practices at  Federal and State government health institutions affecting the welfare of it’s members. They said that although they were acknowledged as front line workers and heroes during... Read more

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion se]rvices provider, has announced its partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in a matching fund scheme.  The scheme aims to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools by ensuring lending at an attractive interest rate. The... Read more

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has described late Justice Godwin Karibi-Whyte as an epitome of unshakable integrity, civility and dignity. Governor Wike stated this Saturday during the funeral service of the late legal icon at Saint Augustine’s Anglican Church, Abonnema in Degema Local Government Area. The Governor who... Read more

The Maris Trust Council (MTC), has fixed Wednesday, March 31, 2021 for the annual Maris Public Lecture, which could not hold this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by the Secretary of the MTC, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, disclosed that the new date was approved at a virtual... Read more

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its partnership with Arese Ugwu for the TV adaptation of her best seller, Smart Money Woman. The weekly show – in its first season – is billed to premiere on Africa Magic Showcase on Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 at 9:30pm. The Smart... Read more

Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today reiterated its recommendation that the U.S. government commit to resettling 95,000 vulnerable refuges in the United States in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, including survivors of religious persecution. For each new fiscal year, which starts on October... Read more

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 195 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. According to the agency, the new infection takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country... Read more