Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Barry Mpigi. In statement released by Dakuku Peterside media team, he described the late Senator as a committed public servant whose contributions to the development of…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially reopened the Seme Border in Lagos, seven years after its closure against the Benin Republic over alleged smuggling activities, in a move aimed at strengthening regional trade and boosting national revenue. Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, confirmed the reopening in an interview with Shipping Position, describing…
Nigeria’s major telecommunications operators have dismissed assertions by some National Assembly members that the country lacks the infrastructure for real-time electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking under the umbrella of the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), leading operators including MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, and T2…
The Federal Government has announced that salaries of unverified workers in the Federal Civil Service will be suspended starting March 2026, following the conclusion of the ongoing Personnel Audit and Skills Gap Analysis (PASGA) exercise. A memo obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the…
By Adeyemi David Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Tax and Export Incentives, Waivers and Exemptions, James Abiodun Faleke, has disclosed that Nigeria is losing an estimated N8 trillion annually to waivers and concessions granted to organisations and individuals by the Federal Government of Nigeria. In a statement…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of posing a threat to national security following recent allegations he made against the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Fani-Kayode’s reaction comes after El-Rufai claimed he had access to Ribadu’s private communications, alleged the importation of dangerous chemicals by the NSA’s…
By Adeyemi David The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday commissioned the Abdul Samad Rabiu / Nigeria Customs Service Hospital in Bauchi, a 60-bed healthcare facility donated by industrialist Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder of BUA Group and chairman of ASR Africa. Delivered through the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative, the hospital…
Ogun State’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has confirmed that six people lost their lives while three others sustained injuries in a tragic accident at the Ilo-Awela axis of the Toll Gate area along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Ota Divisional Commander of TRACE, Mr. Salau Hammed, said the incident occurred around 9:55 a.m. on Tuesday…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has disclosed that Africa controls more than $1.1 trillion in domestic institutional capital that must be strategically mobilised to drive the continent’s economic transformation. Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete made the remark virtually during the Ninth Africa Business Forum organised by the commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
Odu’a Investment Company Limited has unveiled a new strategic roadmap, SRC 2.0 (2026–2030), setting an ambitious target of N1 trillion in total assets, N50 billion in group revenue, and N30 billion in profit before tax by the end of the decade. The strategy was presented at the company’s 2026 annual directors’ meeting held at Lagos…
