Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, has called on Port and Harbours management in West and Central African sub-region to take deliberate measures to boost security at their various port locations, following worsening insecurity across the globe, especially around seaports and allied facilities. Managing Director of the Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, who hosted seaport security experts in Lagos, recently to a one-day brainstorming session to mark the first training of the West and Central Africa Port Security (WeCAPS), said there was no better time than now for ports and harbours managements within the sub-region to take issues of security…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Francesca Odimgbe The Lagos State Government (LASG) has pulled down no fewer than 13 buildings at I.K. Peter Street, Ajao Estate, cited in close proximity to the Murtala International Airport, Lagos. The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, giving reasons for the demolition on Friday disclosed that the buildings lacked required approvals and were cited around Airport restricted areas while some are cited on aviation fuel pipelines Oki, who feared the havoc that a fire outbreak from the pipeline could cause to lives and properties, said the builders also lacked required documents as…
Yemisi Izuora The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA has directed for immediate suspension of all reclamation work around Banana Island were the building collapse occurred recently. The Agency also distance itself from the issuance of building permit or issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, C-of-O, faulting accusation by the Lagos State government linking it to the building collapse in a recent news publication. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NIWA, Goerge Moghalu gave the order when he visited the site of the incident and ordered the immediate suspension of all reclamation activities within the area of the incident in the…
Joseph Bakare The Director General, DG, of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC,Brigadier General YD Ahmed has inaugurated an ultra-modern Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Centre inside the NYSC Yobe State Orientation Camp, located at KM 6, Potiskum-Kano road, in Dazigau Local Government Area of the State. Speaking during the inauguration, the DG advised Corps Members deployed to the State and youths in the host community to utilize the opportunity of the centre to acquire vocational trainings that would make them self-employed. He said the era of salaried jobs is fading away, while entrepreneurship is the only option to…
James Nnubia The Corps Marshal, of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has condemned strongly, the unjustifiable attack on both FRSC personnel and operational vehicles describing it as unfortunate, uncalled-for, and could have a demoralizing effect on the general morale of the operatives. He stated this while reacting to the recent attack on FRSC personnel who were carrying out their lawful duty of rescuing crash victims following a fatal crash that occured in Bauchi Road street, Jos, Plateau State on Thursday, 27 April, 2023 at 1330HRS. The fatal crash involved a diesel ladened tanker that instantly went…
Ken Okeke The test flight is the culmination of several months of construction on what is now to be known as the Muhammudu Buhari International Airport. History was made Thursday as the newly constructed Ebonyi International Airport in Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area (LGA) had its first flight operation. The landing of the first two sets of flights served as a test operation to signal the commencement of full aviation activities at the airport. The test flight is the culmination of several months of construction on the airport now to be known as the President Muhammudu Buhari International…
Yemisi Izuora The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has lamented effect of Nigeria’s energy crises on its activities, as it disclosed spending N76.7 billion in half year 2022, to source alternative power. Oriental News Nigeria reports that the sector was negatively affected while the electricity industry wobble following inability of Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos to sustain steady supply. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, in its latest report obtained by our Correspondent indicated that electricity supply to the industries from the national grid during the second half of year 2022 declined marginally to 11 hours per day from 12 hours…
Yemisi Izuora Following uncertainties in Nigeria’s economic environment especially towards the end of last year, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, recorded huge investment Decline which negatively affected the sector. Presenting its summary of findings of the survey of manufacturing sector by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for the second half of 2022, its Director General, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, disclosed that Manufacturing sector investment dipped to N145.59 billion in the second half of 2022 down from N160.88 billion recorded in the corresponding half of 2021; thus, indicating N15.29 billion or 10 per cent decline over the period. It…
Yemisi Izuora Key activities in Nigeria’s Manufacturing sector were negatively affected following high cost of energy as well as other factors. The sector which plays key role in stabilizing the economy recorded low capacity utilization especially in the second half of 2022. According to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, year-on-year, Capacity utilization in the manufacturing sector declined to 54.9 per cent from 59 per cent recorded in the corresponding half of 2021; thus, indicated 4.1 percentage points decline over the period. Quarter-on-quarter, it declined by 3 percentage points when compared with 57.9 percent recorded in the first half…
L-R: Ag. Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs (NLNG), Yemi Adeyemi; The Nigeria Prize for Literature Advisory Board member, Prof. Ahmed Yerima; Board member Prof. Olu Obafemi; General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development (NLNG), Andy Odeh; Chair of the Prize’s Advisory Board, Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo hand over 2023 entries of the prize to Panel of Judge’s chairman, Professor Ameh Akoh and members, Prof. Osita Catherine Ezenwanebe and Dr Rasheedah Liman in Lagos Yesterday