Year: 2023

COWA President visits Customs Zone C, Area 1 PH, promises empowerment, others

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By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt       The National President, Customs officers’ Wives Association, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, said she is poised to focus on specific areas of needs of her members to enable them effectively set up and manage businesses without compromising their duties on the home front.   This disclosure was made to Newsmen during her maiden visit to Nigeria Customs Service Zone C, Zonal Headquarters Area 1,Port Harcourt Rivers on Wednesday.   Adeniyi who outlined the aims of COWA which include organizing seminars and workshops for wives of…

ANLCA President inaugurates Eastern Zonal Presidential Committee

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By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt       The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA National President, Mr. Emenike Nwokeoji has inaugurated the Eastern zonal presidential committee of the Association. Speaking to Newsmen on the sideline of the event, the National President said this was to replicate what happened in Lagos recently where their Western zonal committee was inaugurated. He added that because of the economic situation in the country at the moment and to save the committee members from the risks and hassles of traveling to Lagos, he decided…

Sit-at-Home: Deputy Speaker, Kalu decries economic loss in South East,asks Igbo to reject order

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has lamented that the “sit-at-home’’ order by the Indigenous People of Biafra was impeding the growth and development of the Southeast region.   Kalu stated this in Abuja when he received a delegation from Aba Creatives Collective, the organisers of Aba Fashion Show, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly on Friday.   The event which is aimed at showcasing the creativity of fashion designers and enthusiasts in Abia state, holds…

C’River Delights Investors, Financiers As Otu Creates Enabling Environment By Jeremiah Odey

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Assuming office as the 18th Governor of Cross River State on May 29, 2023, Senator Bassey Otu articulated a strategic vision for the state’s brownfield assets, emphasizing an impartial public sector value comparative analysis. He committed to a professional economic management team, advocating for non-traditional, non-recourse hybrid financing products in collaboration with the private sector. A few months into office, Governor Otu translated his vision into action by convening “The Paradigm Shift,” an economic summit held in Calabar. Addressing the assembly, he underscored the administration’s initiative to catalyze growth through…

Akpabio, National Assembly to honour King Princewill ….His Passing A Great Loss – Olu Of Warri

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The Senate President has promised to spare nothing within his reach to give the transiting King of the Kalabari Kingdom, King Prof.TJT Princewill, AMACHREE XI, the honour that he deserved, even in death.   Akpabio said” I was tutored in Port-Harcourt, I am from the Niger Delta region and as a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, I can tell you, this King deserves a befitting burial”   He went on to say; “National Assembly, members will pay their last respects to the king on the floor of the Chambers,…

You’re Senator for all, Kano students hail Deputy Senate President ,Barau

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Students under the umbrella of the National Association of Kano State Students (NAKSS) have described the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin as a ” Senator for all” who carried all his people irrespective of their political parties.   President of NAKSS, Comrade Yahaya Usman Kabo and a former Secretary-General of the Zone A of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Abdullahi Muhammad Sale (Game Changer) led the students to pay a courtesy call on Senator Barau at the National Assembly, Abuja.   Speaking through one…

OSSAP-SDGs denies payment of N141.1m to Restaurant, insists projects duly executed by Certified Contractor

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The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) has denied the report that it paid the sum of N141.1m to an Abuja based restaurant two weeks before the expiration of the Buhari administration.   The Office described the report by an online media as not only misleading but false and a calculated attempt to smear the good image of the Office.   A statement issued by the Head of Communications in OSSAP-SDGs, Rotimi Ajayi stated that the office wouldn’t have dignified the piece…

BREAKING: Saudi govt to invest in Kaduna, Port-Harcourt refinery

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The Government of Saudi Arabia has pledged to invest in the revamp of Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries, as well as provide financial support to sustain the government’s foreign exchange reforms.   Saudi Crown Prince, HRH Mohammed bin Salman made these pledges at a bilateral meeting with President Tinubu on the sidelines of the Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh.   A statement signed by Mohammed Idris – Minister of Information and National Orientation, on Friday, said the Saudi government also pledged support for Central Bank of Nigeria’s ongoing reforms of…

Tinubu mourns Nigeria’s first female Major-General, Aderonke Kale

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First Female Major General in the Nigerian Army,Aderonke Kale has died. Kale died in London on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at age of 84. E. O. Okafor, President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), confirmed Kale’s demise in a statement on Thursday.   Okafor described her passing as an “irreparable loss”, adding that burial arrangements would be announced by her family.   “AANI and indeed the nation will continue to remember the remarkable legacy of the iconic Major General Aderonke Kale (rtd) mni, who had been a…

10th House: Nigerians would appreciate Tinubu for recommending Speaker Abbas -Deputy Spokesman, Agbese

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Deputy Spokesperson, House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, said Nigerians would have cause to return to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and appreciate him for recommending Dr. Tajudeen Abbas for the position of Speaker of the House.   Recall that President Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had in April, 2023, adopted Dr. Abbas for the number 4 position, saying he was the candidate of the party.   The party also rallied support for Dr. Abbas and caused other strong contenders to step down for him, preparatory to the…