Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured of the state’s collaboration to tackle the menace of oil theft, which he says poses a serious threat to the Niger Delta region. (more…)
Dr George Moghalu, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, is one out of the few Nigerians who 'benefited ' from the late passage of the electoral Act.
This is because the electoral Act currently in force requires that public office holders must quit their respective offices at least three months before seeking to contest an elections. Luckily or unluckily for George , he lost the race for Anambra Government House and yet retained his seat as the Chief Executive Officer at NIWA .But those of us close to George Moghalu know him as a man who hardly gives up .
Moghalu comes from a clan of very successful and accomplished technocrats. His appointment two years ago as helmsman of NIWA, therefore , did not come as a surprise to th...
Importers doubt NPA'S Sincerity. Discordant tunes weekend greeted NPA'S planned 30 per cent incentive for vessels destined for the Eastern Ports as part of plans to decongest the Western Ports of Tin can and Apapa.
Helmsman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko had last week in Port Harcourt, during a meeting with Stakeholders, unfolded plans by his management to "increase tariff relief by as much as 30 per cent for service providers as part of a multi pronged approach to attract more vessels and cargo traffic to the Eastern Ports " But in a sharp reaction, stakeholders who spoke with our correspondent likened Bello Koko's comments to an electoral promise which they said would end up in a trash can, as was in the past.Said an Aba based importer who did not want his na...
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party, Sen Rabiu Kwankwaso along with other party stalwarts is set to storm Lagos to unveil its maritime agenda.
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will be making history as the first ever political party in the country to present a maritime agenda to Nigerians prior to a general election. A statement by Prime Maritime Project, promoters of the event disclosed that so because the party considers that deserves priority attention of the NNPP Consequently, the party’s presidential flag bearer, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, alongside his running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa, and other party stalwarts will storm Lagos on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 for that purpose, the statement signed by Mr Kingsley Anaroke, Prime Maritime Project Director of...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described as draconian the National Water Resources Bill before the National Assembly, saying it would have adverse effect on the predominantly maritime state if it is passed into law.
Senator Diri condemned the bill on Friday when the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Dame Didi Walson-Jack and her team paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa.
A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that it would be unfair and unjust to introduce the water resources bill when oil producing states were still agitating for a fair deal from their oil and gas resources.
His words: “The Water Resources Bill is not acceptable. The provisions...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the late Madam Patricia Igali, mother of one of Nigeria’s foremost diplomats, Ambassador Boladei Igali, as a woman whose departure would be greatly missed.
Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday when he led a high-powered delegation on a condolence visit to the Igali family in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The governor said although the deceased lived to 84 years, no age was ripe enough to lose a loved one, especially a virtuous woman like Madam Igali.
While commiserating with the family, Governor Diri said he equally felt their pain as she inspired her children and relations to become responsible citizens.
He narrated his personal encounter with the deceased, describing her as a down-to-earth woman that did not mince words....
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is currently reviewing the cost of direct sponsorship of Nigerian cadets undergoing foreign training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). (more…)
