December 2023 – Page 2 – Shipping World News Magazine

Dec182023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BUHARI HOSTS FORMER CABINET MEMBERS IN COUNTRY HOME

News Feature

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2015 – 2023), H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, on Sunday 17th December 2023 hosted some of his former cabinet members who had paid a surprise visit to him to felicitate with and pray for him, on the occasion of his 81st birthday, at his residence in Daura, Katsina State. The birthday visit was led by his Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, CFR, accompanied by Abubakar Malami, SAN, CON, former Minister of Justice/AGF; Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, CON, former Minister of Transportation; Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu, CON, former Minister of Water Resources; Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, CON, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy; Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, CON, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Al...

Dec152023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Omatsola Ogbe Assumes Office as Exec Sec NCDMB, Charges Staff on High Performance

Press Release

The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has assumed office and held his first official meeting with the Directors and some management staff of the Board. Ogbe was appointed last Thursday by President Bola Tinubu, replacing Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, who had served for seven and half years in office. At a meeting on Thursday at the NCDMB’s Abuja liaison office, the new Executive Secretary received a high-level briefing on the Board’s projects and initiatives from the Directors and senior management. In his remarks, the new NCDMB boss lauded the achievements recorded by the agency, especially the human capacity development programme which had produced Nigerians who now provide high-tech service...

Dec132023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa United Kit Sponsorship Deal Embarrassing, Says Govt

Sports

Bayelsa State Government has said reports of the state-sponsored football team, Bayelsa United, signing a new shirt sponsorship deal with Halkin Exploration and Production Limited for the rest of the 2023/24 Nigerian Professional Football League season were embarrassing. The government said it neither approved nor endorsed such a deal for the team in the ongoing football season. Halkin Exploration and Production Limited had been at the centre of the controversy surrounding the alleged acquisition of Oil Mining Lease 46 (also known as the Atala Oilfield) belonging to the Bayelsa State government. Governor Douye Diri kicked against the revocation of the OML 46 licence by the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in April 2020, describing the oilfield as a “prized asset of ...

Dec42023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

At COP28, Diri Seeks Global Attention For Coastal Erosion-ravaged Bayelsa Communities *Offers To Host Summit On River Conservation

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, took his campaign against the threats of ocean surge, coastal erosion, environmental pollution and their related impacts to the global stage. Speaking during the United Nations Convention for Conserving River Deltas (UN-CCRD) unveiling session of the ongoing Climate Change Summit (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Governor Diri solicited global concerted efforts to address the effects of oceanification and climate change on Bayelsa coastal communities. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying that in the past few years, no fewer than 20 coastal communities in the state had almost been submerged or lost substantial amount of land to ocean surge and rising sea waters. He said the...

Dec42023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gilbert Chagoury listed as Tinubu’s ‘confidante’ in Nigeria’s delegation to COP28

News Feature

Gilbert Chagoury, the Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, is in the country’s delegation to COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a list published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the billionaire was named as a “confidante” of President Bola Tinubu. The Nigerian State House is listed as Chagoury’s “organisation” while it was indicated that he is in a “paid relationship/contract with the nominating entity”. A check through the delegates list of the 198 participating countries showed that no other country has a “confidante” of its president in the delegation. Chagoury was born in Nigeria to Lebanese immigrants. He co-founded the Chagoury Group in Lagos in 1971. The conglomerate owns construction, real estate, hotel, glass and flour milling busi...

Dec12023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Diri Presents N480.9bn 2024 Budget To Bayelsa Assembly *Infrastructure, Education, Health, Environment Top Appropriation

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, presented the 2024 budget of N480.99 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the appropriation bill christened: "Budget of Sustainable and Shared Prosperity," Governor Diri recalled that in October 2023, the assembly approved the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF and FSP) for the state. He explained that the budget proposal was predicated on the assumptions contained in the approval of the assembly. His words: “Mr. Speaker, I wish to present the 2024 budget estimates to the House. We are guided by the desire to prepare a realistic, implementable and prioritised budget, which is a reflection of the aspirations and wishes of critical stakeholde...

Dec12023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa To Investigate Palliatives Diversion

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has ordered investigation into the distribution of palliatives with a view to bringing to book culprits who diverted food items. Governor Diri gave the directive during the state's executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, following complaints that some individuals diverted items meant for each ward in the state. The state government had procured more food items in addition to the five trucks of rice allotted to each state by the federal government as part of the measures to cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidy on people of the state. Each ward was allocated at least 150 bags of rice apart from maize. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, the governor condemned the action of thos...

Dec12023 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Diri To Bayelsa-born CIF CEO: Your Appointment Will Inspire Others

Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the appointment of Tariye Gbadegesin as the Chief Executive Officer of the global organisation, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), will inspire many from her home state of Bayelsa, Nigeria as well as the African continent. Governor Diri stated this in a congratulatory message he personally signed, describing Tariye as the proverbial apple that does not fall far off the tree, in reference to her parents, Prof. Turner and Prof. Miriam Isoun. The Bayelsa governor said he received the news with excitement. He said: “I received the news of your appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) with much excitement. “This is particularly heartwarming for us in Bayelsa State knowing that you are the f...

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Nigerian Shippers’ Council will continue to promote seamless movement of cargoes – Akutah Pius

News Feature, Port News

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers' Council ( NSC), Barr. Pius Akutah has said that Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), as Port Economic Regulator will continue to promote seamless movement of cargoes at the nation's ports. Barr. Akutah stated this when the management of Lekki Deep Sea Port led by the Managing Director, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL) promoters of Lekki Deep Sea Port, Mr. Du- Ruogang paid a courtesy visit to the NSC's Headquarters in Lagos on Thursday. The NSC boss, who appreciated the management of Lekki Deep Sea Port for the visit, expressed the Council's readiness to partner with the port in the areas that will boost their operations in the country. Stating their mission to NSC, Mr. Du - Ruogang, said that Lekki De...