By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, says the academia has a major role to play in the development of the Blue Economy in Nigeria. Dr Jamoh, who stated this during a courtesy visit by the Management team from the University of Lagos…
By ISA SAIDU, Dutse. Member’s of the Jigawa State House of Assembly has slashed the allocations for the education sector in the state’s 2024 budget, while making generous provisions for the purchase of a new vehicle for the speaker, a new guest house in Abuja, renovation of members’ guest house in Kano State and construction of imams’…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON), the newly-appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on the nation’s maritime sector. Speaking during his maiden courtesy visit on the management of the terminal,…
By Isa SAIDU, Dutse. Tributes have continued to pour in following the death of the former Speaker to the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na”Abba in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja. A family source had informed our PLATFORM REPORTERS that the former lawmaker died in an Abuja hospital following a brief illness. Ghali…
By ISA SAIDU, Dutse. Former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida ( rtd) has said his greatest achievements as Nigeria’s leader was to know more about the country and make friends across board, while adopting coercion and pleading as leadership styles. Babangida stated this in an exclusive interview with FUT Minna Search FM Radio, and…
By ISA SA’IDU, Dutse The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the end of its emergency meeting on Wednesday re-assures all members, critical stakeholders and supporters of the Party that its interventions particularly with regard to the political development in Rivers State are yielding desired results. In a statement signed…
By ISA SAIDU, Dutse. At least, 74 graduates of Rawafid International College of Health Technology, Dutse in Jigawa State, have cried out over non issuance of operating license from the National Council of Colleges of Nursing and Lab Students of Nigeria. The students at a news briefing in Dutse called on the Jigawa State Ministry…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. Barring last minutes hitches, all is set for the popular Ogadimma Family in Otokwu Mmaku, Awgu LGA of Enugu state to bury Late Mrs Lucy Aku Anikpo who slept in the Lord recently at the age of 76 years. According to the burial arrangement released by Engr F.O.C Anikpo on behalf…
By ISA SAIDU, Dutse. A conglomeration of Fulani youths in the Western parts of the country have converged in Dutse the Jigawa state capital where they alleged fears over the lingering devastation of the country’s security architecture and vows to offer “Self defence” in protection of their lives and property. “Taking this measures is imperative…
