By Platform Reporters ILE-IFE – The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has commissioned a fully renovated Ife Girls High School in Ile-Ife, Osun State, under its ‘Customs Cares’ Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative on Monday, September 14, 2026. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, urged students to remain focused on education. “Education is the passport that you need…
By Platform Reporters LAGOS – Former lecturer at the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Dr. Charles Okorefe, will deliver the keynote lecture at the 2026 Primetime Reporters’ Annual Lecture and Awards scheduled for October 15 in Lagos. The annual lecture will bring together key stakeholders across maritime, ports, logistics and blue economy sectors to deliberate…
By Platform Reporters The Governing Board of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN Oron, has pledged deeper collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to upgrade seafarer training and meet global standards. Led by its Chairman, Engr. Kehinde Olayinka Akinola, the Board paid a working visit to NIMASA’s Corporate Headquarters in Lagos…
By Sylva OBASI Dr Taiwo Afolabi has called for greater investment, collaboration, and professionalisation of Nigeria’s creative industry, stressing that African indigenous knowledge must be transformed from cultural heritage into a sustainable source of innovation, economic value, and opportunity for future generations. Afolabi made the call at the 39th International Conference and 40th Annual General Meeting of…
By Sylva OBASI More than 100 traders and residents of New Gbagi Market, Ibadan, received free dental consultations, preventive oral healthcare and basic medical screenings as SIFAX Group partnered with the University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students (UADS) to deliver a community dental outreach aimed at improving access to oral healthcare. The outreach, held…
By Sylva OBASI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has restated his administration’s commitment to building a maritime administration that is efficient, transparent and globally competitive in line with the dictates of contemporary realities. Dr. Mobereola stated this while receiving the leadership of the Alumni Association…
By Sylva OBASI The Group President of Twin Pillars Corporation and Chairman/MD of Sico International Graphics Ltd, Professor Ambassador (Dr) Simon Eleje-Chineke Okoro is billed to be the Chairman of Occasion and lead other guests and dignitaries to the 17th Anniversary Lecture and Awards of National Impact Glitz Magazine PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that Prof Okoro…
By Sylva OBASI SIFAX Group has called on young Nigerians to prepare themselves to lead the country’s maritime transformation, stressing that Nigeria’s aspiration to become Africa’s blue economy powerhouse rests on developing a new generation of skilled, innovative and well-mentored professionals. The charge was delivered on behalf of the Group Executive Chairman of SIFAX Group,…
Momentum is building for the 10th edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference (TAAM) as the Maritime Forum, University of Lagos, in partnership with SIFAX Group, prepare to host what has become West Africa’s largest student-led maritime conference, bringing together more than 2,000 participants from government, academia, the maritime industry, corporate organisations and the…
By Sylva OBASI As part of activities marking its 40th anniversary, Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL) on Wednesday commissioned a 6,000-litre solar-powered borehole and renovated male and female toilet facilities at Government Secondary School, Ogu, in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area , Onne, Rivers State. Commissioning the projects, the company’s Managing Director, Mrs Iroghama Ogbeifun, described…
