By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Hungry Nigerian Youths are gearing up to besiege customs formations nation-wide in search of seized food items amidst food scarcity and unprecedented increase of food items in the market. Platform Reporters gathered through social media monitoring that following Tuesday announcement by the Nigeria Customs Service that it plans to dispose bags…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, had a collaborative meeting with the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Corporate Headquarters to promote security and forge strong working relations. The CGC, while speaking, noted that the primary objective of the collaboration is to…
The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) at its Quarterly Meeting at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday 25th January, 2024 unanimously elected Mr. Bolaji SUNMOLA as its Chairman to replace Otunba Kunle Folarin who passed on to glory on November 8, 2022, on a motion by Mr. A.O. Vincent of Maritime Researchers and…
By A.O Vincent, Lagos Another maritime icon – an institution per excellence – is gone! We have again lost another doyen of the NIgerian Maritime Industry to the cold wicked hands of death! ENGINEER Akinsoji was Nigeria’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom; former Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron; the brain behind the establishment…
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. 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…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. Otokwu Mmaku Progressive Union, Lagos Branch has honoured four Illustrious sons of Mmaku with the conferement of Chieftaincy Titles and Awards. The Award honours were conferred on the recipients during the 2023 Otokwu Day/End of the Year Ceremony held recently by the Lagos Branch of Otokwu-Mmaku community. Amongst those conferred with…
By Isa SAIDU, Dutse A non governmental organization known as Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has placed jigawa state as a state with a highest number if stunting children’s among states in the country. The Chairman of CS-SUNN in the state, Comrade Shua’ibu Musa Kafingana stated this in a report released last …
