Ebonyi Community Petitions NSCDC Over Alleged Illegal Mining, Seeks N3bn Damages By Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto The Amalokpa Amaonye community in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has petitioned the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), calling for an investigation into alleged illegal mining activities andContinue Reading

NIWA Moves to Eliminate Unsafe Boats, Rebuild Jetties in Bold Nationwide Waterways Reform From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has unveiled an ambitious nationwide reform programme aimed at rehabilitating dilapidated jetties, phasing out unsafe boats and accelerating the modernization of Nigeria’s inland water transportContinue Reading

Kebbi Gov’t Dismisses Fake Eviction Notice, Reaffirms Support for Tractor Association By Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has directed members of the Tractor Association in Birnin Kebbi to continue occupying their business premises and go about their lawful businesses without fear of eviction. TheContinue Reading

NMDPRA  Tackles Sharp Practices, Engages Marketers to Ease Petrol Costs From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has reaffirmed that the nation’s petroleum market remains fully deregulated, stressing that fuel prices are now largely determined by prevailing market forces. Speaking in Sokoto,Continue Reading

Shagari Meets World Maritime University President at IMO Council Session in London, Seeks Stronger Maritime Capacity Partnerships From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto The Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) His Excellency Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, has held a high level meeting with the PresidentContinue Reading

Sokoto Gov’t links 123 communities with N4.3bn rural road network– Official From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto Sokoto State Government has linked no fewer than 123 agrarian communities iby successfully completing and commissioning a 14.7km road that gulped over N4.3billion Our Correspondent in Sokoto reports that this was disclosed onContinue Reading

Shagari Meets World Maritime University President at IMO Council Session in London,  Mulls Partnerships From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto The Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Barrister Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, has held a high level meeting with the President of the World MaritimeContinue Reading