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The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has detained the proprietors of four private schools in Rivers State for alleged book piracy.
The Director of NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Mr. Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this to journalists shortly after an anti-piracy operation in the state capital on Friday.
The exercise took place within the GRA, Rumuibekwe; Rumukurusi, and East-west...
The naira slumped against the American dollar at the official window on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
The local currency traded at N1,637/$1 at the official window according to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).
This indicated that the N1,637/$1 was N57 higher than the N1,580/$1 the currency traded at the official window at...
Amah A. Amaonye, Abuja
PRESS STATEMENT DATE: 15TH JANUARY, 2025
Curbing Insecurity in Nigeria: Establish Forest Guard, As Solution to Gaps Identified by Chief of Defense Staff – Experts Urge President Tinubu
Assenting to the Bill to establish Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), also known as Forest Guard has been seen as a clear panacea to the...
To address rising food prices, the Federal Government has begun the sale of 30,000 metric tons of milled rice at a subsidized rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag.
This initiative, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, targets civil servants and various other Nigerians.
The rice sale follows previous measures by the administration, including distributing 42,000 metric...
Maritime Innovation Week will return for its third year from 19–21 November, drawing together industry leaders, policymakers, and technology experts to explore sustainable advancements in the maritime sector.
The event will take place at London’s BT Tower for the first two days, concluding at the 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub at the Port of Tyne.
This year’s theme,...
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On June 25 as has become customary, the global maritime community would once again come together to celebrate the unsung heroes of global shipping, the seafarers, under the auspices of the “Day of the Seafarer”. The Day of the Seafarer is a vital reminder of the critical role these exceptional individuals play in ensuring...
By Amah Alphonsus Amaonye & Chuma Ugbo
June 8, 2025
ABUJA, NIGERIA — As Nigeria continues to grapple with the triple menace of kidnapping, terrorism, and banditry, the present initiative of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) has come handy as a beacon of hope.
Designed to bring law enforcement closer to ungoverned spaces and forested regions...
Amah Amaonye
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has seized the opportunity of the 5th ILO special Tripartite Committee meeting in Geneva Switzerland to initiate Nigeria's campaign for Category C in the International Maritime Organization Council.
The DG used the platform of the programme to reinforce Nigeria’s...
L-R: Regional Advisor and ILO Expert, Dr Amos Kuje; Head, Internal Audit, NIMASA, Dr Odunayo Ani; ED, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, NIMASA, Jibril Abba; DG, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola; Director, Cabotage Services, NIMASA, Kabir Murnai and Deputy Director Maritime Labour Services, Yusuf Barde, at the 5th ILO Special Tripartite Committee Meeting in Geneva,...
Nnodu Joy, Lagos
There has been an attempted sea robbery in Nigerian waters, stated officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA at the C4i center monitoring the situation on Tuesday 21st April 2025.
A report issued by Osagie Edward, Head, Public Relations of NIMASA noted that the monitoring office reported an illegal...
