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One of Nigeria’s very experienced energy administrators, Mr. Godwin Jedy-Aba, is a minister-nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari. And there is, understandably, song and dance in the quarters of those who know the capacity and experience of the nominee in the oil and gas sector. But for those who crave the enthronement of mediocrity to aid and abet the culture of incompetence or the regime of laissez faire in the management of the petroleum sector, the prospects of Jedy-Agba emerging as Buhari’s choice for the critical sector cannot resonate well with them. Regardless of the prognosis of possibilities or otherwise, Jedy-Agba is one of the few “technocrats” in a list that has been largely dubbed “political” by critics. Notwithstanding his previous temperate, restrained and strategic foray into partisan politics, his accomplishments and exploits as an astute administrator have not diminished a bit. His administrative savoir faire and legerdemain had been writ-large in his pub...

The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has advocated synergy among stakeholders in aviation and maritime sectors to move the nation's logistics supply chain management forward. Mr Frank Ogunojemite, the APFFLON National President made the call at the AVIMAR Summit 2019 held at the Multi-Purpose Hall, LTV 8, in Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday. The theme of the summit is: "The Relevance of Government Agencies In The Aviation/Maritime Industry In Terms Of The Policy On "Ease Of Doing Business In Nigeria." "Nigeria has what it takes to be one of the leading  nations in the total logistics supply chain management. "The only missing links is the necessary synergy among all the stakeholders. "Its not mere coincidence that this summit is coming at a time when our dear country just signed into the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)," Ogunojemite said. He added that APFFLON saw...

The Lagos State House of Assembly has vowed to ensure that the state Public Works Corporation (PWC) repairs all the bad roads in the state in due course. The Chairman of House Ad hoc Committee on Works and Infrastructure in the House, Hon. Setonji David gave this assurance in an interview in Lagos. David said that the committee had been going round the state to assess the condition of roads in the state and that the committee had directed the PWC to repair all the bad roads in the state. David, representing Badagry 2 in the House in the assembly said: ``We have started; we have visited a number of places. Some roads are still in a very worse state. ``We are prevailing on the PWC to start work on the roads and they have started. We have been urging them to continue with the maintenance. ``We have called the officials of the PWC to meetings to express our displeasure about the state of roads in the state and its General Manager has assured us that things have...

Following the ministerial list transmitted to the National Assembly by President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday and the ongoing screening, a Non -Governmental Organisation, Blossom Africa Initiative has urged the president to include more women in his cabinet. In a statement released by the President of the organisation, Mr Temitope Musowo, he said 7 women out of 43 people which represent 16.3 percent is grossly inadequate and against the 35 percent  affirmative action.  Mr Temitope believe the president failed to fulfil his campaign promise of including more women and youth in his government as nobody on the list submitted is bellow 50 years of age , adding that this would denial the country the fresh ideas and unique contributions women and youth are capable of bringing into governance.  "This list as far I am concerned is misogynistic and run foul of the principle of gender equality as obtained in Goal 5 of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development ...

PUBLIC DISCLAIMER!!! RE-NANS RECOMMENDS COMRADE CHINONSO OBASI AS SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON YOUTHS AND STUDENTS MATTER. Our attention has been drawn to recent online publications and surreptitious moves by some self acclaimed former leaders of our noble organization in respect to appointment to the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Mohammadu Buhari on Youths and Students Matters. Firstly, we wish to inform the public that those publications embarrassed good reasoning, ridicule public understanding and all means of acceptance. It is therefore ridiculous to associate such to our noble organization. The fact of the matter speaks for itself. The sponsor of the publication apart from being a renowned opposition to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, former factional President of NANS (sponsored to divide NANS) also in 2019 served as a mobilizer for Atiku-Obi Presidential Campaign Council where he worked for the candidature of Atik...

Women Leader of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas has congratulated Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu as he celebrated his 54th birthday on June 25, 2019. In a statement signed by the media aide to Okoya-Thomas, Mr. Oladipupo Awojobi, Governor Sanwo-Olu was described as a blessing to his generation, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole. Okoya-Thomas said in the statement, which was released to journalists on Tuesday, that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had reasons to celebrate, adding that his 54 years on earth have been full of activities and that better years were ahead for the Governor. Okoya-Thomas recalled that just about a year ago, nobody knew that Sanwo-Olu would emerge the Governor of the state, saying that it was obvious that "the people's Governor" adequately prepared for the task of ruling the state regarded as the centre of excellence at this material time. "I wish my action Governor a...

Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas has urged Nigerians to continue to defend democracy as the nation remembers June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, which was presumably won by the late Chief M.K.O Abiola. Okoya-Thomas also congratulated the newly elected President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan and the new Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. These were contained in a statement released by Okoya-Thomas on Wednesday and signed by her media aide, Mr. Oladipupo Awojobi. In the statement, which was made available to journalists, Okoya-Thomas recalled that the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election that was annuled by the then military government of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.) was a watershed in the political history of Nigeria. The one time member of the Federal House of Representatives then commended President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring the family of the l...