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By Martha Agas   The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has raised concern over policy misalignment and weak coordination in Nigeria’s maritime sector.   It said the sector was at a critical crossroads, shaped not by limited capacity but by weak prioritisation discipline.   SEREC made this known in a policy bulletin and presidential…

By Isaiah Eka Mrs Felicia Kalu, the new Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS6.3 Akwa Ibom, has urged corps personnel to exude discipline and professionalism in service delivery. Kalu made the call in a statement by Mr Paul James, the command’s Public Enlightenment and Public Relations Officer in Uyo on Thursday. The statement…

By Emmanuel Antswen The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reaffirmed innovation as a critical driver of operational effectiveness in a technologically driven service. The Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, AVM Michael Ekwueme, said this during an intra-command research competition in Makurdi on Wednesday. Ekwueme described the competition as “a strategic platform to generate…

By Peter Amine   The State Multi-stakeholders Implementation and Monitoring Committee (SMIMC) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, is reviewing the Benue Action Plan to strengthen women’s peace, security and other challenges.   Mr Joseph Gbagyo, SMIMC Chairman, said that the current State Action Plan (SAP) had expired and hence…

By Admin Contrary to the narrative actress Doris Ogala has sought to project on social media, the General Overseer of Greater Liberation City, Dr. Chris Okafor, is not behind her recent invitation or attempted arrest by law enforcement authorities. Rather, sources indicate that the actress is being sought in connection with a pending criminal suit…

By Martha Agas Mr Segun Tomori, the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for Oshodi-Isolo II Federal Constituency in Lagos State, has pledged to push for youth empowerment through digital skills and promote grassroots sports. Tomori made the commitment on Monday in Abuja while declaring his interest to contest for the House of Representatives in the…

By Isaiah Eka Sen. Ita Enang, has charged journalists to ensure that their reportage of the 2027 electioneering aligns strictly with the nation’s electoral act. Enang, Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, made the call in Uyo at a dinner to mark the 2026 Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists in Akwa Ibom….

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Saturday denied any form of recruitment bias into the state’s civil service as portrayed in a viral video in the social media. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Commissioner for Information, made the denial in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Lokoja. The viral voice note, attributed to…

By Thompson Yamput The Senate and Congregation of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba have elected Prof Sani Momoh, Prof Taiye Oluwagbem, Prof M.B.S. Jibrin and Prof. Victoria Anum into the institution’s reconstituted Governing Council. A statement signed by Mrs Uredo Omale, PAAU’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) in Anyigba,  said that their election followed a…

By Blessing Odega The Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (JED Plc) says that deductions currently being experienced by customers during vending were for debt recovery. JED’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mrs Saratu Dauda, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos. Dauda explained that the deductions were…