The Centre for Social Awareness, Advocacy, and Ethics (CSAAE) has flagged off its Digital Skilling and Employment Project (DSEP) aimed at equipping 200,000 Nigerian youths with the skills and tools for digital jobs. The project, sponsored through a grant by the Coca-Cola Foundation, will equip the Nigerian youth with the skills and tools for digital jobs, which are in increasing …

Imo State Police Command has said its operatives wounded several members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN) during a bloody shootout. The shootout, which took place at camp at Ubah Agwa/Izombe tropical rain Forest in Oguta Local Area, left several wounded. In a statement by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, …

The forthcoming 2023 governorship election in Imo State is creating suspense and anxiety in the political firmament of the state as gladiators jostle for the tickets of the various political parties. Already, two candidates – incumbent Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – have emerged. Uzodimma is …

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has continued to demonstrate his love for a functional State system in the interest of Imolites as he is set to launch the “ACCESS TO CARE” for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the state. According to Legit. ng, the Scheme is a program under the Imo State Health Insurance Agency (ISHIA) and is designed …

A civil rights organisation, Yiaga Africa has added a new twist to last Saturday’s general election, saying that the results from Imo and Rivers States were inconsistent with its projections for the states. The organisation raised the observation in its post-election statement signed by the Chair, Watching The Vote, and Executive Director, Samson Itodo, obtained on Wednesday night and titled, …

The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim has said that Nigeria is a very important country not only to Africa, but to the global economy. At the meet-and-greet reception hosted in his honour on arrival in the country by stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry, Lim, who is Korean, said that he considers Nigeria a dream …

The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr Kitack Lim is scheduled to embark on a three-day visit to Nigeria from Sunday. During his visit, Lim will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022 where the focus will be on regional policies and operational perspectives on the Decarbonisation and Green House Gas Emissions in shipping. The Federal Ministry …

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’ azu Jaji Sambo has said that Nigeria is committed to achieving greener shipping in line with the campaign by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to attain sustainable development in the maritime industry. This is just as Nigeria joined the IMO to commemorate the 2022 World Maritime Day. Sambo said that Nigeria would not be left behind …