Attempts to reappoint former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi are being vehemently opposed by stakeholders in the maritime industry. Amaechi, who was also former Governor of Rivers State, responded to the demand of President Muhammadu Buhari for Ministers and public offers who desired to contest elective positions to quit their offices ahead of the primary elections of the …

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been formally declared the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s election. The National Leader of the party pulled 1,271 votes to defeat a field of 13 other aspirants, who eventually contested in the primary election. He will now go ahead to challenge the candidate of …

From next month, intending railway passengers in Nigeria will be required to have their National Identity Numbers (NIN). In apparent response to the recent attacks on rail travellers, particularly the bombing of a Kaduna-Abuja passenger train on 28th March, many of whom remain in the terrorists’ captivity, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said NIN would be needed to link the …