Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second-highest honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The announcement follows calls from the House of Representatives, which urged the President to elevate Abbas’s honour after initially awarding

…appeals to boat users to stop night travels, overload…wants states to collaborate with NIWA to end accidents The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has commiserated with the Niger State Government and families of those who died in the recent boat accident on Gbajibo River, in Niger State.

The World Bank has expressed its desire to partner with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, so as to develop the maritime sector in line with the vision of the ministry. Leading a team of the group on a courtesy visit to the minister, Adegboyega Oyetola, the leader of

The National Inland Waterways Authority has described the recent boat mishap in Niger state as unfortunate amidst her increasing efforts to reduce such incidents. This was contained in a preliminary statement issued on the sad event by the Authority earlier today. The management confirmed that the accident, involving a wooden

Oyetola and his methodical approach to governance: A tribute He may not be loud. That is his nature. No one can change him. Achievement responds to strategy, not rhetoric anyway. He has always excelled in every position he finds himself, including the current one as the minister of Marine and