Eromosele Abiodun writes on what transpired between NPA, INTELS, LADOL, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the need for president Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene before the maritime sector is further imperiled
Twenty-two days ago, Nigerians woke up to the news that the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman has been suspended from office for an allegation that the NPA under her watch failed to remit operating surplus to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF).
The NPAâs Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mohamed Koko, a key member of the NPA management alleged to have withheld operating surpluses was appointed to replace his boss, an appointment regarded by pundits as a curious elevation for a major figure in the administration to be investigated.
administration understand the economy? with less than two months to go until critical mid-term elections, president obama is touting the progress he says his administration has made. but where are all the jobs? and do we really need a second stimulus? julie kirtz is standing by with much more on this story. hi, julie. hi, uma. calling this the worst recession of our lifetime, president obama says the middle class has been squeezed the most and promises to turn it around. he spent the weekend at camp david but he used his labor day weekend address to talk about the efforts to create jobs and make college more affordable, cut taxes and overhaul the healthcare system. the comments follow more discouraging news from the labor department that the economy shed 54,000 jobs in august. the unespecially employment rate kicked up to 9.6%. long before the recession hit, middle class had been taking hard shots. long before the recession, the hard work that built the country had been g
rains but no major problems except for minor flooding and power ought ages. we ll go live to cape cod on how the residents handled the storm. rick, you are ready for a nap? thank you, i like that. earl is moving out of here. little bit of rain remains. couple of thing tropicals. this was gaston and will likely become something later today and tomorrow . impact us posentially. this flair up could have pulled off north. that is earl moving around bang lor at this point . within a couple of four or five hours it is done for us . we will be done for earl. that is good news. we ll have complete sunshine much of the eastern sea board and so planning your labor day weekend, behind the storm things are looking beautiful. stay out of the water to let the rip currents go away. tomorrow things will be great. a state of emergency declared in new zealand christchurch. a second earthquake hit there this morning. a lot of people are trapped. happens of buildings are collapse power is ou
peter doocy is live in chatham. peter, i know exactly where you are, on light house beach, i know the area very well. talk about what folks are seeing there, what they expect tonight. martha, there is a state of emergency in massachusetts and the beaches are closed to swimmers but right now it s pretty nice out. it s about 70 degrees and the waves are quiet, but they are expecting a visit from earl later on today and they re thinking he s going to bring with him hurricane-force heupbdz, several inches of rain, and some huge surf right here in chatham, which you just pointed out is a part of massachusetts that jets out into the atlantic ocean. now, if winds reach 70 miles an hour or more, the army corps of engineers is planning on shutting down the bridges to and from cape cod, which means that nobody will be getting on or off the cape, and there are no mandatory evacuations in place, but people are running out of time to decide if they want to ride the storm out in their homes or hea