Indigenous shipowners are calling on major cargo owners, including Dangote Group, to support the development of Nigeria’s local shipping fleet through long-term Contracts of Affreightment for petroleum products, cement, fertiliser and other bulk cargoes.
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki, has rejected any support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, faulting Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his reported call for PDP candidates to back the President.