Author: Saint Augustine

…As he flags off campaign in Abuja …Promises to lead ANLCA into future driven by greater commitment to duty As the forthcoming chapter elections of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA gathers moment, a Chairmanship hopeful for Abuja Airport chapter, Mr. Solademi Abdulmajid has flagged off his campaign and presented his manifesto to the members of the association in Abuja. The flag off event which has the representative of the Customs Area Controller, FCT Command, the Military Airport Commandant, the Head of Aviation Security, the Head of the Department of State Services, the Divisional Police Officer and Heads…

…Pledges Support The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria, MARAN has applauded the recent appointment and decoration of Comptroller Frank Okechukwu Onyeka as the Acting Customs Area Controller, CAC of the Tincan Island Port Customs Command, describing it as a well-deserved recognition of his exceptional career achievements. The CAC was decorated with the rank of Comptroller of Customs at the Customs headquarters on Wednesday by the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi. The association has also pledged support for his leadership, expressing confidence in his ability to steer the command to greater heights. In a letter dated January 13, 2025, and…

… Targets 1% freight stabilization fee to find 2025 budget The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, Pius Akutah, has stated that the Council under the guardiance of the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry, will commence implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN by the second quarter of the year. Akutah also disclosed that the Council’s 2025 budget will be anchored on the one per cent freight stabilization fee based on provisions in its current law. The Shippers’ Council boss also expressed optimism that the Council will soon transmute into the Nigerian Shipping and Ports Economic Regulatory Agency,…

…Pledges Support The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria, MARAN)l has extended its heartfelt congratulations to the newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Kayode Opeifa. In a congratulatory letter dated January 22, 2025, MARAN President, Godfrey Bivbere described the appointment as well-deserved, citing the appointee’s exceptional track record in the transportation sector. “As a highly accomplished transport expert of repute, we are confident that your wealth of experience and academic qualifications will positively impact your new role”, the letter stated. The association acknowledged the appointee’s previous accomplishments, including serving as Commissioner of Transport, where he demonstrated exceptional…

SIFAX Group has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and healthcare accessibility by sponsoring the University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students, UADS 2024 Mega Outreach. The event, held on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Sabo community in Mokola, Ibadan, brought vital oral health services to an underserved population while fostering dental hygiene awareness. As the first of two proposed initiatives for 2024, the outreach was made possible through SIFAX Group’s generous funding. Their support covered essential logistics, including securing the venue, procuring medical supplies, providing personal protective equipment, and facilitating transportation. The outreach positively impacted no fewer than…

By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba Col. Ben Odogwu, Biafra’s Director of Military Intelligence, titled his war memoir, “No Place to Hide.” I guess that can be said of Nigeria of the present. North, south, east, west, every part of the country is reeling from an upsurge in violent criminality. Bandits continue to wreak havoc in parts of the north. On January 16, 2025, news broke of the shocking abduction of wife of a retired AIG, Mrs. Hakeem Odumosu at the gate of her residence by heavily armed gunmen. And still on very daring assaults by criminal gangs this January, thirty – six…

Captain Sunday Umoren is the Secretary General of the Abuja MOU for Port State Control for West and Central Africa Region. In this interview with our correspondent, Saint Augustine Nwadinamuo, he bares his mind on the achievements of the body since he assumed office few years ago, how much he has done to drive the body to progress and so much more. Excerpts: What could you describe as the highpoints or achievements of your administration in the outgone year? Very good afternoon to you and thanks for coming around to visit us at Abuja MOU. We know the meaning of…

The National Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Prince Segun Oduntan has tasked the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA on deployment of technology to drive port operations in Nigeria. Oduntan who made this call in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Monday, said although the Authority had made some level of progress in automating some of its activities, he wanted to see more improvement from NPA in relation to access to the ports. He noted that the with efficient scanning system in place, containers would be scanned as they were being discharged from the…

Hoodlums suspected to be agents of the Bank of Industry, BOI have invaded a factory belonging to Ashford Industries Nigeria Limited carting away 76 Machines and other valuables worth millions of Naira. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ashford Industries Nigeria Limited, Mr. Okey Justine Ezeh who disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, reported that the invaders numbering over 30, came in with a truck and move away all the machines that were left there. Ezeh alleged that the invaders broke through the wall of the factory, gained entry through the wall and…

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that will be granting approval for tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailing market conditions. This is pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, NCA 2003 to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators. The Commission, in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka observed that the adjustment, capped at a maximum of 50 per cent of current tariffs, though lower than the over 100 per cent requested by some network operators, was arrived at taking into account…