Author: Saint Augustine

…Collects N312 billion in first six months of 2024 The Area II Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS with headquarters in Onne, Rivers State has intercepted seven (7) 40ft containers of illicit good in its anti-smuggling drive. The seven containers were found to contain 1,054,400 bottles of different cough syrup codeine (100ml); 9,100 pieces of Chilly Cutter; 2,175,000 tablets of Hyergra tablets (200mg) and 1,300,000 tablets of Really Extra Diclofenac Pain Relief tablets (50mg). The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede who gave the details of the seized containers put the Duty Paid Value, DPV of…

…Cites economic reasons …Urges government to engage the organizers As August 1 date for the planned nationwide protest approaches, the National President of the Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite has lend his voice to the call on the organizers of the protest to call of the protest and embrace dialogue with the government. Ogunojemite who made his position on the planned nationwide protest known in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos yesterday said that the protest, rather than solving the problems, would aggravate the situation hence defeating the reason or…

A new report of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, has ranked Nigeria very high at 71 per cent, in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5 – advanced state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5 with Germany, Finland and Singapore leading the global chart. In the report conducted by the ITU, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, FCDO and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and unveiled by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani in Abuja on Monday, Nigeria was ranked among Africa’s top seven BEMECS 5G Readiness Index, which represents…

Former Sole Administrator of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Alhaji Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila has revealed his reasons and motivations for vying for a slot on the association’s Board of Trustees, BoT. Mukaila, in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos on Tuesday said he is driven by a desire to bring innovation and clarity to the roles of the Board in the association adding that he has the wealth of experience and a clear understanding of the organisation intricacies. “Our Board of Trustees has often overstepped its legally defined boundaries, encroaching on governance roles meant for the…

The Director General and Chief Executive of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke has underscored the importance of reducing gas flaring in Nigeria. According to him, “The persistent practice of gas flaring has marred the breathtaking landscape of Nigeria’s abundant natural resources. It serves as a symbol of the missed prospects for harnessing energy, fostering economic growth, and preserving the environment. The well-documented environmental and health ramifications of gas flaring have far-reaching effects, deteriorating air quality, and public health while also aggravating the global climate crisis. Nevertheless, amidst this seemingly insurmountable challenge lies a…

…As Okaga reels out Authority’s efforts to facilitate, promote trade In a bid to facilitate trade and boost the economy, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA has automated all shipping documentation thereby reducing documents processing time from about two weeks that it used to be in the past to less than two hours now. The Port Manager of Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Charles Okaga who disclosed this in his goodwill message at the Breakfast Meeting organized by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria, MARAN in Lagos yesterday with the theme, “Trade Facilitation and President Tinubu’s Economic Agenda: Matters Arising”, stated that…

The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria, MARAN has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to allow the desire to rejig the national revenue system and jumpstart critical fiscal measures to be compressed into a too tight short term template because of its disruptive reactions. The President of MARAN, Mr. Godfrey Bivbere who issued this advice in his welcome address during a breakfast meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday by the association with the theme, “Trade Facilitation and President Tinubu’s Economic Agenda: Matters Arising”, observed that whereas, President Tinubu’s administration had drawn up a purposeful recovery blueprint for the economy, some…

…Calls for Marine and Blue Economy blueprint with clear timelines for Nigeria The founder, Skynet Trueway International Limited, Mr. Moses Olayemi Fadipe has said that contrary to position held in some quarters, Nigeria has the best vessel boarding and rummaging procedure in the world. Fadipe who disclosed this in his opening remarks at the Breakfast Meeting organized by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria, MARAN in Lagos on Wednesday with the theme, “Trade Facilitation and President Tinubu’s Economic Agenda: Matters Arising”, hinted that following this development, Nigeria got an award in Switzerland as the best country in that space in…

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, on Wednesday reported that over 90 percent of port processes and operations are now automated, reducing considerably human interactions and all its negative attributes at the Nigerian ports. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Council, Barr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah who disclosed this in his goodwill message at the Breakfast Meeting put together by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria, MARAN in Lagos today with the theme, “Trade Facilitation and President Tinubu’s Economic Agenda: Matters Arising”, assured that NSC would continue to promote and advocate the digitalization of Nigerian port process and…

…Calls for finances of the Council to be investigated Following the reported inability of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, to pay its staff salaries, the immediate past National Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Alhaji Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila has said that the Council has no reason not to meet her financial obligations including salary payment for her staff. Mukaila who made his position known in an interview with Primetime Reporters in his office in Lagos said that the development could only be possible if those he called “opportunistic people” were…