Author: Saint Augustine

A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr. Gabriel Nwafor has congratulated the executive governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo on his well deserved recognition by the Sun Newspapers as the Governor of the Year 2024. Nwafor who extended his congratulatory message to the governor in a statement in Oko, Anambra State on Sunday also congratulated the people of Anambra State for the honour done to their governor, arguing that an honour to the governor is an honour to the entire state, a testament that the state is in safe hands and progressing. Applauding Governor Soludo…

…We are ready for implementation – Shippers’ Council …Associated cost would be offsetted by reduced delays, demurrage charges – Customs …Customs should implement ICTN – Musa Stakeholders at the round table meeting on the planned implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN organized by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria, MARAN are in agreement about the importance and benefits of the scheme but are sharply divided as to how it should be implemented. While some are in support of the implementation plan by the government, others are of the opinion that the scheme should be handled differently. They named…

… Tasks FG on infrastructure, trade facilitation Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON has inaugurated her Onne chapter. Speaking at the event recently, at Onne, Rivers state, the National President of APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite said he was at Onne to affirm the Executive who has been working for nearly two years. “Am here to affirm and encourage them that we are with them from the national to the chapters”, Ogunojemite assured. He expressed happiness with the successes recorded so far by the Atanda led Onne chapter of APFFLON insisting that what he saw has…

Dr. Eugene Nweke, Head of Research, Sea Empowerment Research Center,, SEREC has appealed to stakeholders in the maritime industry to allow the implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN which will in turn add value to the Nigerian Ports system. He made the appeal while delivering an address at a roundtable organized by the Maritime Reporters Association Of Nigeria, MARAN themed, “Proposed International Cargo Tracking Note: A Second Look By Critical Stakeholders”, held at its International Press Conference in Apapa Lagos, recently. It would be recalled that since the news of the planned reintroduction of the ICTN filtered in,…

… Rallies support for governor’s re-election The United Kingdoms chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA UK has thrown its full support behind the executive governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo following the remarkable leadership and transformational strides he is making in Anambra State. Quoting a popular Igbo adage, “Igbo hụ na anya, Igbo ekwere”, Chief Richard Ugochukwu Ilorah (Ebekuodike) and Mr. Peter Odirachukwu Ezekeli (Sympathy De Mayor), APGA UK Chairman and Publicity Secretary respectively, in a statement on Wednesday said, “We have seen, we believe, and we acknowledge that Governor Soludo is indeed a talk-and-do leader.”…

The Federal Ministry of Works, FMoW and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, FMoCIDE have established a Joint Standing Committee on the Protection of Fiber Optic Cables to address the persistent issue of fiber optic cuts and damages caused by road construction and rehabilitation activities. These disruptions have had a significant negative impact on telecommunications services across Nigeria.The Joint Standing Committee on Protection of Fiber Optic Cables was inaugurated Tuesday 18th February, 2025 at the Boardroom of the FMoW, by the Permanent Secretary, Engr. Olufunso Adebiyi, and his counterpart at the FMoCIDE, Engr. Farouk Yusuf, with the…

The Publicity Secretary elect of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Apapa chapter, Chief Chima Idika has said that the Association Electoral Committee, ASECO may have made an honest mistake leading to the declaration of four (4) elective positions in the chapter executive inconclusive in an election conducted for the chapter on 20th February, 2025. It will be recalled that the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, ANLCA, Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha declared the election inconclusive following the discrepancies between the one hundred and eight (108) accredited voters and the one hundred and twenty five (125) votes cast. However, speaking…

Free Trade Zones, FTZ stakeholders have called for the strengthening of pillars that support the framework of the Special Economic Zones, SEZ. They made the call at the SEZ 3rd Annual Meeting on Thursday in Lagos. Nabil Saleh, Chairman, Nigeria Economic Zones Association, NEZA said the framework to be strengthened were policy alignment, sustainable development, and innovation. Saleh noted that the SEZ scheme had been a cornerstone, serving as engines of growth, hubs of innovation, and beacons of hope for communities across Nigeria. He stressed the need for innovative collaboration, a focus on sustainability, and the urgency of aligning efforts…

The National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents in Nigeria, NCJTFCLA has expressed its commitment to promoting transparency, accountability, and fairness in the clearing and forwarding industry. The National President of the Joint Taskforce, High Chief Dr. Basil Nwolisa who gave the assurance in a statement in Lagos on Thursday said that as responsible organization, the group is driven by a desire to address the injustices and challenges faced by its members rather than to create conflict or compete with other groups. According to Nwolisa, the primary objective of the group is to protect its members from exploitation by…

… Says report seeks to cause disaffection between the Igbos and the Yorubas The Association of Igbo Maritime Practitioners In Nigeria, ASIMPIN has debunked a media report credited to its National Secretary, Prince Okey Egbuchulam claiming that the President General of ASIMPIN, HRM Eze Amb. Damian Emeka Obianigwe has directed him (Prince Egbuchulam) to appeal to Maritime/Aviation Practitioners of Igbo extraction who have registered licenses to ensure that they cast their votes for aspirants of Igbo descent in the coming chapter elections of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA in the Western Zone. Recall that an online news…