Author: Saint Augustine

Following the recent declaration made by Oodua Maritime Forum banning Igbos from vying for and being elected a Chairman of any chapter in the Western Zone of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Widescope Group, Dr. Segun Musa has advised the Oodua Maritime Forum nay ANLCA to insist on competence rather than sentiment. Musa who gave this counsel in a chat with Primetime Reporters in Lagos recently stated that the Forum should look out for people who possess the required knowledge and capacity to lead the association to growth and…

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN has emphasized the need for strategic collaboration and investment in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. This call was made at the inaugural meeting of the Petroleum Industry Stakeholders’ Forum, PISF, which brought together key stakeholders from the government, regulatory bodies, and private sector in Abuja. The forum provided a platform for stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance energy security, promote investment, and ensure consumer protection in the petroleum sector. PETROAN’s National President, Dr. Billy Gillis Harry, reiterated the association’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promote the growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s petroleum…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS Area 1 Command, Port Harcourt, says it has collected the sum of N200,585,362,796 in the year 2024 even as the Command has promised to redouble efforts in 2025 for more revenue collection. This disclosure was contained in a press release made available to our correspondent Friday, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs, Oscar Ivara in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The statement went further to posit that the amount represented a substantial increase when compared to the total revenue collected in 2023 which stood at N116,289,470,576. The statement quoted the Customs…

…Calls for privatization of refineries The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN has attributed the recent increase in Premium Motor Spirit, PMS prices to the rise in crude oil prices in the international market. According to PETROAN, the benchmark for oil prices, Brent crude oil, stood at $80.85 per barrel, while WTI oil and the OPEC basket were priced at $78.82 and $81.72 per barrel, respectively. The prices rose to a 4-month high following the introduction of new sanctions against Russian oil by the US. Section 205 of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA states that petrol prices…

…. Pledges To Repay CGC’s Trust The Customs Area Controller, CAC, Tincan Island Port Command, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Comptroller Frank Onyeka has revealed how he plans to meet and surpass the revenue target set for it by the Service. This, he said will be made possible through trade facilitation, noting that it has to be legitimate trade and businesses. This is even as he expressed gratitude to the Comptroller General of Customs, CG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for the confidence reposed in him while vowing to repay the CGC’s trust.. He made this known while hosting the executive leadership of…

In what seemed like a twist of fate, the two factional Chairmen of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Tincan Island chapter, Mr. Ojo Peter Akintoye and Mojeed Akanni Mohammed have resolved to bury their differences and give their support to the Chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming ANLCA chapter election, Prince Olawale Cole. Mr. Ojo Peter Akintoye who made the declaration during the campaign flag off put together by Prince Olawale Cole at Tincan Island Port on Friday said, “On behalf of Mojeed Akanni, we have agreed that Wale Cole is our incoming Chairman”, while begging members of…

…Says it’s double handling and double payment for importers As the calls for the immediate deployment of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN heighten, the National Vice President, Air Logistics of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Dr. Segun Musa has declared it as an intellectual fraud designed to defraud importers of their hard earned money and add to the cost of doing business in Nigeria. Musa who made this declaration in a chat with newsmen in his office at Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, recently, disclosed that with ICTN, cargo would be subjected to Inspection abroad before it…

It was harvest of awards in Lagos yesterday for the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Widescope Group, Dr. Segun Musa as different organizations fall over themselves to present their awards to a man who has touched so many lives and improved the society. Musa’s office at Ogba Lagos could not contain the number of people who troop in and out seeking to get an opportunity to present theirs to the Philanthropist cum social crusader.  Speaking shortly before decorating him with the gown, hood and hat, the Secretary General of UN – POLAC, Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Patricia described Dr.…

For seamless cargo clearing at the nation’s seaports in the year 2025, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mickey Excellency Nigeria Limited, Otunba Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila has called on the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to quickly harmonize the core functions of some government agencies under its purview. This, Mukaila believed, would eliminate multiple inspection of products by multiple agencies of government claiming jurisdiction over one particular product during clearing at the seaports. Mukaila who made this call in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos recently stated that the rivalry between the National Agency for…

…Emphasizes need for modern equipment to combat banditry and criminality The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has urged for increased collaboration and funding for the Defence sector to effectively combat and eliminate banditry and other forms of criminality across the nation. The Minister made this appeal during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Proposal for the Ministry of Defence to the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Defence at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. In his address, Minister Matawalle underscored the importance of robust collaboration with lawmakers, commending the unwavering commitment and cooperative…