Author: Saint Augustine

The General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel on Thursday said the the Lagos State Government had trained 100 youths at Ijede in Ikorodu area on how to create wealth by recycling water hyacinth. Emmanuel disclosed this during the 5th Edition of Seven-Day Annual Water Hyacinth Recycling Initiative, organised by LASWA in conjunction with Social Enterprise Mitimeth and Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos. He explained that the state government had empowered 500 people from this water hyacinth recycling initiative since they started the programme in 2016. LASWA had earlier trained youths in various communities…

SIFAX Group has appointed Mobolaji Musah as the new Managing Director, SIFAX Oil & Gas Limited while Olujimi Osho has been elevated as the Executive Director, Legal Services/Company Secretary. Musah, who has over 26 years experience in the Nigeria’s oil & gas industry, holds a Postgraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Ibadan and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Lagos State University. He served as wellsite engineer and district drilling engineer at Abacan Resources Limited before joining Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum in May 1998 as an operations engineer. In 2013, he rose to the position of the…

About 80 persons have been arrested during the week in Ibadan by the State’s Environmental Task Force for violating the environmental laws. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abiodun Oni who revealed that the Task Team apprehended offenders at Gate, Aleshinloye, Eleyele, Sabo, Apata, Iwo-road, Ojoo, Moniya, U.I-Agbowo, Sango and General Gas areas in Ibadan. In their separate judgements, Chairmen of the State’s Environmental Protection Tribunal, Barr. Saheed Ganiyu and Barr. Kunle Abimbola disclosed that the eighty persons were caught dumping refuse in unauthorized places, hence they are guilty of violating the environmental laws…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has opened fresh talks with leading businesses in Greece on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the transport and allied sectors of the economy. Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi led a team of Chief Executives of parastatals under his Ministry to the 2021 Grreek-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce & Technology (GNCCT) and Investment Summit, held in Athens on 29 -30 November, 2021. The Minister’s delegation include Mohammed Bello-Koko, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bank of Industry CEO, Olukayode…

Oyo State Government has suspended a female student of Jericho High School, Ibadan, vowing to take further action on the matter in due course. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem stated this after a meeting with key education stakeholders in Ibadan today. Expressing the displeasure of Oyo State government over the incident which led to her suspension, Abdu-Raheem disclosed that the student in company of her mother recently invaded the school with hefty thugs and miscreants assaulting a male student, teachers and other parents during an ongoing PTA meeting. The mayhem was said to…

The Nigerian Ambassador to Russia, Prof. Abdullahi Shehu has stated that the trade volume between Nigeria and Russia has increased from $300 million to $600 million in three years. He said although, the trade which is in favour of the Russian government is due to the massive exportation of machinery into Nigeria, even as he said plans are underway to encourage Nigerian manufacturers to export finished products taking cognisance of standards for product competitiveness. Shehu at the Nigeria-Russia Business Forum in Lagos said efforts are also ongoing by the federal government to balance the trade between both countries. He also…

… Challenges practitioners to embrace technology … Wants CRFFN strengthened to issue operating license to freight forwarders   Apparently mired by the recent threats by freight forwarders to withdraw their services from the ports following unprofessional conducts of the shipping lines operating in the country, the immediate past Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has advised the freight forwarders to desist from any action that would push them to withdraw their services from the ports with the intent to close down the seaports in Nigeria no matter the provocation. Bello who…

In a bid to boost passengers’ safety in using the Lagos waters as an alternative means of transportation in the state, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has upgraded its facilities and infrastructure across the state. Briefing newsmen at its corporate headquarters in Lagos on Friday, the General Manager, LASWA, Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel revealed that the agency had set out to do upgrade of infrastructure which included jetties and terminals across the state adding that without the infrastructure, there would be no embarking or disembarking point for passengers. Emmanuel pointed out that this year, the state government was rehabilitating 15…

… As CRFFN holds graduation ceremony for over 400 freight forwarders The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the freight forwarding profession in Nigeria is changing for the best with the graduation of over 400 freight forwarders in freight forwarding and supply chain management. Amaechi who stated this at the maiden graduation ceremony in Freight Forwarding and Supply Chain Management organized by the Council for the regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) at the University of Lagos on Saturday observed that the event was a landmark day for freight forwarding in Nigeria, the trading…

… Commences immediate probe The Oyo State Government has ordered an immediate suspension of three staff members while the Head teacher, Oyo State Basic School, Ogbomoso and the Principal, Oyo State Training School for the Blind have been transferred. The Staff Members were handed immediate suspension and transfer following their involvement in the alleged sexual harassment at the centre. A statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem revealed that the suspension and transfer were Oyo State Government’s response to a viral video and unrest in the school recently. He said this would…