Author: Saint Augustine

The Board of Sky Capital and Financial Allied International, the financial subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has appointed Ayoku Liadi as the company’s Group Managing Director. In this new role, Ayoku will oversee all Sky Capital’s subsidiaries and affiliates in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Gambia. Sky Capital Group presently has investments in banking, insurance brokerage and asset management while some of its subsidiaries and affiliates include Skye Bank Guinea, Skye Bank Sierra Leone, Bloom Bank Gambia and Sky Capital Asset Management. Ayoku is an accomplished financial expert with over twenty-five years of progressive experience. Prior to his appointment at Sky…

The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, has become the first Polytechnic in Nigeria whose Higher National Diploma graduates would be inducted by Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST). A former Secretary of the Institute and Executive Chairman of Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, Dr. Akin Fagbemi revealed this during an induction ceremony of graduating students of the institution into the Professional membership cadre of NIFST recently. Representing the National President and Chairman of the Council of NIFST, Prof. M.O. Iwe at the Induction ceremony, Dr. Fagbemi advised the graduates to put into use academic knowledge acquired in the institution…

The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has commended the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt.Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi for extending invitation to all who purchased forms to contest election into the Governing Board of Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) for a meeting with him. The President, APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite who gave the commendation in a statement in Lagos on Sunday disclosed that a notice signed by Mr. Ewache A. Victor ( Deputy Director, Inland Container Depot), on behalf of the Honourable Minister, invited every contestant to meet with the Minister…

… We must listen to workforce to encourage professionalism – Jamoh The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated an 18-member staff joint consultative forum for the purpose of strengthening the relationship between the Management and the entire workforce of the Agency. Dr. Jamoh said while inaugurating the forum at the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos that communication between management and staff was key in efforts to move the maritime industry forward. The Director General who was represented by the Director, Administration and Human Resources, Mrs. Ronke Thomas, acknowledged the recent achievements…

… Says capacity building for regulators, top government officials major factor The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end food insecurity on the continent, but Nigeria has not been positioned as the ‘real’ stakeholder for agro-export under this agreement. Captain John T. Okakpu, MD/CEO, abx World Limited dropped the hint over the weekend, stressing that the country’s participation and gain from AfCFTA in the agricultural value chain, depends on the effectiveness and implementation of government policies, especially in the agricultural sector. He said that AfCFTA will form a 3.4…

… Declares them persona non-grata The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has declared two former National Presidents of the association persona non- grata in all its facilities across the country and abroad. The affected former National Presidents are Chief Eugene Nweke and Chief Increase Uche. The decision to take this action against the two former Presidents was reached at the first meeting of the new National Executive Council (NEC) held recently at the association’s National Headquarters in Lagos The well-attended meeting which had representatives from across the country reviewed the activities of the two people in the…

The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) is set to host its 2021 workshop and honour some selected distinguished industrialists and companies in the industrial and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector in the country. This fact is contained in a media statement issued and signed by the association event’s Chairman, Barnabas Eshiet and the Organising Secretary, Johnmark Ukoko respectively and made available to the media recently in Lagos. The statement disclosed that the event with the theme “The Impacts of Management of Forex on Real and SMEs Sector”, will attract many captains of industry and top financial…

… Reiterates calls on FG to declare Nov. 16 national holiday in honour of Zik Tuesday, November 16, 2021 has been declared a work-free day in Anambra in honour of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s first President who was born on November 16, 1904. This is the third consecutive year Anambra State is observing the birthday anniversary of the man who led Nigeria to independence on October 1, 1960 and is popularly known as The Great Zik of Africa because of his extraordinary Pan-African vision and commitment. “It was the Great Zik of Africa who inspired such outstanding Pan-African leaders as…

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has condemned in totality, the killing of Vanguard reporter, Tordue Salem who was found dead in Abuja after being declared missing over a reasonable length of time. In a statement signed by it’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Idris Afees Olayinka and made available to NAOSRE, the organization described the incident as shocking, scary and disheartening. “It is sad and devastating moment for journalism profession and the entire nation as wanton loss of lives and the general insecurity in the system is worrisome. “The organization mourns and sympathises with the Nigerian Union…

… Drills graduating students on safety measures Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, says inter-agency collaboration is key to sustainable resolution of the problem of accident in the Nigerian inland waterways, which has led to avoidable loss of lives and property. Jamoh made the assertion at an awareness forum in Lagos organised by the NIMASA in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA). The NIMASA Director General who was represented by the Head of Marine Accident Investigation Unit, Captain Abayomi Coker stated that the Agency…