Author: Saint Augustine

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have initiated joint effort to close gaps identified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during its last mandatory audit of the country’s maritime industry. This was disclosed in Lagos, when Director General of NiMet, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, paid a courtesy call on Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, at the Agency’s headquarters. Auditors from IMO had in 2016 conducted a mandatory audit of Nigeria’s maritime industry to, among other things; ascertain compliance level with IMO’s maritime security and efficiency protocols on the country’s waters. During…

In what seems a classical imperceptive strategy, resulting into monumental killings, kidnapping, and showcasing Zamfara State as a bad example in the counter-insurgency campaigns, National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE) calls on government and Service Chiefs to live up to expectations and inject fresh blood into tired veins. Worried by the unending insecurity in Nigeria with a specific focus on Zamfara State, the National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE), during the week, undertook an overview of the various strategies adopted by security agencies to tackle insurgency as well as the mode of implementations. Amongst other things, the association…

The Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) has ruled in favour of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) in a trade dispute between it and INTELS Nigeria Limited and its subsidiary, Associated Maritime Services (AMS) over the sack of more than 624 of members of the Union between late 2020 and early 2021. The President General, Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos today revealed that the IAP ruling was communicated to the Union through a letter dated September 13, 2021 by Mrs. O. U. Akpan, Director, Trade Union Services and…

One of the core responsibilities of any state Chief Executive is protection of lives and properties of the citizen. This task is fundamental and non-negotiable in all its ramifications. No doubt we have global, national, regional and state security challenges but to a great extent, Dr. Chidozie Nwankwo’s proposed approach is holistic in tackling the monster called insecurity. Listening to his systematic yet passionate approach towards containing the security onslaught revived my hope of better days ahead if Ndi Anambra will listen to their inner spirit and vote Overdose. FACTS There’s hunger in the land; There’s high level of unemployment;…

… Tasks Police officers on professionalism The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Tony Olofu has reiterated his earlier request for political parties to forward schedules of their political activities to the command as they commence political campaigns in the state. The CP who re-echoed the request today in Awka, the Anambra State capital alluded to the fact that campaigns were critical part of the electioneering process added that this, therefore, would enable the Police high command provide adequate security for the safety of participants at such events. Olofu assured that the command would also deploy other tactical and operational…

… Warns it will lead to anarchy at Nigerian ports African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has lamented a gang-up by accredited freight forwarding associations against the Transport Ministry’s directive to open up the elections of Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to individuals. Following a meeting of all accredited associations under the CRFFN, the groups agreed to have a sharing formula that would see the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) get 6 slots, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) 6 slots, National…

… Says five Eastern candidates must be resident in the East … Rejects imposition of candidates The Joint Freight Forwarders’ Association in the Eastern Zone yesterday met in Port-Harcourt with the election of the freight forwarders into the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) taking the centre stage. In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, it was resolved that the freight forwarders in the east should be ready to participate in the election in any centralized venue the electoral committee for the election should approve in Nigeria outside Lagos.…

The five freight forwarding associations accredited by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), yesterday met in Lagos under the auspices of the Freight Forwarders’ Forum to discuss issues militating against the freight forwarding profession in Nigeria. The associations include; Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Association of Registered Freight Forwarders Nigeria (AREFFN) and Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC). The forum discussed issues ranging from arbitrary jack up of value on PAAR to…

The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State command, Commandant Eweka Douglas Okoro was Sunday, 26th September, 2021 honoured as the Most Outstanding Commandant in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for the year 2021 by the Cornel Media Consult (CMC) Africa Awards of Excellence at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State. This is contained in a statement signed by ASCI Aboluri Oluwaseun Olumide, NSCDC Lagos State Public Relations Officer and made available to NAOSRE. According to Olumide, the Commandant was graciously selected and invited by the CMC Gladiators group to receive the award on the…

The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Tony Olofu has dispatched Police crack team led by an Assistant Commissioner of Police to the scene of the attack by yet to be identified gunmen for on-the-spot assessment. The gunmen violently attacked unsuspecting members of the public at about 7.40mp on Sunday along Afor Nnobi market. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed the development in a statement in Awka on Monday observed that the team was to identify and apprehend the hoodlums and bring them to book. “Preliminary investigations reveal on above mention time and date, the attackers using a Toyota Sienna vehicle…