Author: Saint Augustine

… Shudders at politicians’ desperation The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Ezeokafor says that Nigeria will still come good despite the myriads of problems bedeviling the nation. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, expressed the hope that with continued prayers and quality leadership, things would be changed for good even as he quoted Late Prof. Chinua Achebe whom he said described Nigeria’s problem as a problem of leadership. “I believe in one Nigeria where everyone will live in peace and harmony. I want a country where all will be…

The Special Assignment Team of Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted three Mazda Saloon cars loaded with cartridges concealed in sacks of cassava flour. Customs Public Relations Officer of the Unit, Theophilus Duniya who confirmed this in a statement in Lagos today said that this occurred while officers of the Nigeria Customs service were on information patrol on Sunday at about 10pm along Igbora axis of Oyo State. Duniya disclosed that the drivers of the said vehicles abandoned their vehicles on sighting the official vehicle of the Service. According to him, items recovered…

… Explains why he is yet to return his official vehicles As the uncertainty surrounding the October 9, 2021 date for the election of the freight forwarders into the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) continues, the immediate past Chairman of the CRFFN Governing Council, Alhaji Abubakar Tsanni has accused the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, the CRFFN Registrar, and the leadership of the five accredited freight forwarding associations of politicizing the planned election. Speaking in a telephone interview with Primetime Reporters yesterday evening, Tsanni said that the trio didn’t want…

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has revamped the Safer Highway Unit in the Command and repositioned it for better service delivery. This is contained in a statement signed by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu and made available to NAOSRE. According to Ajisebutu, the command’s spokesman, CP Odumosu unveiled his repositioning strategy while addressing the newly re-organised Unit at the Command’s Headquarters in Ikeja recently. The CP charged police officers attached to the Unit as well as other tactical units in the State to be more responsive and committed to duty so as to justify their pay thereby winning the…

Following persistent reports of delays being experienced by some applicants who applied for Passports at the Ikoyi Passport Office, Lagos, the acting Comptroller General of Immigration (Ag. CGI), Isah Jere Idris has ordered a special Task Force to proceed to Ikoyi Passport Office to clear all existing backlog of applications. Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Amos Okpu in who disclosed this in a statement on Friday noted that the team had arrived Ikoyi Lagos and commenced the clearance exercise to ensure that all outstanding Passport applications were sorted out within the week. Okpu recalled that upon assumption of office, the acting…

… Applauds NIMASA for initiative … Exercise will enhance safety, reduce insurance premium – Jamoh Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, on Friday flagged off the National Wreck Removal exercise in Lagos, with a declaration that the maritime sector was being opened up for great investment opportunities with the exercise. Amaechi extolled the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh for the initiative, saying, “This creative venture of clearing our waters of wrecks and derelicts, apart from guaranteeing better safety of navigation, opens up the prospects of many new investments in the…

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has adopted a literacy book, Iwe-Kika for implementation of Better Education Service Delivery for All in Oyo State. Iwe-Kika is a fun and interactive teaching tool that uses phonics literacy teaching methodology in Yoruba language. The book is recommended by the Universal Basic Education Commission for BESDA States. Speaking at the end of a 3-day meeting on content development and adoption of Iwe-Kika in Ibadan yesterday, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said the literary book is recommended to teach out of school children, because of the…

… Says it’s unconstitutional … Opts for open contest                                                          As the five accredited freight forwarding associations intensify push for sharing formula system to be adopted in the forthcoming election of freight forwarders into the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), the African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has opposed the system describing it as unconstitutional and not clearly stated in the Act establishing the CRFFN. Speaking in a press briefing yesterday in Lagos, the President of APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite APFFLON had succeeded in convincing the…

… Urges CRFFN Registrar to respect open contest stance of Minister The Congregation of Registered Freight Forwarding Professionals of Nigeria (CREFFPON) has uncovered the clandestine moves by the five accredited freight forwarding associations to perpetuate the 6:6:1:1:1 sharing formula introduced during the election of freight forwarders into the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in 2018. Recall that the freight forwarders were allotted 15 seats out of the 32 seats available in the Governing Council of CRFFN by the Act establishing it. In 2018, the five accredited freight forwarding associations namely; the…

… Says act unprofessional and unacceptable … Officer identified, sanctioned The Nigerian Army (NA) has tendered an unreserved apology to the Corps member dehumanized by a female Soldier in a viral video, her family members, friends, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and to Nigerians in general for the unwholesome treatment meted out to the Corps member. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations who tendered the apology in a statement in Abuja on Thursday noted that “The Nigerian Army (NA) has taken cognizance of a video clip currently making the rounds on the social media, where a female officer…