Author: Saint Augustine

Contrary to a position canvassed at the meeting of the All Freight Forwarders’ Forum held in Lagos on Monday, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has come out to say that there has been no attempt to arbitrarily increase the license fee payable by licensed customs agents. It will be recalled that among other things complained about at the meeting which had the executives and members of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents ( ANLCA), National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) and three other associations in attendance included an intended hike in license fees, arbitrary increases in customs duty,…

… Places N20M bounty on killer gunmen The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has said that attacks on citizens at Oko, Agulu, Obosi, Nkpor, Nnobi, Nnewi and other places between Sunday 26th and Tuesday 28th September, 2021 have left about ten (10) people dead including Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of late Prof. Dora Akunyili who was reportedly gunned down on Monday around Nkpor. Governor Obiano who stated this in a statewide broadcast in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Wednesday observed that since last weekend, some armed persons had unleashed terror with sporadic attacks on innocent citizens in…

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has given the freight forwarders in the country two weeks to determine the modalities for the election of freight forwarders into the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and get back to it so that it can go on and conclude the ongoing process. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani who gave the directive at a stakeholders’ meeting with freight forwarders in Lagos on Wednesday maintained that “two weeks is enough for you to fight, to jeer, to disagree, to agree and then,…

For daring to openly oppose the sharing formula system of election agreed to by the four out of the five accredited freight forwarding associations during the stakeholders’ meeting with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Mrs. Magdaline Ajani today in Lagos, the founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has directed the immediate removal of the names of the former National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Eugene Nweke, the incumbent National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Increase Uche and former Secretary of NAGAFF, Tincan Island chapter, Mr. Emeka Godfrey Nwosu from all the social…

The Rotary Club of Awka Hybrid has held the first edition of their all-new project tagged “Charity Hangout” aimed at providing a unique timeout for quality persons to meet Rotary leaders. The event which held physically at X-Fit Luxury Centre in Awka, Anambra State of Nigeria and simultaneously anchored online, brought together quality people worthy of becoming members of Rotary as well as Rotarians alike to meet and greet the Guest of the Day amidst fun and very informal setting. This maiden edition, “Charity Hangout 1.0” had its Guest of the Day as the District Governor-Elect of Rotary International District…

Following this established practice, the Pacesetter State played host to stakeholders in the tourism sector at the popular 246 steps Ado-Awaye Hills, Iseyin Local Government, Iseyin. The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde called on investors to join the State Government in promoting tourism in the State, stressing that tourism is a viable alternative to oil and other sources of revenue generation in the country. Represented by his Special Adviser on Tourism, Hon. Ademola Ige, the Governor said that stakeholders in the tourism industries and the general public are expected to be part of the tourism development efforts in Oyo…

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;…