Author: Saint Augustine

The Southern and Middle-Belt Alliance (SaMBA) has advised the Senate that the setting up of a Conference Committee on the amendment of Electoral Act on 22nd September, 2021 by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan is a unique and golden opportunity for them to redeem their battered image. The Group stated that the 7-member committee set up by the Senate yesterday should proactively adopt the House of Representatives version of Section 52 (3) of the Bill and further warned that the Senate should not subject powers of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to the approval of the National Communication Commission…

In a bit to curb possible malpractices that may arise in the course of conducting the election of freight forwarders into the Governing Council of the Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), the African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) in partnership with other freight forwarding associations has constituted an election taskforce. The President of APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite who disclosed this in a letter he addressed to the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi noted that a group of like-minded people across the various freight forwarding associations have formed this…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate resignation and prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele over allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he superintended over massive looting of funds at the CBN. The party called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately invite Emefiele for questioning over allegations by the National Secretary of the APC National Caretaker Committee, Senator John Akpan Udoedehe that the CBN governor supervised over the pillaging of the nation’s vaults under his watch. According to PDP, “Nigerians were shocked when Senator Akpan…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said the country is taking proactive steps to address its exposure to the threat of ballast water because of the high tanker traffic in its waters. Director General of the Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, stated this in Lagos at the 10th Meeting of the National Taskforce (NTF) on Implementation of Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, 2004. Jamoh said, being an oil producing country, Nigeria was prone to the effects of harmful aquatic organisms transported across regions by tankers. He said NIMASA, the Lead Agency for the implementation of international conventions, codes…

… Says further investigations ongoing The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that it suspects the early morning fire incident at its headquarters at Marina, Lagos yesterday was caused by electric surge. The Authority in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, NPA, Olaseni Alakija noted that the fire which broke out in the early hours of yesterday affected three offices on the 6th floor of the Broad Street wing of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Headquarters. It further informed that the fire affected one office where two desk tops, tables, chairs…

In response to a publication recently by Primetime Reporters quoting the Congregation of Registered Freight Forwarding Practitioners of Nigeria (CREFFPON) as alleging, in a letter to the Minister of Transportation, of the existence of a Governing Council Chairman before the election of freight forwarders into the Council, the immediate past Chairman of the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Alhaji Abubakar Tsanni has said that he is not begging for anybody to give him Chairman. It will be recalled that CREFFPON, in a petition signed by its Desk Officer, Comrade Edwin Chukwudire…

… Urges downwards review of fee payable  The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has welcomed the planned registration of freight forwarders as well as other port users by the port economic regulator, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). The President of the association, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite who disclosed this in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos recently stated that while he was not objecting registration by NSC, the registration fee should be reviewed in order not to add to the cost of doing business at the port. According to him, “Registration doesn’t even have…

In an effort to sustain the existing public order and safety in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Tony Olofu, yesterday, sued for peace and tolerance among political parties as he interacted with the political parties’ representatives at the Anambra State Police Command headquarters, Awka. The CP assured the good people of Anambra State that the Police were committed to working with other patriotic stakeholders towards ensuring public order in the State before, during and after the political rallies. The CP noted that as the head of internal security in the state, he would always be on…

Ndi Anambra, one of the consequences for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. The journey ahead of us deserves unparalleled focus because it’s a journey that will determine our future. It’s a journey that demands our collective efforts to enthrone good governance, humanity-driven, and purposeful leadership. It’s a journey to salvaging our beloved State and setting it on a path of excellence which it has always been known for. Umunnem, there is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment;…

…CREFFPON reacts       Indications are rife that the election of the freight forwarders into the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) scheduled to hold on October 9, 2021 may be postponed after all. This is because, the screening of candidates in the Eastern and Western ports earlier scheduled to at the Rock View Hotels, Apapa, Lagos on the 21st and 22nd September, 2021 did not hold. Primetime Reporters gathered that most of the candidates who defied the heavy downpour this morning to be at  the Rock View Hotel, Apapa  screening venue, after…