Author: Saint Augustine

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hon. Emmanuel Jime has affirmed the agency’s readiness to collaborate with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), to address the issue of the quality of articulated trucks used in the maritime sector as a complement to FRSC’s efforts to make Nigeria’s highways safer. Jime stated this when the Federal Road Safety Corps top echelon led by the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi paid a courtesy visit to the agency’s Headquarters in Lagos on Monday. The NSC boss in his address expressed appreciation for the visit. “Today is…

Hours after the bandits attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in the early hours of today, the Academy Public Relations Officer; Major Bashir Muhd Jajira has said that the NDA community and the cadets are safe in the Academy. Speaking in a statement in Kaduna on Tuesday, Jajira, however, informed that the security architecture of the Academy was compromised early this morning by unknown gunmen who gained access into the residential area within the Academy in Afaka. He noted that during the unfortunate incident, the Academy lost two personnel adding that one was abducted. He went on to disclose that…

The people and Government of Anambra State have received with sadness the departure of two former First Ladies, Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Mrs. Adanma Okpara who died a day apart last weekend. Mrs. Aguiyi-Ironsi was the widow of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, who also was the first indigenous General Officer Commanding (GOC), Nigerian Army. Mrs. Okpara, on the other hand, was the widow of Dr. Michael I. Okpara, the Premier of the Eastern Nigerian Region from 1960 to 1966 when Nigeria experienced its first military coup d’etat. While Mrs. Aguiyi-Ironsi died at almost…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigerian athletes on their outstanding achievements at the just concluded World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina stated that the President commended the team and their handlers for showcasing to the world that Nigeria was blessed with some of the best talents in the world of sports who by dint of hardwork and perseverance can dazzle anytime and anywhere. The statement noted that with four gold and three bronze medals to finish third on the final medals table, the President believed…

The Comptroller General of Immigration Service (CGI), Muhammad Babandede has charged newly commissioned officers of the Service to quickly embrace high Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) skills sets if they are to remain relevant in the unfolding realities in the Service. Babandede gave the charge during the Passing out Parade of Four Hundred and Thirty (430) officers of the 46th Superintendent Basic Course at the premier Immigration Training School, Kano. He noted that with the launching of the paperless regime in all official communication activities, it will be difficult for any officer who is not ICT-compliant to fit into the…

…Bags Visionary Leadership Award The acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has assured that the management under his watch is working towards repositioning the nation’s seaports and the authority for greater efficiency, safety and accountability. The Managing Director, who spoke at the just concluded strategic retreat organised for the top management cadre, disclosed that the authority is currently poised to creating and sustaining competitive advantage by offering best –in class port operations saying that the event was designed to strategise and craft smart actionable steps. This, according to him, is with view to ensuring…

…Says action sheer afterthought, an attempt to cover dirty tracks The Executive Director, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma has expressed shock and disbelief over the statement issued earlier today by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through its Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aremu Adeniran and titled, “Violent Attacks In The South-East: Police Arrest Militants’ Spy Girl.” In a statement he issued in Lagos on Sunday, Nwanguma stated that it sounded like an afterthought and a desperate but feeble attempt at damage control as it had more potential of doing further damage to the…

…Conducts strings of arrests, seizures A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65 kilogrammes of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos has been arrested at a church in Ojodu, Ikeja area of Lagos state. This disclosure was made to NAOSRE through a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the agency Director, Media & Advocacy. In the statement, Babafemi explained how operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had traced the wanted drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu on Sunday 15th August, 2021 to…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, working with the Military and other security forces have arrested one 22-year-old female suspect, Gloria Okolie for her complicity in the series of deliberate and well-coordinated attacks on security formations, other critical national infrastructure including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices and killing of security operatives in the South-Eastern part of the country. The suspect, a native of Umutanza in Imo State was arrested following ongoing investigations and implementation of special operation, Operation Restore Peace, to amongst other things, break the information, drugs and arms supply chain to the outlawed Indigenous People of…

…Insist on pegging charges The Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS) has called for an end to excessive charges on groupage containers by shipping line agencies operating in Nigeria. Groupage container is a practice where two or three consignees or more put in their cargo into a 1x20ft or 1x40ft container as Full Container Load. Freight charges are paid fully from Port of Loading to Port of Destination in foreign currency.  No hidden charges are transferred to the Consignee whether or not there is trans-shipment from another port during transit. On arrival, the Shipping Line Agents notify the consignees who have…