Author: Saint Augustine

The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called for urgent action to forestall the looming food crisis and bring down the skyrocketing prices of food items ahead of the 2021 harvest season. Arc. Kabir Ibrahim who made the call in a statement on Friday also called for Guaranteed Minimum Price (GMP) and National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) to be resuscitated while intervening to restock the Strategic Grains Reserve (SGR) between October and November this year. He noted that the looming distortion in the food system by skyrocketing prices of food items could be tamed by taking decisive action in…

The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has expressed sadness over the invasion of the headquarters of Kings Communications Limited, publishers of the weekly and online specialised newspaper, MMS Plus, on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, over the medium’s publication of a story allegedly deemed unpleasant by the management of the Dangote Refinery. A statement issued on Friday by the President of MARAN, Mr. Anya Njoku noted that the illegal breach of Kings Communications Limited head office by plain clothed men purporting to be operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Zone Two Command Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had disrupted the…

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has inaugurated a newly reconstructed office complex on Enugu-Abakaliki Road, Emene for the Enugu State Command of the Service. Speaking at the event, the Minister who represented the President and Commander-in-Chief, Muhammadu Buhari, described the Complex as one of the massive edifices of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). He noted that the commissioning of the Complex was part of government’s commitment to providing conducive workplace environment for the workforce in order to ensure enhanced productivity. The Minister noted that the best of machines and computer systems in a very poor work environment will…

There was tension yesterday at the Tincan Island Containers Terminal (TICT) as licensed customs agents rose in unison to resist the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Police Unit who were at the terminal to participate in cargo examination. Trouble started when agents raised an alarm questioning the presence of the Customs Police personnel whom they accused of snapping containers dropped for examination and sending same to an unknown destination, a development which attracted the attention of the Customs Area Controller of the command who dispatched the Deputy Comptrollers to the scene to arrest the situation. Speaking in a telephone interview…

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has said that he had continued to draw inspiration from the towering legacies of the former Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku in public service. Obiano who made this disclosure in a remark at the 10th Chief Emeka Anyaoku Lecture series with the theme “Leadership and Good Governance in Nigeria”, which held today at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, stated, “I have always said to myself, if Chief Emeka Anyaoku could lead the Commonwealth of Nations with all the diversities and complexities that came with it, then…

The management of the Associated Port Marine Development Company (APMDC) has denied allegations of arbitrary charges and charging in foreign currency levelled against it by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). Recall that the council had shut down the company’s terminal over allegations of non-compliance with regulatory directives and other arbitrary charges. The council further alleged that APMDC had been issued several notices to address infractions ranging from charging in foreign exchange to non-compliance with approved nomenclature of charges such as transport adjustment charges, non-vessel-operating carriers, outright disregard of terms of mediation reached at NSC and unresolved complaints of over one…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has activated the second stage of trade compliance engagement in the customs ports and approved border stations. This is sequel to the establishment of a five-man Committee of Special Duty Response Team to compliment the efforts of the general duty committee members of the trade compliance team at zones and area commands of the customs ports and border stations nationwide. The founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam who disclosed this in statement in Lagos on Thursday said that this had become necessary for the obvious reason that the operational structure of…

…Orders thorough investigation into incident         The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) has expressed sadness over the unfortunate accident that resulted in death of eight (8) victims and injuries others. Ali who spoke through the Customs Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday stated that as a responsible government agency, the Service was mindful of the duty of care imposed upon it to ensure the safety of the citizens. “Unfortunately, our efficiency is sometimes undermined by unanticipated failures in our equipment as in this case which was caused by…

…Calls for sack of Internet Service Provider Following the challenges currently faced by freight forwarders and their importers as a result of constant server failure, the Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON), has said that it is ready to take the Nigeria Customs to court on behalf of the freight forwarders. The President, APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos recently, recalled that for weeks now, the recurring server failure in the Nigeria Customs Service operations had grossly hindered freight forwarders and their importers from taking delivery of their consignments…

…Harps on compliance to trade rules The National Coordinator of the 100% Compliance Team of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko has totally frown at a recent press release issued in Lagos by the Managing Director of Wealthy Honey Investment Limited, Dr. Kayode Farinto in which he asked that the Finance Minister be sacked. Speaking to some journalist in Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria, Tanko who reaffirmed the vision of 100% Compliance Team said, “I disagreed with the opinion of Dr. Farinto, l personally have been campaigning against non-compliance since the past one year three months to…