Author: Saint Augustine

…Says it’s double handling and double payment for importers As the calls for the immediate deployment of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN heighten, the National Vice President, Air Logistics of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Dr. Segun Musa has declared it as an intellectual fraud designed to defraud importers of their hard earned money and add to the cost of doing business in Nigeria. Musa who made this declaration in a chat with newsmen in his office at Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, recently, disclosed that with ICTN, cargo would be subjected to Inspection abroad before it…

It was harvest of awards in Lagos yesterday for the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Widescope Group, Dr. Segun Musa as different organizations fall over themselves to present their awards to a man who has touched so many lives and improved the society. Musa’s office at Ogba Lagos could not contain the number of people who troop in and out seeking to get an opportunity to present theirs to the Philanthropist cum social crusader.  Speaking shortly before decorating him with the gown, hood and hat, the Secretary General of UN – POLAC, Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Patricia described Dr.…

For seamless cargo clearing at the nation’s seaports in the year 2025, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mickey Excellency Nigeria Limited, Otunba Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila has called on the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to quickly harmonize the core functions of some government agencies under its purview. This, Mukaila believed, would eliminate multiple inspection of products by multiple agencies of government claiming jurisdiction over one particular product during clearing at the seaports. Mukaila who made this call in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos recently stated that the rivalry between the National Agency for…

…Emphasizes need for modern equipment to combat banditry and criminality The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has urged for increased collaboration and funding for the Defence sector to effectively combat and eliminate banditry and other forms of criminality across the nation. The Minister made this appeal during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Proposal for the Ministry of Defence to the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Defence at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. In his address, Minister Matawalle underscored the importance of robust collaboration with lawmakers, commending the unwavering commitment and cooperative…

In the build up to the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA chapter election scheduled to hold next month, the Oodua Maritime Forum, a pressure group within ANLCA has declared that only Yoruba aspirants would be voted into Chairmanship positions in all chapters in the Western Zone. This position was also upheld by the Oba of Ijora Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Fatai Oyeyinka Aremu Aromire (Oyegbemi ll) during the campaign flag-off of the KLT Chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming ANLCA chapter election, Ahmed Olajide Bello on Wednesday. Paving the way for the pronouncement, a Patron of ANLCA, Prince…

Foremost Chairmanship candidate for the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, KLT chapter in the forthcoming Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA chapter election, Alhaji Olajide Ahmed Bello, yesterday, flagged off his electioneering campaign with the unveiling of a 7 point agenda to revitalize the chapter and reposition it for growth. The event which witnessed the presence of the major stakeholders in the chapter including the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, the Police, terminal operators, Oodua People’s Congress, OPC and Traditional Rulers also paraded the past and present leaders of the chapter including a National Patron of…

The Chairmanship aspirant for Onne seaport chapter in the 2025 Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, chapter election, Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku, popularly known as Onwa has vowed not to step down for any candidate. Disclosing this Tuesday in a pre manifesto unveiling in his office in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Chief Isikaku emphasized the essence of experience and integrity as cardinal ingredients for successful leadership. He said he has climbed the ladder of leadership positions in ANLCA, performed well at various times, the recent being the regime of Mr. Mike Ebeatu where he served as the Vice Chairman. “I…

…Says N12 trillion revenue target for Customs in 2025 quite ambitious The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre, SEREC has questioned the powers of the lawmakers, in this case, the National Assembly to give or approve a yearly revenue target for the revenue generating agencies of the government. SEREC, in a statement signed by its Head of Research, Dr. Eugene Nweke and made available to newsmen, disclosed that it was yet to strike a balance on whose duty it was to give or approve a yearly revenue targets to the revenue generating agencies of the government. It posited that while it…

…Applauds Customs remarkable progress under Adeniyi The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mickey Excellency Nigeria Limited, Otunba Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila has called on the management of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS to consider publishing a comprehensive list of licensed customs Agents on its official website annually to differentiate genuine licensed customs agents from fraudsters. Mukaila who made this call in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Tuesday observed that publishing such list would help to sanitize the system and boost people’s confidence on the licensed customs agents whom he said the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023…

… Promo Makes 60 Millionaires, Gifts N200m Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc has distributed over N41.8 million in prizes to over 100 lucky customers in its just concluded UBA Legacy Promo series. The promo which began last year, was specially designed by the bank to celebrate UBA’s rich legacy spanning over 75 years, as well as its long-standing commitment towards rewarding its loyal customers in a grand style. The campaign which was opened to several categories of Account holders including Bumper Account holders, Savings account, Kiddies & Teens Account holders as well as Nextgen account holders,…