Author: Saint Augustine

The United Nations (UN) has commended Nigeria for playing a leading role in efforts to secure the Gulf of Guinea, saying it will continue to support the country and the region. Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim said the country had made important contributions to the fight against piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea maritime domain, foremost among them the recent launch of the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also called the Deep Blue Project. IMO is the specialised agency of the UN responsible for regulating shipping. “I would like to…

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria has urged women in the maritime Industry to explore investment opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which came into full effect in January 2021. The President of WISTA Nigeria, Mrs. Eunice Ezeoke  stated this at a press briefing in Lagos to announce the association’s 2021 Business Luncheon and Magazine Launch, with the theme, “AfCFTA: Investment Opportunities for Women in Trade,” which slated for July 8, 2021 at Oriental Hotel in Lagos. She said the business luncheon is an annual event which serves as a platform for professional capacity…

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that establishing competitiveness in whatever Nigeria will put forward as a country will make it relevant in all the process contained in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Director General, LCCI, Dr. Muda Yusuf stated this while delivering a paper at the 3rd Annual Lecture and Awards organized in Lagos last week by Primetime Reporters with the theme, “Assessing Nigeria’s Preparedness to Maximize the Gains of AfCFTA.” Yusuf, while underscoring the importance of competitiveness in AfCFTA, averred that that is the very foundation of any conversation about trade…

…Says Nigerian tax laws stalling re-establishment of national fleet As argument continues in some quarters as to the readiness of Nigeria as a country to participate in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Chairman, Starzs Investment Company Limited, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun has said that the maritime industry stakeholders are ready from the private sector perspective to trade globally but are hampered by government policies that don’t create enabling environment even for this noble initiative to thrive. Ogbeifun who made this submission while speaking to the press on the sideline of the 3rd annual lecture and awards with the…

…Commit to one united Nigeria              The South East leaders have condemned in totality, the activities of violent secessionist groups in the region and elsewhere saying that they do not support them just as the groups do not speak for the South East. Arising from a meeting held on Saturday, 19th June, 2021, at the Banquet Hall, Lion Building, Government House, Enugu, the leaders maintained that the impression that South East leaders were silent over some of the youths’ agitation for secession was not correct. “South East Governors, Ohaneze President, National Assembly members, notable leader had come out publicly…

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, AIG Isaac Akinmoyede last week held a meeting with the leaders and members of the Edo State Security Network (Vigilante) operating in Edo State. This is contained in a statement signed by DSP Tijani Momoh, Zonal Police Public Relations Officer and made available to NAOSRE. According to the statement, the meeting was sequel to an unfortunate incident of murder, arson and sporadic shooting at Ugonoba Community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. Those in attendance at the meeting were the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, all Area…

…As Chukwura expresses readiness to sacrifice BoT position As the war of attrition in the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) rages, the brutalised gladiators and other members of the association who are apparently weary of the long-drawn war may have shown a sign of fatigue. The crisis, which started about three years ago at the beginning of the tenure of the present National Executives Council of the association led by Tony Iju Nwabunike, has since not shown a sign of  abatement as it has remained intractable. However, some members of the association, especially those who are vulnerable and…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, on Friday, 17th June, 2021 at the International Conference Centre, in Abuja prevented policemen on duty from taking factional leader of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr. Farouk Rabiu for questioning on fraud related matters. According to reliable sources and eye witnesses at the scene which was the venue of the 2021 Council on Agriculture, the police were there to invite Farouk to Force headquarters following a petition against him for acts that bordered on criminality. Recently a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had cautioned the renegade…

Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko on Thursday led senior officials of the Authority on a spot assessment visit to the Tincan Island Port Complex with a view to resolve all impediments to the smooth flow of traffic and effective security, within and around the complex. The Managing Director, who also visited the Sunrise Bus Stop area of the Apapa – Mile 2 highway which had become a failed passage, noted that the poor road situation within this corridor (the major artery in and out of the Tin Can Island Port) remains a huge concern…

The Chairman, Starzs Investment Company Limited, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun has said that the Benin City River port popularly called the Gelegele port is built to correct all the mistakes made at the time the ports in Lagos were designed. Ogbeifun who disclosed this while speaking to newsmen on the sideline of the 3rd Annual Lecture and Awards with the theme, “Assessing Nigeria’s Preparedness to Maximize the Gains of AfCFTA”, organized in Lagos by Primetime Reporters on Wednesday, stated that the port was laid out to have a robust trailer park within the port environment, a robust car holding bay so…