Author: Saint Augustine

The acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko has restated that the Authority will continue to empower and provide opportunities for women in the maritime industry, while taking deliberate steps to nurture young women maritime professionals. Bello-Koko reassured the industry on Thursday at a reception in honour of the country’s first female Azuimuth Stern Drive (ASD) Tugboat Captain, Canus Ebinipre Robinson, organised by LTT Coastal and Marine Services, the company managing the Authority’s marine crafts. The Nigerian Ports Authority as an equal opportunity organization is always delighted to be associated with exceptional feats especially when accomplished by…

Amidst the falling piracy incidence in the Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea since February when the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) deployed the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure popularly known as the Deep Blue Project, the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has expressed worry over the persisting War Risk Insurance on Nigerian bound cargoes, calling for its removal. This came as it has been disclosed that Nigeria’s maritime trade is to say the least threatened due to the increasing war risk insurance premium now being paid…

…Says global trading ship imperative The immediate past President of Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), Engr. Greg Ogbeifun has advocated for measurable strategies to be put in place to monitor the level of progress made by Nigeria in its quest to fully participate in the continent-wide trade – the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking at the 3rd Annual Lecture and Awards held in Lagos two days ago by Primetime Reporters with the theme, “Assessing Nigeria’s Preparedness to Maximize the Gains of AfCFTA”, Ogbeifun recalled that the dearth of the Cabotage Act in Nigeria was as a result…

The Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) on Wednesday inaugurated the students’ membership of the organization at the University of Science, Commerce And Business Administration (ESCAE), Anglophone Department, Porto Novo Campus, Benin Republic. The association for Mass Communication students and others tagged JIFORM Club was aimed at mentoring and encouraging journalisms on campuses according to the President of JIFORM, Ajibola Abayomi. JIFORM is a global media foundation comprising over 300 journalists across the continents covering migration matters across the globe. Speaking, Ajibola thanked the management of the school for the opportunity to share knowledge at the institution and assured the…

Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.) has approved the immediate promotion of 3,506 officers and men to their next ranks, thus breaking the jinx of long years of stagnation in the Agency. This is contained in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE on Thursday. According to the statement, the promotion followed a report by the harmonisation committee set up by General Marwa soon after assuming leadership of the agency in January to address…

…Calls for review of investment laws …As Anatogu says every sector requires update in laws, regulations As stakeholders converged on Lagos to assess Nigeria’s preparedness to maximize the gains of the six months old African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a maritime lawyer, Barr. Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara has called for a law to regulate the retail sector in Nigeria. Nwagbara who made this call in his opening speech at the 3rd Annual Lecture and Awards with the theme, “Assessing Nigeria’s Preparedness to Maximize the Gains of AfCFTA”, organized by Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Wednesday argued that a sector which…

…Chambers of Commerce, industry associations to play vital role – Anatogu The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that one of the biggest problems investors in Nigeria are having is coming from the maritime sector of the economy. Speaking in a paper titled, “Assessing Nigeria’s Preparedness to Maximize the Gains of AfCFTA”, which he delivered at the 3rd Annual Lecture and Awards organized by the Primetime Reporters in Lagos yesterday, the Director General of LCCI, Dr. Muda Yusuf observed that there was so much frustration, so many headaches, so much discretion that up till now, they (investors)…

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has again reassured Lagosians that robbery in traffic will soon fizzle out and become a history in the state as the Lagos State Police command has deployed its human and material resources to tackle the menace headlong. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi and made available to NAOSRE. According to Adejobi, the Commissioner gave the assurance on Thursday in his Ikeja office. The command confirmed the arrest of not less than 127 suspected traffic robbers at various locations within Lagos State from March…

Contrary to the expectations of the Nigerian trading community, the federal government has said that it will take some time for Nigeria to be fully ready for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which kicked off in January 1, 2021. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Sector Matters and Secretary, National Action Committee on AfCFTA, Mr. Francis Anatogu who stated this in his keynote address at the 3rd Annual Lecture and Awards with the theme ,”Assessing Nigeria’s Preparedness to Maximize the Gains of AfCFTA”, organized by Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Wednesday said “when you say…

It was all glitz and glamour as the stunning Nigerian actress, film director and producer, Stephanie Linus, was unveiled as the new face of Gree AC on Tuesday, 15th June, 2021. Mrs. Linus was signed as the brand ambassador at an event graced by investors and business partners from Nigeria which took place at the Choice International Group headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos. While giving her address, she expressed her delight, narrating her personal experience with Gree AC over the last few years and testifying to the brand’s safety and durability. “My experience with Gree is different,” she said. “It…