Author: Saint Augustine

The Coordinator of the Tincan Island Ports Transport Operators (TIPTO), Mr. Sylvester Keshiro has lamented the challenges thrown up by the electronic call up system popularly known as e-call up introduced recently by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to arrest the traffic situation in Apapa and its environ. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos recently, Keshiro stated that they had discovered that the call up system was fraudulent as some of the garages where they were forced to go to were charging them ten thousand naira (N10,000) per parking while some of them, after a day and…

The Chairman, Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN), Lagos State chapter, Mr. Tunde Mumuni has identified lack of standardization as one of the major challenges facing the private security companies in Nigeria. Speaking at a Private Security Governance Forum for South-West Zone organized by the African Law Foundation (Afri Law) in Lagos recently, Mumuni advocated for a situation where the standards were set across board to be followed by all private security companies. “We need to find a way to standardize the race, the kitting for security guards but that is also given to us by our…

Mr. Alex Okoh, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), has once again reiterated the need for increased private sector involvement in financing critical infrastructural development in the maritime sector in order for the industry to become a major revenue earner for the Federal Government. He made this assertion during a webinar session on “Public Private Partnership as alternative financing model in the maritime sector” hosted by the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by SIFAX Group. Citing the success of the port concession as a justification for more private sector funding, wherein he revealed that the federal government’s…

…As NARTO chieftains says action to early The last is yet to be heard of the three days protest engaged upon by the members of the Tincan Island Port Transport Operators (TIPTO) to protest some man made challenges faced by the truckers along the Tincan – Mile 2 axis as members of the group have vowed to continue the protest until government accedes to their demands. A member of the group and former Chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Tincan Island Chapel, Alhaji Isiaka Olalere told our correspondent in an interview in Lagos that there was…

A founding member of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN), Mr Emeka Okoroanyanwu, on Thursday urged reporters in the maritime industry to utilise the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to make the sector better. Okoroanyanwu made the appeal at the grand reception of Mr. Adeleye Ajayi, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Lagos State Council by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Lagos. He spoke on “National Development: The Challenges of and Prospects for the Proper Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act in Nigeria’s Maritime Industry.” According to him, the FOI Act is an Act of…

The Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron has perfected plans to build a modern marine exhibition center. The Rector of MAN Oron, Commodore Duja Efedua (rtd.) revealed this recently while hosting an executive delegation of Alumni of MAN Oron (AMANO), led by its President, Mr. Emmanuel Maiguwa. Efedua, who was briefing AMANO on the transformation at the Academy, said, “the Academy now has three major simulators, which is one of the latest in the world, Multifunctional  Classroom Simulation system, Full Mission Bridge Simulation and Full Mission Engine room Simulation.” The Rector who also received an award of excellence from the…

Worried by the fractionalization of the beat association in the maritime industry, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council has said that plan is in the offing to put up an umbrella body to regulate the activities of journalists covering the sector. The Chairman, NUJ, Lagos State Council, Mr. Adeleye Ajayi disclosed this in his comments during a grand reception held in his honour by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) at the Rockview Hotels, Apapa in Lagos. Ajayi who is a former President of MARAN, described MARAN as a very big and united family even as…

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has assured maritime stakeholders that the Agency’s modular floating dock is in the process of being deployed. Jamoh disclosed this during a visit to Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala-Usman at the NPA headquarters, Marina, Lagos. Jamoh stated, “I am here to affirm that the modular floating dock has come to stay. We have concluded arrangements for its deployment and operation. The date for its commissioning would be announced soon.” In an interaction after the meeting with the NPA Managing Director, the NIMASA Director-General recounted the…

While the electronic call up system otherwise known as e-call up has been described by the various port users and operators as a right step in the right direction, it may as well betray the purpose for which it was established if the inherent abuses noticeable at this early stage of the project by the relevant authorities. This is because the project which is supposed to provide solution as well as ease the burden of the truck drivers, truck owners and other port users is fast turning into avenue for milking the truckers dry which in turn will add to…

The Journalists International Forum for Migration, JIFORM, on Wednesday requested for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from the Asia- Pacific Institute of Broadcasting, Malaysia on the training of Journalists on diverse areas. The President of JIFORM, Ajibola Abayomi, in a letter addressed to the AIBD, said this was imperative as over 300 Journalists under the aegis of the global media body were eager for exposure and career development. On why he muted the idea, he said, he had consulted with the office of the AIBD Director, Ms Philomena Gnanapragasam after featuring at the maiden African Migration Summit organized by the…