Author: Saint Augustine

The umbrella body of major market associations in Lagos, Ndigboamaka Progressive (Traders) Association has called on the federal government to hasten the customs modernization exercise popularly known as e-customs so as to facilitate trade. The Secretary General of the association, Hon. Chinedu Ukatu who made this call in a press conference in Lagos on Monday noted that when completed, the exercise would help the a lot to carry on their businesses. Ukatu however urged the media to assist themin the advocacy for customs modernization by mounting pressure on the federal government to hasten the process. According to him, “I learnt…

…Says his administration will not condone criminality …Drug scourge now an epidemic in Nigeria – Marwa Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that the State Government would continue to collaborate with it to address the scourge of drug crisis in Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), at the Lagos House, Marina, Governor Sanwo-Olu said his administration has put in place some measures, among which is building a full-fledge mental health rehabilitation hospital to tackle drug crisis in the State. He…

Stakeholders of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has urged the government and its monetary authorities on ease of access to finance by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for their greater participation and success in AfCFTA. The Stakeholders made the call at a forum organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) themed, “AfCFTA: Roadmap to a successful implementation” on Tuesday in Lagos. AfCFTA was borne out of the need to deepen economic integration on the continent because of Africa’s low intra-regional trade volume in relation to other continents like America, Europe, and Asia. The agreement…

Winner of the African Migration Legendary award and member, African Union Labour-Migration Advisory Committee, Her Excellency, Dr. Princess Asie Kabuki Ocansey has urged Nigeria to lead the path towards saving millions of the African youths trapped in slavery abroad through a well-structured labour-migration policy. The call was made by the author of the best-selling international book on Amazon titled “Deadly Work or Decent Work” at the Nigerian embassy in Ghana on Monday where she revealed 10 keys to achieving decent work. The keys included review of labour-migration that would lead to massive job opportunities for Africans, financial and human capital…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Tincan Island port chapter, yesterday visited the Commissioner of Police, Maritime Police Command, CP Anderson Bankole at the Force Headquarters Annex in Lagos where it lamented the huge demurrage members pay on cargoes at the seaports while awaiting the outcome of Police investigation on blocked cargoes. The Chairman of ANLCA, Tincan Island port chapter, Mr. Ojo Peter Akintoye who led the delegation on the visit, in his speech, stated that although the officers at the command always expedite action in working on the documents and in most cases may conclude their investigations…

Following the reaction of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association to a call by stakeholder groups on Monday for the immediate resignation of some maritime agency heads over a recent barge accident in Lagos, Ndigboamaka Progressives (Traders) Association has accused the association of being biased and doing its master’s bidding at all cost. Speaking in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, the Secretary General of Ndigboamaka Progressive (Traders) Association, Hon. Chinedu Ukatu observed that “reading the swift reaction of the Merchant Navy Senior Staff Association, at first we considered it as the voice of biased…

The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is set to host a grand reception and lecture in honour of its former President, Mr. Leye Ajayi who was recently elected as the Chairman of Lagos Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). MARAN, established in 1988, is the foremost umbrella body of all maritime Journalists in Nigeria. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by the President and Secretary of the association, Anya Njoku and Dapo Olawuni, the creme-de-la-creme of the Nigerian maritime sector are billed to attend the event under the Chairmanship of Prince Olayiwola Shittu, former President…

The Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Tuesday unveiled the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 2020 Annual Report at the Service Headquarters Abuja. The Honourable Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaibu Belgore noted that the content of the Report revealed that the Service fared well in the year 2020 which further showed the level of commitment by the Service and its parent Ministry, the Ministry of Interior. While commending the Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede for consistently making the Annual Report available, he called on other agencies to take a cue from…

The Management of Platforms Communications, organisers of the Annual Maritime Students and Youth (AMSAY) conference also known as A Day With Nigeria Maritime Students has officially flagged off preparations towards hosting the 2021 edition of the conference. In a press statement released in Lagos, the Convener of the conference and CEO of Platforms Communications, Mr. Sylvanus Obasi explained that AMSAY conference is a yearly capacity-building platform that converge both the young and older maritime practitioners and engage them in topical discussions on critical issues affecting the future of Nigerian maritime industry. He disclosed that the conference is organised annually by…

State Police has been identified as the best option out of the pervasive state of insecurity in Nigeria. This is the consensus reached at an International Conference on Patriotism, Security, Governance and National Development held recently. A communiqué released after the Virtual Conference, convened by Global Patriot Newspapers in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in New York, USA and Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), New Jersey chapter, decried the acute state of insecurity in Nigeria and insisted that policing powers must be devolved to the states for security of lives and property to be guaranteed. The Conference, which had the…