Author: Saint Augustine

….Records 6% TEU growth in 2020 Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and concessionaire of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, has set a target of 300,000 TEUs for its 2021 business year. According to John Jenkins, Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the target, though ambitious, is achievable in view of its impressive 2020 performance, despite the myriads of challenges that the maritime sector confronted in 2020. In 2020, the terminal recorded an increase of 12,153 TEUs to cap at 242,195 TEUs as against 2019’s figure of 230,042 TEUs. The full…

…Vow to arrest perpetrators of the heinous act and bring them to justice The Anambra State Police command has commenced investigation into the alleged shooting of three young men namely; Izuchukwu Idemili, 32, of Nkpor, Chidi Oforma, 31, of Nkpor and Bongo Muoghalu, 45, of Umouji by yet to be identified gun men. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, CSP Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the killing in a statement in Awka on Wednesday said that the incident allegedly took place when two unknown boys drove a black unregistered Mercedes V Boot and opened fire on the crowd shortly…

Following her renewed vigor and determination to combat smuggling within her areas of jurisdiction, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri has intercepted various contrabands with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Eight Hundred and Sixty Nine Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Five Naira (N869,550,345.00) between the 1st and 31st January, 2021. The intercepted items include 1,024 cartons of unregistered pharmaceutical products, 1,046 50kg bags of foreign parboiled rice, 290 cartons of imported Eva Soap, 62 jumbo bales of secondhand clothing and one Toyota Corolla 2018 model. The Customs Area Controller…

The Commander 302 Artillery Regiment Nigerian Army Onitsha, Anambra State, Colonel AA Sambo has called for improved synergy between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The Commander made the call today during a courtesy visit to Commandant, NSCDC, Anambra State command, David Bille in his office in Awka. Col. Sambo stated that he was aware of the good working relationship existing between the two agencies and promised to solidify the relationship which formed the purpose of his visit. He appreciated the role of NSCDC as a critical partner in the security architecture of this…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has concluded arrangements in hosting its annual Press Freedom Awards ceremony. Briefing newsmen in an elaborate Press Conference which took place at the conference hall of NUJ National Secretariat, the National President, Comrade Chris Isiguzo described the forthcoming event as a double barrel event as it is expected to be a combination of year 2020 and 2021 editions. The NUJ National President explained that the 2020 edition of the event could not hold due to outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and its attendant challenges which took the greater part of the year. The President explained…

The newly-inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports Access Roads has solicited the cooperation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to enable it solve the traffic problem in Apapa. The Chairman of the Task Team, Mr. Toyin Fayinka made the call during a courtesy visit to NSC’s headquarter in Lagos on Tuesday. Mr. Toyin Fayinka who is also the Special Assistant Transportation to Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu said the essence of the delegation’s  visit to NSC was to introduce the team to the Council, emphasizing that the Committee cannot succeed in its assignment…

As the Port community in Nigeria celebrates the takeoff of the truck electronic call-up system recently deployed by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Managing Director of the NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman has assured port users that the irresponsible parking of trucks on the port access roads would soon be a thing of the past. The NPA Managing Director gave the assurance after leading a stakeholders’ facility assessment audit of the Truck Transit Park (TTP) at Lilypond, Ijora, Lagos. The tour of the park facility was to ascertain the degree of preparedness by the park towards the formal take off…

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the Ministries of Transportation and Finance to conclude financial arrangements with appropriate co-financiers that will partner with the Federal Government for construction of West-East Coastal rail line from Lagos to Calabar, linking some major cities in South East and South South. Speaking at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi Rail Line, the President said the West-East Coastal rail line will connect Onitsha, Benin, Warri, Yenegoa, Port Harcourt, Aba and Uyo. “Furthermore, the contract for the important Central Railway traversing Itakpe – Baro – Abuja with connection to Lokoja and a new seaport…

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has on Tuesday inaugurated the Committee on the proposed establishment of the National Road Assessment Programme (nRAP) to enhance safer road infrastructure and complement existing efforts geared towards the reduction of road deaths and injuries on Nigerian roads. In a statement by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, the Corps Marshal said that the Road Assessment Programme is an international concept and practice that has gained acceptance in regions and countries around the globe. It targets to purposely enhance existing road safety engineering practice and create safe road infrastructure…

…Recover two firearms, other incriminating items In its avowed commitment to stem the tide of crime and other nefarious activities in Anambra state, police operatives attached to Central Police Station (CPS), Awka in conjunction with local vigilante group had at about 8:00pm on February 8, 2021 arrested two armed robbery suspects at Parkers, Ziks Avenue, Awka following a distress call. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police command, CSP Haruna Mohammed who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday gave the names of the suspects as Okafor Stanley, 19, of Ezeawulu village, Nibo and Benedith…