Author: Saint Augustine

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has described the much anticipated National Maritime Transport Policy, as the key to unlock the huge potentials and vast economic opportunities in the nation’s blue economy. According to her, a well-articulated National Maritime Transport Policy would support local content development, create good value for jobs and attract high impacting direct foreign investments within the context of the Federal Government’s Economic Growth and Sustainability agenda. She said, “We look forward to a policy with clear standard operating procedures (SOPs) that would guide our various operations, that would be strengthened by…

The Anambra State Government has lauded the Police Service Commission (PSC) for the promotion last week of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. John Bassey Abang even as it said that the elevation is truly earned. In a statement in Awka on Sunday, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C. Don Adinuba observed that the state government was convinced that Mr. Abang’s promotion was because of his impressive record as the Anambra State Commissioner of Police where he made a significant contribution to the stattus of the state as the safest and most peaceful place in Nigeria and…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has harped on the need for independent freight forwarders in Africa to network in order for them to get their own share of the market as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement takes off in full swing. The National President of the association, Chief Increase Uche who made this call in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos recently maintained that freight forwarders needed not to wait until the trade takes off fully as they need to know what the freight forwarders in Ghana, South Africa and other African…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the youths of the organisation of the support of the management at all times, especially towards developing the much needed capacity to grow the nation’s maritime industry. The MD, who gave this assurance in Lagos, Saturday, spoke at the virtual official inauguration of the NPA-Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Chapter codenamed: NPA/CILT Next Generation Chapter. According to her, it was a thing of particular delight that youths of the organisation could come together to explore the opportunities that the CILT presents for the development of…

As the year 2021 takes off in full swing, the Presidential 100% Compliance Team of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has harped on the need for the freight forwarders irrespective of their associations to unite and speak with one voice in matters affecting them in the maritime, aviation and land border sectors of the economy. The National Coordinator of the team, Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko who gave this advice in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos recently said that the admonition became imperative as he had noticed that some of the government agencies were enjoying their…

The Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), has admonished the Federal Government of Nigeria to go beyond accepting the repatration of her citizens from Saudi Arabia to institute a thorough rehabilitation and reintegration scheme for the 802 Nigerian returnees as they arrive the nation in batches. JIFORM which would host the African Migration summit in Accra between February 25-26 in partnership with the NEKOTECH Center of Excellence Ghana, also called for more proactive responses to a series of distress calls by Nigerians in difficult situations abroad, particularly those secretly being tried, standing trial and being jailed in several Arab nations…

…Wants government to build capacity in aviation, rail transport The National Executive Director of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria, Mr. Paul Ndibe has said that the Nigerian government is yet to pay attention to the financial sector that will drive the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Ndibe who stated this in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos recently recalled that most banks in Nigeria had branches in so many countries. He added that Nigeria being the largest economy in Africa, it was appropriate for the banks to begin to develop financial instruments that…

The Presidential 100% Compliance Team of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) is set to battle it out with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over excessive collection of import goods as samples for laboratory testing. The National Coordinator of the team, Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko who gave this hint in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Thursday frowned at the excessive samples collection by the officials of the two government agencies which he said that they never returned after testing leading to huge losses…

…Says it will take up to a year for real activity to commence As countries gear up for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has cautioned stakeholders who are in the habit of saying that Nigeria is not prepared for AfCFTA to desist as that does not reflect the true position of the country. The National President of NAGAFF, Chief Increase Uche who gave the words of caution in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos earlier in the week stated that although Nigeria happened to be one of…

As the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement advances, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria has doubted the nation’s preparedness to actively participate in the trade even as it claims that it will take a while before Nigeria can actively play its role in the trade. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos earlier in the week, the National Executive Director, CILT Nigeria, Mr. Paul Ndibe stated that the position of the institute was informed by the lack of any known product that the country will be exporting to other African…