Author: Saint Augustine

…As customs awaits directive from Finance Ministry on implementation Contrary to insinuations in some quarters that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been frustrating the implementation of reduced tariff on imported vehicles, the Managing Director of Goldlink Investment Limited, Sir Tony Oge Anakebe has said that the insinuation is not true. Anakebe who stated this in an interview with Primetime Reporters recently in Lagos stated that it was the customs through its Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) that initiated the new tariff on imported tractors and vehicles for transportation. He explained that the delay in the implementation of the…

The National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Chief Iju Tony Nwabunike has called on members of the association to enhance their capacities to handle higher volume of cargoes and prove their capacity in contributing to the non-oil revenue source for the Nigerian government. Nwabunike who made this call in an address at the election of officers into chapters in the Eastern zone of the association in Port-Harcourt today observed that as the government and maritime business community explore possibilities of decongesting Lagos ports and create emerging ports in Lekki, Badagry, Ibaka, and others, the existing…

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, was in celebration on Tuesday, as the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of the health institution, Dr. Joseph Ugbaja took over as the Chief Medical Director of the hospital in acting capacity. He took over from Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, whose tenure ended January 25 this year. The ceremony, which took place at the temporary site of the hospital in Nnewi, was witnessed by chairman of the hospital board, Chief Ezekiel Iramiya, who was represented by Mrs. Rosemary Okeighazi; Prof. Umar Katsayal and Hon. Haruna Doguwa. Other members of management staff…

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Et e Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. According a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, President Buhari thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he called their “overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country,” wishing them…

…Ban night grazing, underage herding The illegal occupation of the Ondo State forest reserves by the Fulani herdsmen has been condemned in its entirety at the meeting of the Governors’ Forum with the leadership of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and the heads of security agencies on emerging security challenges in the South-West geo-political zone held at the International Culture and Event Centre (Dome), Akure, Ondo State on Monday. Following the Executive Order of the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwaratimi Akeredolu SAN, to the Fulani herdsmen illegally occupying the State forest reserves to vacate within seven days with…

Following the skirmishes that broke out in the Orlu area of Imo State recently, the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has imposed a dusk to dawn (6pm to 6am) curfew in all the Local Government Areas that make up the Orlu Senatorial zone of the State. In press briefing by Governor Hope Uzodimma on the security situation in Orlu zone on Monday, he listed the affected Local Government Areas to include; Orlu, Orsu, Oru East, Oru West, Ideato North, Ideao South, Njaba, Isu, Nwangele and Nkwerre. The Governor disclosed that he received a very disturbing report on the…

…Says Buhari must call his kinsmen to order …Wants killer herdsmen, inciters of ethnic tension dealt with according to law The Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU) has faulted a recent statement credited to the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in which he, among other things, claimed that all the lands in Nigeria (including the ancestral lands of the Igbo) belong to them. ASETU also faulted the assertion by Bodejo asserted that they need no permission from anyone to grab any land they needed anywhere in Nigeria, adding that they had been occupying all the forests…

SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has announced two new executive appointments. Oyebode Ojeniyi and Olujimi Osho joined as Group Executive Director, Corporate Services and Group Head, Legal Services/Company Secretary respectively. Ojeniyi, an astute financial expert with over twenty-five years’ experience in the financial services industry, was until his appointment Group Executive Director, Wapic Insurance. In his new role at SIFAX Group, he will take charge of providing strategic leadership and managing the entire business operations of the Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science…

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has reiterated that deadline for the filling of annual data audit report by all data controllers and processors still remains 15th March, 2021. He emphasized that noncompliance is a punishable offence which the agency is set to fully enforce the legal provisions this year. Inuwa stated this at the National Privacy Week 2021 press conference and unveiling of the week’s activities, held virtually on Monday. According to him, in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) which was designed to meet the global principles on…

…Seeks policy to repatriate substandard goods …As DG assures agency’ readiness for AfCFTA In its quest to ensure that standards and quality guidelines are adhered to, the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed tyres and cooking gas cylinders valued at over N300m. The Director-General, Farouk Salim told newsmen during the destruction at SON warehouse in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos that the items were intercepted at various locations within the country. Salim disclosed that the tyres were stuffed into each other to probably avoid payment of government levies and duty at the ports and border posts. According to Salim, the stuffing, apart…