Author: Saint Augustine

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has facilitated Nigeria’s first shipment to Kenya, with Lucky Fibres, a subsidiary of the Tolaram Group, becoming one of the first companies to ship goods to Kenya under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, AfCFTA. During a visit to the Apapa Area Command on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, to ensure proper documentation and verification of the shipment, Olusegun Olutayo, Senior Trade Expert and Lead of Trade Enablement at the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, noted that the shipment from Nigeria to Kenya, specifically to the port of Mombasa, demonstrates the collaborative spirit of AfCFTA. “It…

The Oyo State Government has concluded plans to establish a business district in Ibadan, the state capital, to make way for a commercial corridor that would be a beehive of economic activities. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Williams A. Funmilayo disclosed this in Akinyele during a sensitization meeting with relevant stakeholders. According to him, the project will be situated in the Akinyele Local Government area of the State. He mentioned that 3,149 hectares of land have been delineated for the project while 598.613 hectares of the land have been earmarked as resettlement scheme for some of…

Jomo Gbomo, founding member and spokesman, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND says his group has pledged its readiness to support security operatives in safeguarding crude oil installations from attacks. Gbomo in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital condemned threat on crude oil facilities in Niger Delta by some ex militants and agitators in the region. This decision by MEND comes days after a new militant group, the Niger Delta Development Force, has threatened to bomb Oil installations over an alleged plot to use a federal high court in…

By Agbo Major In February 2022, we had a meeting in the country home of Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Anieboonam at Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra. At the all night meeting on one side (the original NNPP) was Dr. Aniebonam, Dr. Agbo Major, Dipo Olayoku while on the other side (those seeking help to use the party platform for 2023) was the vulgar and noisy Buba Galadima, Prof. Bem Angwe, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi and a few others. The mission was to ask for consideration to be allowed into NNPP (a party rightly formed and owned by NAGAFF) for…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions is set to hear the petition brought before it by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ashford Industries Nigeria Limited, Mr. Okey Justine Ezeh against the Bank of Industry, BOI over alleged seizure of 327 industrial machines belonging to the company by the Bank since 2009 and fraudulent sale of parts of the equipment. It will be recalled that Mr. Ezeh had earlier in July this year petitioned the House against the Bank over the alleged seizure of 327 industrial machines and the fraudulent sale of some parts thereof. In…

A Federal High Court in Abia State, Uzuakoli Division, presided over by Hon. Justice C.U. Okoroafor, yesterday, issued a compelling order for the immediate take over of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP by the Board of Trustees, BOT chaired by the Founder, Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam. The Court took the decision based on a motion on notice with suit No: HUZ/11/2024 brought before it by three members of the party in Abia state seeking a solution to the ongoing leadership crisis in the party. The judgement specifically compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and all other relevant electoral bodies…

Representatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, licensed customs agents, terminal operators, shipping companies, bonded terminal operators among other stakeholders are set to battle for the Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000) grand prize for the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA inaugural annual table tennis tournament. The tournament which is being put together by the Western Zone of ANLCA in partnership with the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, is set to hold between the 6th and 7th December, 2024 at the NOT BAD SPORTS ARENA, 12 Dele Olupona Street,…

Stakeholders at the Institute of Capital Market Registrars, ICMR 13th Annual Conference and investiture of Fellows of the Institute, will be proposing policy recommendations as well as suggest actionable policy measures with a view to enhancing financial stability in Nigeria. Other key objectives of the conference includes having a comprehensive assessment of the current national economic landscape and identify. According to a statement signed by the President and Chairman of the Council, Oluseyi Owoturo, the institute stated that the conference will focus on assessing Nigeria’s current economic landscape and proposing actionable measures to enhance financial stability.. The event will also…

The Matron of the women in National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Hon. Princess Chi Ezeh has condemned the viral video in circulation on social media where a female customs officer, Assistant Comptroller Isa A.M was publicly humiliated by freight forwarders. Recall that some freight forwarders and shippers at the Car Park C of Five Star Logistics Terminal, Tincan Island Port, were seen ridiculing the Customs officer in a video which has been trending on social media for over a week. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Princess Chi who is also the Managing Director of Muna Sylver Nigeria…

…As Hon. Gummi dumps PDP for APC Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, took to the streets on Monday to protest what they described as poor governance under Governor Dauda Lawal. Staging a strong protest against Governor Dauda Lawal, the protesters said that the tenure of the former governor of the State, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle was far better than the present one in terms of economic opportunities, job creation, and security. The demonstrators accused the governor of neglecting citizens’ welfare, worsening hunger, and imposing candidates in local elections against…