Author: Saint Augustine

An Executive Bill which seeks to overhaul revenue administration in Nigeria, including regulation of the cryptocurrency industry, is being put together for transmission to the National Assembly, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Zacch Adedeji has disclosed. Adedeji made the disclosure on Saturday at a stakeholders’ engagement with a joint committee of the National Assembly on Finance held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. A statement by Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser on Media to Adedeji, quoted the FIRS Chairman as saying that the aim of the bill is to, among others, simplify tax laws, harmonize collection…

By Eugene Nweke In the light of our collective failure to appreciate the quantum benefits of our regulatory council, the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN and our inability to form a united front towards repositioning and administering our professional destiny, our nonchallance to cope with our professional woes in real terms, nor mustering capacity to solving our challenges; Then, I begin to ask: Are we bereft of professional ideology and sound knowledge? Are we not guilty of professional rape, recklessness? Are we not culpable of a monumental self deception? Are we not, each one of…

As campaigns for the forthcoming Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA Board of Trustees, BoT election heats up, the immediate past Sole Administrator of the association, Otunba Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila has described a group of contestants for the BoT slots christened, “The Group of Nine Like Minds”, as a campaign strategy. Mukaila who made this declaration in a chat with newsmen in Lagos recently said that the group of nine adopted the measure as a strategy for them to win seats as a group into ANLCA BoT hence members of the group were campaigning to the people, trying to…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA will decentralize voting at the forthcoming Board of Trustees, BoT election to the different zones that make up the association, so says the Senior Special Assistant to ANLCA National President on Media, Mr. Ayokunle Sulaiman. Mr. Sulaiman who disclosed this on the sideline of the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting held by ANLCA recently in Lagos said that the decentralization was aimed at minimizing and saving cost for members who may have to pay through their noses to pay for flight tickets to and fro Lagos just to cast their votes in…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has approved the appointment of 6 new port managers. In a recent statement signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Adebowale Lawal Ibrahim is to serve as Port Manager, Lagos Port Complex while Mr. Abubakar Sani Isa is the Port Manager, Tin Can Island Port. Also appointed are Mr. Abdulrahman Hussaini, for Onne Port, Mr. Sa’adu Dahiru Mohammed, Delta Ports Warri, Mr. Ekine Ibifiri Alex for Calabar Port, and Mr. Emmanuel Anda has been posted to Lekki Port as Port Manager. The Port Manager of Rivers Port, Mrs Kenechi Edith…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF has drawn the attention of Maersk Line to a huge challenge in its container deposit refund process. According to the association, the account statements for container deposit refund by Maersk Line don’t reflect the Bill of Lading number as the narrative, thereby making it difficult for freight forwarders to know which container deposits have been returned. NAGAFF made this known in a letter addressed to the shipping line titled: “Complaint On Non-Reflection Of Bill Of Lading Number As Narrative On Refund Account Statement” signed by the Deputy National President, Seaports, Chief…

The United States of America, USA and France Embassies have confirmed their attendance for the upcoming maritime summit on Drug Smuggling and Human Trafficking being organized by Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria, MASPAN and the Alumni of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, AMANO. The Chairman, AMANO/ MASPAN Planning Committee, Mr. Emmanuel Maiguwa revealed this during a press conference which held at the secretariat of Maritime Reporter’s Association of Nigeria, MARAN on Friday. While the event will be chaired by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency, Gboyega Oyetola, CON; it is scheduled to hold on Thursday, August…

The sponsors of malicious allegations and attacks on Dr. Matawalle, DG DSS, Nuhu Ribadu, IG of Police and other top government officials are on it again. They are circulating spurious write up through an unknown and faceless group to attack top government functionaries, this is orchestrated by the arrest of one Bashir Hadeija who they collaborate with and also use him to propagate false and nefarious informations. This Bashir Hadeija uses all sorts of deceitful ways including name dropping to manipulate the public. Since the arrest of Bashir Hadeija and the revelations he is making, certain individuals are jittery because…

Otunba, Alhaji Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila, the Chief Executive Officer of Mickey Excellency Nigeria Limited, licensed by the Nigeria Customs Service since the year 2000. As a practitioner, started a career as a freight forwarder in the year 1988, worked in different capacity with several Licensed Custom brokers’ companies namely: Abass Integrated Service Nigeria Limited, Rastoy Nigeria Limited, NTee Nigeria Limited, Folorunsho Multiventures Investment Limited, Halifax Nigeria Limited to mentioned but a few. Sojourn as ANLCA participatory stalwart started in 1989 as a voter representing Abass Integrated Service in ANLCA processes. Come 28th December, 1999, Corporate Company was birthed and named…

The Group of 9 Like-minds contesting the upcoming Board of Trustees, BOT membership ticket in the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, yesterday inaugurated a 50 man committee designed to push its campaign across chapters and the industry. Chairman of the inauguration ceremony, Bro. Ike Chukwudi in his welcome remarks, thanked the committee members for responding to the call and proceeded to inaugurate the committee with the campaign slogan LIKE MINDS! CONSOLIDATION IS OUR GOAL at the Park View Hotel, Festac Town Extension of Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos. The committee includes Bro. Chukwudi Ike – Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwokeka – Secretary,…