Author: Saint Augustine

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for the passage of the National Road Fund Bill to give vent to financing the maintenance and upkeep of the nation’s road infrastructure. The President of LCCI, Mr. Babatunde Paul Ruwase who made this call in a press briefing in Lagos yesterday to set agenda for the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari believed that the enactment of the law would give the legal backing to the proposed National Road Fund which he said would be a repository for revenues accruing from road users charging system and any other sources…

Even as the heat generated by the proposed registration of the port service providers by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) continued unabated, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has justified the move by Shippers’ Council saying that a look at all regulatory agencies will reveal that they charge some fees. The Director-General of LCCI, Mr. Muda Yusuf who made this disclosure in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos yesterday however warned that effort should be geared towards ensuring that the fee so charged was reasonable. While contending that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Securities and…

West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace on Tuesday dismissed reports that it plans to originate its flights to Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement signed by the carrier’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah said it had not altered its plan to commence its Sharjah and Dubai services from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Lagos airport, the airline insisted, was strategic to the launch of its international flight operations. Air Peace assured that arrangements for its long-haul flight services to Dubai, Sharjah, London, Houston, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai and Johannesburg…

…Seeks more power, roles for PEBEC The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has described the Nigeria Customs Service as one of the biggest institutional challenges facing the business community in Nigeria today. The President of the Chamber, Mr. Babatunde Paul Ruwase who disclosed this in a press briefing in Lagos today to set agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari in his second term in office said that the Nigeria Customs Service had created a lot of uncertainty and bottlenecks in the international trade process. In His words, “One of the biggest institutional challenges facing the business community today is…

…Sets second term agenda for President Following the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the Presidential election held on Saturday February 23, 2019 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has set agenda for the president even as it called on him to commit to policies and programmes that will accelerate economic growth and ensure that the growth rate surpasses the rate of population. The President of LCCI, Mr. Babatunde Paul Ruwase who made this call in a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday to set agenda for President Buhari…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has extended its warm congratulation to the entire management of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) following the conferment of ISO/IC 17021 on the organization by the National Accreditation Board of India (NABCB). The founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam who made the congratulatory message available to our correspondent in Lagos weekend said that the international accreditation, from their findings, was for the organization’s Management Systems Certification, which he said was a confirmation of its competence, integrity and impartiality as a service provider. He noted that the international recognition for SON…

Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested one Osuji Chibuzor, 42, the leader of a four-man fraud syndicate operating in Ikeja, Ojota, Ojodu Berger, Ogba, College Road and Agege axis after his group had swindled a 34-year-old lady of the sum of N165,000. The suspect, whose role in the gang was to prophesy to victims after being lured into one of their offices at 8, Afolabi Street, Iju Shaga and 7, Salami Street, Oko Oba, Agege, using fake dollars and the promise of great wealth to entrap such victim. Osuji explained that his gang members – Frank,…

The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has said that it is in possession of information from credible sources of alleged plans by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorochas to deploy intimidation and violence to once again disrupt the March 9, 2019 Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections in Imo State as he did during the February 23, 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Coordinator, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, NOPRIN recalled that Governor Okorocha, who was a candidate for the Imo West Senatorial election of February 23, 2019,…

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) Situation Room has released an interim report on the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 23, 2019 with an appeal to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure credible procedures and absolute transparency in the electoral processes across the country in order to sustain public trust and confidence in the elections. CBCN in the interim report signed by the Secretary General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Zacharia Nyantiso Samjumi encouraged governments at all level to ensure the full engagement of security personnel in quelling clashes during and…

The Management of Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Co. Lagos has said that full investigations into the fire incident within the vicinity of Nembe Creek Well 7, behind Mile 1 Community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria to determine the cause of the fire and in particular to determine whether the incident may have been caused by third-party infractions remains ongoing. A statement by the management of the company stated that these investigations were being pursed with the utmost urgency and were being given the highest priority. It recalled that on March 2, 2019, a suspected explosion occurred in the Niger Delta, within…