Author: Saint Augustine

Fifteen people including a mother, her child and a corps member lost their lives in an accident, Saturday night in a market at Iworoko, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State. It was gathered that a truck conveying branded bags of rice for the political campaign of an aspirant in Ondo state suddenly lost control around 8:45 pm and veered into the market at the centre of the town killing some of the traders. The bags of rice had the posters of a senatorial candidate of the Ondo State All Progressive Congress (APC), Tayo Alasoadura. Three shops, including a barbing…

…Our stakeholders, our source of pride, says Dakuku  …As shipping agencies bag NIMASA Maritime Achievement Awards  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha has said that the Federal Government has successfully worked hard through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to reposition the Nigerian maritime industry for the nation’s economic growth. Mustapha said such development had also made the maritime sector a new attraction for investors. The SGF, who spoke yesterday at the NIMASA Corporate Dinner and Merit Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos pointed out that the nation was beginning…

…NIMASA maritime industry awards will refocus Nigeria – Dakuku The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and the Group Executive Vice Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, on Friday joined other stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime sector to hail fresh initiatives by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) towards realisation of a robust maritime industry. Speaking ahead of the agency’s maritime awards, scheduled for Saturday in Lagos, Dangote expressed delight in the achievements the maritime sector had attained in recent times and applauded the leading role NIMASA was playing to ensure an…

…Aniebonam, Shittu, others to receive Awards      The League of Maritime Editors and Publishers (LOMEP) is to hold a 20th Anniversary Lecture, Awards and inauguration of Patrons and Executives on January 24, 2019. The event which comes up at Golden Gate Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos, will feature the recognition of deserving maritime industry leaders and reform agents as patrons and awardees. While the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, who is the Chief Guest of Honour, is billed to give the keynote address, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Shippers Council  (NSC), Barr Hassan Bello  who is the…

The Board of Directors of one of the telecommunications giants in Nigeria, 9Mobile has assured its customers, suppliers, partners, regulators, and stakeholders that it is committed to continuing the upward mobility of the telecommunication company despite Mr. Adrian Wood’s Teleology Holdings Limited exit from the company. Director, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of the company, Oluseyi Osunsedo, in a statement on behalf of the Board of Director yesterday said that having invested so heavily in buying the company and assembling a reliable team to pursue its goals, no distractions can stop it from this mission. It recalled that in the aftermath…

…As Dakuku ascribes successes recorded to stakeholders’ cooperation A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has noted that it is high time alternative sources of revenue were developed for the nation, observing that the maritime sector is well positioned to do so. Abubakar, who spoke ahead of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Maritime Awards, also commended efforts by the agency to motivate stakeholders and staff. He said this would help them take advantage of the policies in place to invest and grow the economy. ”It is time to develop other alternative sources of revenue for the…

The Anambra State Police command has commenced investigation to ascertain the cause of fire that razed down two short containers used as shop and apartment along High Tension School Road, Ugwuagba-Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state at about 2.15pm yesterday killing three children. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Anambra State Police command, SP Haruna Mohammed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, the owner of the affected containers, one Blessing Nwafor ‘f’ who was not around at the time of incident reportedly left three of her Children namely Chiemerie Nwafor ‘m’ aged…

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema on Wednesday extended his philanthropy to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State with the donation of a 550KVA generator to the facility. Making the donation to the teaching hospital, the Air Peace boss urged wealthy Nigerians to donate to the cause of humanity as government alone could not provide everything for the people. The donation, he said, was Air Peace’s way of supporting Federal Government’s effort to upgrade facilities and provide infrastructure in the nation’s health sector. “We are delighted to support the Federal Government’s effort to…

Contrary to rumours making the round that Mr. Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya a.k.a MC Olu-omo is dead, the Lagos State Task Force has described the rumour as untrue even as it stated that Olu-omo is not dead as being circulated but still responding to medical treatment at the hospital. The Task Force in a statement released yesterday in Lagos noted that members of the public who were still in doubt may wish to contact members of his family for any information. The agency therefore warned miscreants and hoodlums who might want to use this opportunity to foment any trouble to immediately…

Reactions have continued to trail planned licensing of truck parks as well as the establishment of an efficient call up system for trucks operating at the nation’s maritime industry by the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). It will be recalled that the Managing Director of the NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman recently hinted that the authority would soon commence licensing of truck parks where only trucks coming from those parks would be allowed access into the ports to load consignments through a well-coordinated call up system. However, reacting to the proposal, the Lagos State Vice Chairman, Dry Cargo…