Author: Saint Augustine

Air Peace has dismissed reports alleging that one of its aircraft almost crashed on the Lagos-Enugu route on Friday, describing the claims as an unfortunate misrepresentation of facts. A statement issued by the airline’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah on Monday said the aircraft experienced a change in cabin pressure en-route to Enugu and its flight crew had to do the normal technical manoeuvre by descending to a level comfortable enough for passengers on board. The carrier debunked insinuations that the aircraft involved in the incident might not have been properly maintained, explaining that the aircraft secured a renewal…

The United States Coast Guard has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for its efforts to improve security and operational efficiency within Nigeria’s maritime domain. The commendation was given on Thursday in Lagos by a visiting coast guard team led by Lt. Commander Janna Ott. The delegation was in Nigeria to inspect facilities and ports. Ott, a representative of the US Coast Guard in International Port Security Programme, said NIMASA had taken laudable steps to improve Nigeria’s compliance with the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code. Ott said of NIMASA, “You do have a really great team here. They…

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has called on passengers and boat operators alike to take a step further to own safety on the nation’s waterways saying that ownership of safety on waterways is very critical. The Managing Director of NIWA, Senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora who made this call in Lagos yesterday while commissioning a refurbished boat Ambulance said that both the operators, the passengers and indeed everyone has to own safety by ensuring that they do what they ought to do either as passengers, as operators or even as observers. Mamora stated that “Ownership of safety on waterways is…

Mr. Chidi Anthony Opara was the interim National Secretary of the Association of Registered Freight Forwarders Nigeria (AREFFN). The association recently conducted election to elect its national officers which saw him (Opara) emerge as a substantive National Secretary. In this interview, he speaks on what the new executives intend to achieve in its five year lifespan, how they intend to expand the Board of Trustees of the association, their relationship with sister associations and government agencies and so much more. Excerpts; Congratulations on the successful election of your national officers which held recently in Lagos. Thank you Can you tell…

Maritime journalist, Mr. Sylvanus Ekpo has advocated for the establishment of a Chartered Institute of Protocols Management by Act of the National Assembly to cater for training, consultancy and networking of thousands of practitioners scattered across Nigeria. Ekpo who made this call while delivering a lecture titled “Protocol Management in Modern Corporate Branding”, in the just concluded 3-Day training for PR and Protocols Staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) organized by the Maritime Media Limited in conjunction with NIMASA in Lagos stated that Protocols function was critical and should be given attention it deserved. He noted…

…Pledge to vote for him during 2019 elections A cross section of residents of Enugu metropolis has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for boosting water supply in their areas, stressing that they were satisfied with his administration’s efforts in addressing the essential needs of the people of the state. The jubilant residents, who commended the governor, were those residing in Onu-Asata (Ogui Nike), Uwani, New Haven, Abakpa Nike, GRA, Thinkers Corner, and Iva Valley, among other satellite areas where the Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr. Charles Egumgbe, accompanied by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Water Resources,…

…Vows to prosecute offenders As part of measures to ensure adequate security of lives and properties during the yuletide, the Anambra State Police command has announced a ban on the use of knock-outs, fire crackers and other forms of fireworks in the State during the period. The command stated that the ban had become necessary as it constituted a serious security risk and was capable of misleading the security personnel on apparent danger of gunshots as well as engender fear in the minds of the peace loving citizens of the state. The command which spoke through her Public Relations Officer,…

…Berates Osinbajo on N8 trillion subsidy scandal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its Vice Presidential candidate, fovernor Peter Obi, for his outstanding performance at the 2019 Vice Presidential debate on Friday. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said that Peter Obi amply displayed an unprecedented understanding of the dynamics of the critical sectors of the Nigeria’s economy with practical solutions to the myriad of problems as against Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who dwelt on false performance claims and displayed scanty understanding of economic issues. The PDP applauded Peter Obi’s articulation of statistics;…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has called on terminal operators, shipping companies, port managers and allied stakeholders to do all they could to eradicate or at best mitigate the effects of the present congestion at the nation’s seaports, According to the Managing Director, the issue of ports congestion should be of concern to all and therefore they should look into the issue of evacuation of empty containers, increase in free days of storage, wavering of demurrage for a definite period of time, creating a window of some period to accommodate the concerns of…

… Send SOS to FG, LASG  Rendering a heartrending narrative of their traumatic experiences from the lingering Lagos ports access roads gridlock, truckers, vital components of the logistics supply chain, have cried out to the Federal and the Lagos State governments for urgent succour. In their Save-our-Soul (SOS) to both tiers of government, the road haulage operators under the aegis of Containerized Truck Owners were unequivocal in their lamentations that the persisting trauma that they are subjected to in trucks queues parked on roads/bridges seriously comprises the health of their lives and their vehicles. Containerized Truck Owners is a nascent…