Author: Saint Augustine

Contrary to expectations of stakeholders, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has said that the Council will not transmute to National Transport Commission (NTC) as it is impossible to do so. Bello who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sideline of the stakeholders’ Appreciation Night organized by the Council in Lagos recently however said that the Nigerian Shippers’ Council would be the nucleus of the NTC meaning that it had to build capacity in rail, air, inland waterways and in other modes of transportation acting as a multi sectoral economic regulator.…

A Quarterly Global Trade Policy Circulation & Review with Dr. Eugene Nweke In the following sequence, in this last quarter review, our matters arising shall focus more on three recent global trade policy reports, with a visit to the proposed African Trade Liberalization Agreements as canvassed at African Union – AU. In total, four issues were brought to the front burner: 1). Discussions on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Framework – A Case Study of the SSC. The present discussion centers on the fact that, the world is moving towards a multiplex – having no hegemonistic role for any nation,…

…Increases mobile court to 20 to prosecute unruly motorists …Commiserates with LASTMA over slain officer, approves N10million compensation Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday ordered the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and all relevant security agencies to henceforth strictly enforce the provisions of the State traffic laws to bring about sanity on the roads. The Governor has also ordered the State Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice to immediately increase the number of Mobile Court in the State to twenty to summarily prosecute traffic offenders to serve as deterrent to others who might want to indulge…

By Joe Sanni Recently, I made an intervention pleading with the National President of ANLCA- Iju Tony Nwabunike to save the instalmental degradation of the profile of great ANLCA! Great Professionals! To plead with Chief Henry Njoku to cede the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees to Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha, who was elected Chairman by the now 8-member Board of Trustees of ANLCA, on the 13th of April 2018 at Golden Tulip Hotel, Festac, Lagos. Unfortunately, just on Thursday 6th of December 2018, in an online publication, the National President stated that he is in total support of the two-man…

The Federal Government has called for the creation of a robust and well-resourced multi-sector regulator for the transport industry in Nigeria. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha who made this observation in a keynote address he delivered at the Stakeholders’ Appreciation Night organized by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council recently in Lagos listed the benefit of multi-sector regulation in a growing economy like Nigeria among others to include economics of scale, building expertise in cross-cutting regulatory issues and smart inter-modal regulation that would reduce over dependence on one sector, as was the case now, where…

The Anti-crime patrol team of the Lagos State Police command, Ikeja Division, at about 2.30 am on Sunday arrested six young men namely: Olagokun Odunayo, Kool-kloud Henry, Ugaju Joseph, Damilola Omidiji, Michael Kate and Banwo Olagokun, of TAKE IT BACK movement, for tearing posters of other political parties and replacing them with that of African Action Congress (AAC). The act was contrary to Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) laws that forbade advertisers from pasting posters at no other hour than the day time. Recall that an agreement was reached to the effect that no political party should undertake…

The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, (SCIID), Panti, Yaba to investigate the alleged brutality on one Gideon Okeke, an actor, by some policemen in Lagos. Edgal further directed the Deputy Commissioner to investigate the matter and turn in her report within one week for appropriate action. The command’s spokesman, Mr. Chike Oti who confirmed the development said that the CP assured that nothing would be swept under the carpet and urged all parties in the matter to fully corporate with…

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has decried the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to the PDP Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Director, Media & Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement in Abuja on Saturday said that since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commended West Africa’s leading carrier, Air Peace and its sister organization, The Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN) for their commitment to stamp out gender-based violence in the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Conference on Sexual and Gender Based Violence Response in Nigeria held at the State House, Abuja recently, Osinbajo said he was pleased that Air Peace was on board the campaign to protect women, children and other vulnerable members of the society from violence. The vice president presented a joint award to FEHN and Air Peace for their…

…As Peterside calls for synergy among sister agencies    The Senate Committee on Marine Transport and the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) have called on stakeholders to join the government in its recent efforts to pay more attention to the development of the maritime sector as it has enormous resources that can boost the economy of Nigeria. This assertion was made on Thursday in Lagos at a one day maritime stakeholders’ assembly organised by the committee in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Transportation. Chairman of the committee, Senator Ahmed Sani Rufai, stated that “One of the reasons we are…