Author: Saint Augustine

As the nation is charged with the expectation of the 2017 edition of the MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello and the Director- General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside as well as the Secretary General of Abuja MoU, Mrs. Mfon Usoro will officially unveil the book on effective leadership in Nigeria and the maritime industry in particular at the event, which will feature Conference, Awards and Induction ceremony of new Hall of Famers. The event…

The campaign to re-elect the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano for second term in office has been boosted by the mobilization campaign embarked upon by Umuada Anambra in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State following the inauguration of the Supporters’ Club on 20th October at Genesis International Hotel, Rumuogba, Port-Harcourt. Speaking at the inauguration of the socio-cultural organization, the former First Lady of Imo State, Mrs. Frances Ikwecheghi said that the Umuada Anambra initiative was a good programme for the sustenance of the continuity tradition which had placed Anambra ahead of other states. She noted that Governor Obiano had done very…

The Baha’i Faith has said that it is working towards inculcating in the youths the techniques of working for and bringing peace among neighbors, religions and humanity at large. A member of the Baha’i Faith community from Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Dada made this known while speaking to newsmen on the sideline of the celebration of the 200th birthday anniversary of the founder of the religion, Baha’u’llah in Lagos on Sunday. According to Dada, the religion was mainly teaching the Youths who were not yet too sunk in the decisions and powers of other religions saying that…

The National Publicity Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Dr. Kayode Farinto has said that the ease of doing business policy of the federal government is a laudable project which cannot be achieved now owing to the insincerity of the federal government. Farinto who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos recently said that the government cannot be talking of ease of doing business when the port access roads were in very bad shape and the ports economic regulator, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council was not empowered to sanction offenders at the ports. He said,”The…

The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has accused the importers of not fulfilling their own obligations in respect to compliant trade which in turn cannot ease business in Nigeria. The Director Inspectorate and Compliance of SON, Engr. Bede Obayi who made this accusation was speaking against the backdrop of increasing rate of false declaration as evident in the illegal arms importations witnessed in the first eight months of 2017 leading to their seizures by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Tincan Island Ports in Lagos. According to him,”We don’t want people to false declare, what you have, you declare it…

The Lagos Baha’i community will today mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of its founder Baha’u’llah. The event which will take place at No. 19, Ganiyu Shogunle Street, Off Oludegun Street, Ire-Akari, Isolo, at 1:00 pm will celebrate Baha’u’llah’s life and mission. Recall that the Baha’i faith is an independent religion and one of the youngest of the world’ major religions which was founded by Baha’u’llah in Iran in the 19th century. Born in 1817 in Tehran, the capital city of Persia (Iran), Baha’u’llah devoted himself to the upliftment and education of the people. He proclaimed the oneness of…

The Anambra State Police command has said that the incident at the Tarzan Junction, Nkpor, along the popular Enugu-Onitsha expressway on Friday which claimed about two lives has no connection with any political party or political activities. It will be recalled that some social media messages alongside a video clip had gone viral claiming that the convoy of the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Tony Nwoye in company of APC Governors coming from the flag off ceremony for the November 18 gubernatorial election run over and killed a passer-by, prompting a mob action and the policemen…

…Major roads in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka to be dualized Gov. Wilie Obiano of Anambra State has re-stated his administration’s resolve to dualize the 33km Nkwelle Ezunaka road. Obiano who disclosed this at a function in Onitsha said,”This is part of measures by government to decongest vehicular traffic within the Onitsha metropolis”. He pledged his government’s readiness to expand the Awka road in Onitsha to enhance traffic flow in the commercial city. Gov. Obiano then announced government’s intention to open up inner city roads in Onitsha noting that the projects would be accomplished through Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The governor informed…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the business community in Nigeria that the authority has put in place appropriate measures that would enable it facilitate business activities at the nation’s Seaports. Usman gave this assurance while delivering a keynote address at a one day sensitization workshop put together by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and NPA held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos Friday. According to her; “It will interest you to know that even before the Executive Orders were signed into Law by the Federal Government, the authority…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman for the umpteenth time has pledged Management’s commitment and continued support in the area of capacity building towards greater efficiency and service delivery. Speaking at the passing out ceremony of 125 officers of Squad 49 of Fire Service Department of the Authority, an elated Usman expressed excitement at the fact that 21 out of the Squad are of the female gender stressing that it was an indication that women were beginning to see the value of breaking the barriers of limitation that the society has place on them. According…