Author: Saint Augustine

Members of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Tincan Island Port chapter on Monday held a protest at Tincan Island Ports to register their displeasure over the commencement of the collection of the Practitioners’ Operating Fee (POF) by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). Our correspondent who monitored the protest at Tincan Island Ports reported that the protest was supposed to take place in all the chapters of the association nationwide but as at the time of filing this report, only Tincan Island Port and Apapa Port chapters held theirs successfully. Primetime Reporters…

Foremost maritime lawyer and Chairman of Nigerian Ship Owners Forum, Barr. Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi has emerged the Board of Trustees Chairman of MMS Woman of Fortune(WoFHoF) Initiative, a gender- focused Lagos based not-for- profit organization with the preoccupation of building capacities in different sectors of the economy through pairing accomplished women role models as mentors with mentees, who are largely career making women, budding entrepreneurs, graduates and students. The former President of Nigerian Trawler Owners Association (NITOA) and a Diamond of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association(WISTA-Nigeria) who was inducted into the MMS Hall of Fame in 2012 Class, is…

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Anambra State chapter led by His Youthfulness, Comrade Nonso Smart Okafor has condemned in strong terms the shooting at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu community by unknown gunmen which left many worshippers dead and scores seriously injured. The incident which occurred on Sunday morning left 11 people dead and 18 others wounded and hospitalized. In a statement signed by Obinna Odogwu, Public Relations Officer of the Council observed that although there were versions of stories surrounding the tragedy, the Council urged the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous…

… Charges IGP on justice Former House of Representatives Member, Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko has commiserated with the families of the victims of the Sunday attack on St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Anambra State where scores had been confirmed dead and many injured. Nwoko, a former leader in the House of Representative however called on the Inspector-General of Police to quickly fish out the criminals behind the dastardly act. While describing the act as ‘unfortunate, wicked and painful’, he admonished the bereaved to take solace in the fact that those who perpetrate evil would never go unpunished. He therefore…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has said that it has set up a lobby committee to engage the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in a discussion to see if it could grant waiver up to 50% for the backlog of the unpaid annual subscriptions dating back to the last five years. A release signed by the National Publicity Secretary of NAGAFF, Mr. Stanley Ezenga said that the lobby became imperative as a result of the recession currently being witnessed in the country. It however advised that where it was not possible…

…Say Nigeria not mature for it The former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindaro has lend his voice against the creation of state police as being clamoured for in some quarters. Ehindaro who made his opposition of the creation of state police known in a comment at the 2017 Inspector-General of Police Public Lecture on Security held in Lagos last Friday said that Nigeria was not ripe for it. According to him,”On the state police, I don’t think we are ripe for state police. In 1980 or thereafter, we experimented with state police, officers of DSP rank and below were…

…Seeks more opportunities for Nigerians In continuation of its quest to ensure full implementation of the Cabotage Act, 2003 for the benefits of Nigerians, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced New NIMASA Cabotage Compliance Strategy (NCCS) towards the actualization of a successful coastal and inland trade regime. Speaking with newsmen recently, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the NIMASA Director General disclosed that the agency came up with NCCS in order to secure jobs for qualified Nigerians in the maritime sector. The NIMASA DG stated further that with the NCCS regime, the agency shall no longer consider applications for…

The project which is being sponsored by the Anioma Youth Network for Development (AYND) is an initiative of the President, Crime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (CRAN), Mr. Sunday Udemaguna Odita. Tagged,”Let’s Heal the World Through Giving”, the event which is scheduled to hold on the 2nd of September, 2017 at Onicha-Ugbo Garage at 10.00 am will have a former Member of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Prince Ned Munir Nwoko as Chairman. According to the initiator of the Programme, Mr. Sunday Udemaguna Odita, the project which is the first of its kind is aimed at empowering the less privileged…

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has condemned the gun attack on worshippers at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Anambra State. Kalu who made this condemnation in a press statement signed by his Special Assistant, Mr. Peter Eze, said the attack was the worst form of barbarism and uncommon wickedness on South east soil. He called on both the federal and state governments to get to the root of the attack and ensure that no such terror was visited on worshippers in any part of the country. The former Governor observed that worshippers should be free…

As the Nigeria Police intensifies its ‘operation absolute sanity’ along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, 40 more suspected kidnappers were over the weekend arrested in State. This is as the police rescued three victims from the kidnappers’ den, who have since been reunited with their families. The suspects, including a notorious gang leader, Ali Bello alias Zungi, his deputy, Alhaji Goma Shehu a.k.a Namagogo, the armourer Mohammed Muju’a, Danladi Hassan, Mohammed Abubakar, Daniel Owobi, Egwu Ogiri, Bashir Haruna, Shadrach Hosiah, Victor Yohanna, Suleiman Isah and Abbas Aliyu were the second batch arrested in one week by the special forces directed by the…