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…Pledges better share of global maritime trade for Africa The Chairman of Association of African Maritime Administration ( AAMA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has charged African stakeholders in the maritime sector to work together to ensure Africa takes its rightful place in the global maritime community. Peterside stated this in a meeting with representatives of African countries at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), under the auspices of African Maritime Advisory Group (AMAAG) at the IMO Headquarters in London. Dr. Peterside who is also the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), briefed the AMAAG members of the…

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Adamu Baba Abubakar on Thursday commended a team of Senior Army Officers from the Army Headquarters Department of Civil – Military Affairs (AHQ DCMA), for the enhancement and sustenance of mutual excellent Civil – Military Relations between the civil populace and the Nigerian Army through constant sensitization and awareness campaigns on observance of Human Rights and Law of Armed Conflict (International Humanitarian Law). The GOC made the commendation when a team of Senior Army Officers led by the Director of Information AHQ DCMA, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar visited…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) at its National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting held on Thursday at its National Headquarters confirmed the former Deputy National President Headquarters, Chief Increase Uche as its substantive National President. The confirmation became necessary following the demise of its former National President, Forwarder Oluwole Adeyemi who assumed office last year and passed on in April this year. Until his confirmation as the National President of NAGAFF, Chief Uche was the Chairman, Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit of the association and later on became the Deputy National President Headquarters of NAGAFF. It will be…

…As Senate Committee warns of population explosion Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has praised the efforts made by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) at marching and surpassing her vision of developing a productive farm system. Gowon who stated this in an address to mark the 50th anniversary of IITA at Ibadan said the institute had done well particularly in the area of research and development aimed at improvement and preservation of tropical food crops as well as achieving a reduction of waste in the agricultural sector. He recalled that his government enjoyed excellent cooperation from IITA…

The Seme command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it seized goods worth fifty-four million, four hundred and sixty-five thousand naira (N54,465,000) in its renewed anti-smuggling operations. A statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Selechang Taupyen showed that 3200 x 50KG bags of rice, 1000 cartons of frozen poultry products which has since been destroyed in accordance with the extant laws, 720×25 jerry cans of vegetable oil and 57 bales of second hand clothing, with a total duty paid value of fifty four million, four hundred and sixty five…

The Africa Development Bank (ADB) has indicated its willingness to partner with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to drive Africa’s agricultural sector transformation. The President of ADB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina who made this known in an address to mark the 50th Anniversary celebration of IITA at Ibadan said the bank would be investing $24 billion in agriculture over the next ten years to help turn agriculture into business across Africa. According to him,” Our goal is to ensure that Africa feeds itself not in 30 years, not in 40 years but in 10 years and that we fully…

Following a letter from the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) demanding the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to issue a directive to all customs commands across Nigeria to ensure removal of all illegal checkpoints across Nigeria, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.) has directed immediate implementation of the directive. In a circular dated 25 July, 2017 and signed by the acting Deputy Comptroller-General (E, I & I), Dangaladima A. A, Ali pointed out that all checkpoints mounted outside forty (40) Kilometers to the borders were illegal while information patrol outside that point should not last…

The federal government of Nigeria has called on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to take steps to commercialize its research findings as well as create subsidiary companies whose business is to market its research findings on a large scale and earn income. The acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who made this call on the occasion to mark the 50th Anniversary of IITA at its headquarters in Ibadan on Monday noted that the research carried out by the institute was not enough if the results of the research were not marketed for universal application. The acting President who was…

Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Tajudeen Balogun, Managing Director Protection Plus Security, Mr.Ubong King and Head Legal services, Protection Plus Security, Ruth Enudi receiving appreciation plaque from commandant for refurbishing one of the offices of NSCDC in Lagos command.

At a well-attended event by stakeholders and experts in the maritime sector to commemorate this year’s “Africa Day of Seas and Oceans”, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has disclosed that Africa seas and oceans possess huge economic opportunities that can take the continent to the next level. Speaking further, Dr. Peterside said decade of Africa’s Seas and Oceans declared by the African Union (AU) from 2015-2025 should be perceived as a shift in perspective that recognizes the fact that Africa oceans and seas were economic infrastructure, necessitating the need for…