Author: Saint Augustine

Cyber-attack on AP Moller-Maersk system which had caused outages at its computer systems across the world on Tuesday may have affected the APM teminals at Apapa, Lagos Nigeria as activities were yesterday brought to halt at the terminal, Primetime Reporters can authoritatively report. A visit at the terminal yesterday by our correspondent showed that the system was down and all operations at the terminals were brought to halt forcing truckers to queue up along the entrance to the terminal with access denied them following their inability to load containers. Confirming the development to our correspondent, the Director of Operations, Association…

Joint Council of Seaport Truckers (JCOST) was formed about six years ago as a confederation of all the trucking unions operating in the nation’s maritime sector of the economy. Made up of five trucking union namely; the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Association of Maritime Truck owners (AMATO), the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), the Truck Terminal Users’ Association (TTUA) and the Maritime Workers’ Union (MWUN) Truck Drivers’ Unit, the association has gradually become a voice for truckers in the maritime sector. For example, when the Lagos State government under the leadership of the former Governor…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) has joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of the Seafarer with the Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside averring that there can be no maritime sector without the seafarers. Speaking during a joint visit to the Apapa port in Lagos with members of the National Seafarers Welfare Board, Dr. Peterside stated that seafarers were indispensable in realizing a virile maritime sector globally. Accordingly, he assured them of the agency’s unflinching support to the welfare of seafarers in line with a Decent Work Agenda and the Maritime Labour Convention…

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has described women as pillars of the church. Governor Obiano stated this on the occasion of the 31st Awka Diocesan Women’s Conference (ADWOC) of the Anglican Communion held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Nri, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. Governor Obiano who was represented by his wife, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu (Osodieme) observed that the laudable projects embarked-on by the Anglican women like the Examination hall for the Anglican convent, hostel and classroom blocks at Mary-Sumna Vocational etc. are clear demonstration of the value-adding attributes they make for the growth and…

Members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and their counterparts in other political parties have been urged to decamp to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the common good of ndị Anambra and ndị Igbo in general. This formed part of the resolutions reached at the meeting of stakeholders from all the political parties within Orumba North, Orumba South and Aguata local government areas held on Friday at the Triple Tree Hotels, Amaokpala in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Speaking during the meeting, the convener, Chief Okechukwu Odunze who is on a tour of the 3…

Wives of State Legislators under the aegis Legislators Wives’ Association (LEWA) and wives of Transition Chairmen of twenty-one Local Government Areas in Anambra State recently commiserated with the wife of Anambra State Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme) on the death of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Christiana Obiano, Adinije who died recently at the age of 90. The two groups who visited Osodieme at the Governor’s Lodge Amawbia, Anambra State were led by their Chairpersons, Mrs. Sylvia Oseke of LEWA, and Mrs. Ogechukwu Okafor who led delegation of wives of Transition chairmen respectively. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairperson of LEWA,…

In continuation of its quest to make Africa compete favourably with other maritime nations in the world, the Federal Government through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to provide support to the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) through a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside who made this known during a working visit by the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to the agency led by its Director General, Mr. Kwame Owusu stated that in carrying out its statutory functions, the agency was strengthened by three important Acts of Parliament namely: the…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has said that the level of corruption at the nation’s seaports today could be blamed on the absence of a reward system for agents and customs officers who expose an act of corruption at the ports. The National President of the association, Prince Olayiwola Shittu who made this known in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos observed that gone were the days when there was a reward system for an officer who was able to see a leakage for recovery of money into the service and report same. According to him,”…

The Executive Secretary, National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Comrade Aloga Ogbogo has said that the Federal Government does not have the capacity to reconstruct the nation’s roads. Ogbogo who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos argued that the budgets of this country if put together to fix the nation’s roads, would not be able to fix them. “I am aware that close to N423 billion was set aside for the Ministry of Woks this year and then the Ministry of Transport has also its own half but the Ministry of Transport concentrated more on railways…

The President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Mr. Lucky Amiwero has written a letter to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo protesting the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)’s inclusion of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) registration as a condition for freight forwarders to be issued with a port pass which will enable them carry out their business at the nation’s seaport. Amiwero who recalled that the licensed customs agents were authorized to practice their profession under section 153 subsection1 and 2 of the Customs and Excise Management Act wondered how…