Author: Saint Augustine

The President of the Ship Owners’ Association of Nigeria (SOAN), Engr. Greg Ogbeifun has said that efforts should not be on the change of the Nigeria’s terms of trade rather the Federal Government should focus more on the establishment of the national fleet that meets international standard and can trade anywhere in the world and can be competitive commercially. Ogbeifun who made this assertion while fielding questions from journalists on the sideline of the inauguration of the newly elected SOAN executives in Lagos stated that it did not matter to the members of that association whether the policy was Cost,…

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated its firm resolves at sustaining the commitment it had established concerning her corporate social responsibility efforts across the country. The Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman gave this information to a cross section of newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno State whilst handing over relief materials and items procured for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State in the north eastern part of the federation to the executive Governor, Hon. Kashim Shettima. The Managing Director who stated that the organization had made similar gestures to IDPs in Adamawa and Yobe…

…As NIMASA gets ready to host AAMA President Mummadu Buhari will on April 20, 2017 meet a body of African Maritime leaders under the aegis of Association of African Maritime Administration (AAMA) from across the continent to brainstorm on ways in which Africa can come together to maximize the economic opportunities of the continent’s large ocean. The meeting, which is part of the third edition of AAMA Conference being hosted by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in conjunction with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will attract the participation of over 32 African countries, as well as other maritime…

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in the enthronement of the regulated port regime in Nigeria. The President of MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs who stated this during a courtesy visit on the Headquarters of the NSC in Lagos assured the NSC management of the association’s willing to render assistance whenever it is called upon. Represented by the Chairman Corporate Affairs and Strategic Planning Committee of MAN, Chief John Aluya, Jacobs re-emphasized the stakeholders’ need for economic regulator in the nation’s port industry adding that a sector without a…

Indications are rife that the Federal Government may have ignored the two foremost freight forwarding associations over their threats to withdraw their services from the nation’s seaports, airports and land borders over high cost of doing business at the ports and incessant extortion and harassments from the security agencies as well as other government agencies at the ports. Primetime Reporters recalls that the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders had in their separate letters to the President and to the press issued a 21 day notice of withdrawal of Service…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on the newly inaugurated executives of the Shipowners’ Association of Nigeria (SOAN) to set the ball rolling towards acquisition of tanker vessels that will enable members benefit from the opportunities that are abound in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru who stated this in a goodwill message he delivered at the inauguration of the new executives of SOAN in Lagos advised that where they could not bring in vessels of 20, 000 to 30, 000 metric tonnes deadweight,…

Men, women, youths and children of Ogwuaniocha, Mputu, Ossomala and Ogbakuba communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area turned out in their numbers to welcome the Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano who braved the elements to visit them recently as part of her tour of the 181 communities in the state. Speaking, the Women leaders stated in their welcome addresses to Mrs. Obiano that their appreciation of her and the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano was for bringing government’s presence to the area through the construction of the Ossomala-Umunnakwo-Mputu-Ogwuaniocha road the only access…

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) with its headquarters at Ikeja, Lagos disclosed that following the intensification of its anti-smuggling operations, it has intercepted various contrabands and other goods on detention with a Duty Paid Vlue (DPV) of One Billion, Forty-five Million, Four Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Naira (1,045,412,950) in the first quarter of 2017. A statement issued in Lagos by the Unit’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Jerry Attah and made available to Primetime Reporters further revealed that the unit through its interventions recovered One Billion, Five Million, Five…

The Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has said that she will sustain partnership with the church on empowerment of women. The governor’s wife made the pledge Sunday at the Thanksgiving Service to close the 10th Diocesan Women’s Conference of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion),‎ Diocese of Mbamili held at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Mmiata Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area. Mrs. Obiano, the founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ), a non-Governmental, non-partisan, non-religious organization engaged in the training and empowerment of women especially indigent widows and the less privileged, commended the Mbamili diocesan…

Two mentorship candidates have been given instant scholarship for entrepreneurial training in China, while several others got scholarship opportunities to begin career and be trained abroad in the aviation industry at the just concluded maiden two- days Women In Leadership and Career Empowerment Programme (WILCEP) Africa mentorship workshop which took place in Lagos, last week. WILCEP Africa, an initiative of the MMS Plus Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative, a non-profit organization, the workshop assembled resource persons who are professionals in different sectors of the economy to impact a select younger women who are students, graduates and career…