Author: Saint Augustine

The National Assembly yesterday harped on the need for Nigerians to appreciate the role being played by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in ensuring free movement of goods from one point to the order within the country and in protecting the interests of the poor shippers. The Chairman, House Committee on Ports, Harbours and Waterways, Hon. Pat Asadu who made this known during their oversight visit to Council stated that while the Committee appreciates the position occupied by the Council, it would partner with it to ensure that it (Shippers’ Council) gets more money as well as get appreciated by Nigerians.…

Anambra State agricultural revolution received massive boost with the commissioning of phase-one of Lynden Integrated Farms by Governor Willie Obiano at Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area Friday‎. Lynden Farms which has a capacity to produce two million birds per annum is expected to augment the three million currently produced in the state thereby bringing the state’s total output to five million birds per annum. The completed phase of Lynden Integrated Poultry Farms which is one of the signature projects initiated by the government as part of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) programmes spearheaded by the Anambra State Investment Promotion…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the promotion of 1,561 Junior Officers to various ranks. A statement issued at Abuja Friday by then Acting National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Joseph Attah stated that the promotion which was based on the performances of the personnel at the 2016 promotion examination, annual performance evaluation scores, seniority and availability of vacancies at various ranks was released after a thorough vetting to ensure strict adherence to public service promotion guidelines. A breakdown of the promotion showed that 45 Assistant Inspectors of Customs…

The Federal Inland Reveue Service (FIRS), Micro and Small Tax Office located at No. 22 Warehouse Road, Apapa may possibly be shut down over its indebtedness to the tune of Seven Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N720, 000) to the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). The said amount, it was gathered was the backlog of unpaid monthly sanitation fee to LAWMA for having evacuated wastes generated by FIRS over the months which had accumulated over time. A visit to the agency’s office at Apapa Thursday by our correspondent revealed that a sealing notice had been issued to FIRS office by…

Study.EU, the gateway to Universities in Europe, has launched its new direct-connect feature. A statement by the Chief Executive Officer of Study.EU, Gerrit Bruno Bloss observed that students can now conveniently request information packages for 5,500 study programmes at 500 European Universities which he said is a convenient and practical solution for students The database of Study.EU according to him contained information about 5,500 Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes in Europe. He stated that students can use Study.EU to search for study options that fit their needs and then filter by academic level, discipline, country, duration, tuition fee and other…

The founder, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has said that the officers of the Nigeria Customs Service who may have worked or were involved in the clearance of the container wherein 661 pump action rifles were discovered and seized by the operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) command of the Service should not be associated with matters of connivance as the tools for trade facilitation in relation to Customs examination are not available in our ports. Aniebonam who stated this in a press release he issued in Lagos Thursday noted that although the…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied speculations in a section of the media as well as a press statement from the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) to the effect that the Agency is opposed to the establishment of the Maritime University at Okerenkoko, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. A statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the Head, Corporate Communications of NIMASA, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi however described the statement as being far from the truth hence the need for clarification. He maintained that the Federal Government was committed to the actualization of…

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has given March 1, 2017 deadline to the Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC) for the enforcement of Minimum Standard of Safety and Road Worthiness ( MSSRW) for all the trucks entering the nation’s six major ports. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with the FRSC in Lagos, yesterday, Ms Usman said the NPA had the responsibility to protect lives and properties of all stakeholders accessing its services by ensuring that all articulated vehicles and trucks which on daily basis freight containers and assorted…

Nigerian youths in the maritime sector are in line to earn in dollars, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has made provisions for the beneficiaries of the Nigerian Seafarers’ Development Programme (NSDP) to obtain their Certificate of Competency (CoC) by undergoing requisite sea time training to qualify them for global shipping and earn in foreign exchange. The Director General of the Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside made this known in Port Harcourt during the zonal tour of the Agency’s Eastern zonal office by the NIMASA Governing Board. He disclosed that the Agency had made provisions for the mandatory…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) for effective training and capacity building of its workforce. Its Managing Director, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman stated this when she received the officials of the institute who visited her office in Lagos. The NIM delegation was led by its Vice President, Professor Olakunle Iyanda. During the visit, Ms Usman promised that the management of NPA would increase its patronage of the institute to train its staff and boost efficiency at ports. The Managing Director also stressed the need for the NPA and…