Author: Saint Augustine

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has described as mischievous a post trending on the social media particularly WhatsApp to the effect that travellers into Nigeria should not disclose their correct residential address to the customs officers at the arrival lounge for security reasons. In a public notice posted on the customs website and signed by the Deputy National Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah noted that the Service was not aware of any attack on a traveler into the country as a result of misuse of information declared to Customs officers on arrival. While urging the receivers of the mischievous WhatsApp…

The National Association of Government approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has written to President Muhammadu Buhari with a call on him to restructure, reform and reposition the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other related agencies for optimal performance devoid of corrupt act and actions. The letter dated 30th September, 2016 which was copied to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the National Security Adviser and 16 others and was signed by the National Secretary of the association, Dr. Arthur Igwilo informed the President that SON and NAFDAC were…

In a bid to shore up its revenue amidst the nation’s dwindling economy, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has appointed Snecou Financial Services Company Limited to assist in revenue generation. The contract which also has the company serving as a recovery agent for debts owed the Agency is for a period of two years in the first instance with an option for renewal. The approval for this contract was recently granted by the Parastatals Tenders Board (PTB) of the Agency at its 55th session which held in the Agency’s head office in Lagos. Given the urgent need…

The Amalgamated Consumer Coalition Enforcement Association (ACCEA), an Onitsha based NGO and consumer interest promoters league has condemned the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Distributors Association of Nigeria (PEDAN) for bringing untold hardship to innocent consumers in Anambra State by embarking on sudden strike action to stop the sale of petroleum products thereby worsening the effect of the economic recession. The condemnation was contained in a statement by the President of the Association, Prince Ikpedi Obumneme, ‎who described the action of the petroleum marketers as “unprovoked, reckless and a blackmail on the consumers who are paying…

The maritime industry has been described as a data driven one which requires access to adequate information for its effective regulation and the implementation of relevant instruments. This assertion was made by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside while rounding off the Management’s tour of the operations and facilities of the agency in the Eastern Zone in Port Harcourt. Peterside who commended the Coordinator and staff of the Eastern Zonal Operations for maintaining a good data profile also noted that the agency was committed to accessing the most relevant data for…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has decried the inability of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council to stamp its feet on the ground and insist that the right thing be done in the nation’s maritime industry. The Deputy National President Headquarters, NAGAFF, Chief Increase who observed this in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos attributed the development to absence of law to empower the Council in its new role as the port economic regulator. Uche further blamed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other relevant government agencies which he said had not helped the Shippers’ Council to…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders in its Eastern Zonal Operations that the era of being tossed between the Zonal Office and the Head Office is over as the agency has concluded plans to restructure its operations for optimal performance. The new structure is expected to grant the Zonal Offices greater autonomy to initiate, process and conclude critical transactions like ship registration, sailing clearance and other associated operations in the Zones without recourse to the Head Office. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside said this while addressing concerns of stakeholders in Port…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has given the assurance that the agency will provide platforms for the enforcement of its mandate especially the Cabotage Act. Peterside said this while addressing staff of the Bayelsa Enforcement Office in Yenagoa while on a working visit of the operational offices of the agency in the Eastern Zone. Describing the Cabotage Act as an important pillar for home grown capacity for the sustainable development of the Nigerian maritime industry, Dr. Peterside further stated that the agency was committed to the full implementation of the…

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli Emiko has appealed to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) to facilitate the effective utilisation of the Warri Port and the Koko Port with a view to reviving the economic activities in these areas. The traditional ruler made this known when the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside led a delegation of the Management of the agency to pay homage to the first class chief at his palace in Warri while on a tour of NIMASA operations in the Central Zone. The Olu of Warri who noted that the Delta ports…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the agency’s determination to strengthen its zonal operations to become the centre of the agency’s activities. By so doing, the agency plans to devolve more power to the zonal offices, grant them more autonomy and authority to handle the agency’s statutory mandate without recourse to the head office. Peterside who made this disclosure while meeting with staff and stakeholders in Warri as part of his working visit to the Central Zone in continuation of his familiarisation tour of the agency’s offices and facilities…