Author: Saint Augustine

The immediate past National President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Eugene Nweke has described the inability of the stakeholders in the freight forwarding industry to agree on a source of funding for the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) as the only regret he had in his six year reign as NAGAFF President. Nweke who spoke with newsmen on the sideline of his handover to his successor in Lagos yesterday recalled that all attempts made with the meaning individuals to fashion out a lawful means of generating money for CRFFN…

…As Nweke hands over to BOT Chariman Despite the absence of the newly appointed National President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Mr. Oluwale Adeyemi, the out gone National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Eugene Nweke proceeded to hand over the paraphernalia of office to the Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT) of NAGAFF in a modest ceremony to mark the event at Apapa, Lagos Monday. Speaking shortly before the handover proper, the out gone National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Eugene Nweke who traced the root of his administration to 10th May, 2010 having succeeded the late Mr.…

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has queried the management of LADOL Integrated Logistics FZE to explain how it came about a “purported’’ gazette which enabled the company to receive ships carrying oil and gas related cargoes. This was contained in the correspondence between LADOL and the Ministry of Transportation. In the correspondence, the ministry recalled that at a meeting between the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and maritime stakeholders in March, LADOL presented a gazette, which the ministry said its authenticity was in doubt. The ministry demanded that LADOL should furnish it with more information on how it…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has described the Bishop of the Diocese of Amichi Anglican Communion, His Lordship, The Rt. Rev. Ephraim Okechukwu Ikeakor as a man of God whose preaching transcends denominations and a good shepherd of Christians in Anambra ‎and beyond. The Governor stated this while paying tribute to the Bishop on the occasion of his Fiftieth Birthday Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at the Cathedral Church of St. Andrews Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area at the weekend. Governor Obiano said that the Rt. Rev. Bishop Ikeakor was a good friend who had kept touch with…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has again reiterated the need for skilled manpower to spearhead the development of the Nigerian maritime industry. The DG said this when he led a delegation to a meeting with the United States Commercial Service, West Gulf Maritime Association and the Texas Southern University, Houston at the University’s campus recently. Peterside who highlighted the potentials of the Nigerian market to include the vastness of its coastline and huge population called for greater collaboration with Nigeria’s international partners to grow skilled indigenous manpower for the development…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that the maritime sector in Nigeria is the soul of the country’s economy. Peterside said this at a workshop on “Local Content Implementation in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry: A Cost Reduction Strategy” organised by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) on the sidelines of the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. He observed that the oil and gas sector was often referred to as the heart of the Nigerian economy without taking cognisance of the fact that the…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has announced the close of sale of forms for elections into the Tincan Island Ports, Idiroko and Ikorodu Chapters elections with the short listing of the eligible candidates to stand for election in the affected chapters. A document signed by the Association’s Electoral Commission (ASECO), Mr. Babatunde Abdulazeez Mukaila and made available to Primetime Reporters in Lagos yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary of ANLCA, Dr. Kayode Farinto indicated that 14 candidates were shortlisted for Tincan Island Chapter, while 1 candidate each was shortlisted for Ikorodu and Idiroko respectively. The document showed…

…Says agency lacks power to make import policy The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has accused the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) of gradually taking the responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Finance by its efforts at delving into regulating and control of imports into the country. The association which made its position known in a press release issued by its National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Dr. Kayode Farinto in Lagos Thursday condemned SON’s insistence that importers must obtain import permit from its office before embarking on importation of goods into the country describing it as not too good…

…Continued from last edition Prince Olayiwola Shittu is the National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA). In this interview, he continued his chat with the Practitioners’ Operating Fee (POF), issuance of customs license to individuals, planned closure of DTI Cafés by the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) and many more. Excerpts; Talking about sharing money between CRFFN and freight forwarding associations, it has been said that ANLCA’s opposition to the collection of the Practitioners’ Operating Fee (POF) was borne out of the internal wrangling within ANLCA between those that served on the Board of CRFFN and the…

Following the recent position of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) where it absolved itself of participating in the sharing of the practicing fee collected at the ports by freight forwarding associations, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has described NAGAFF as a serial liar. It will be recalled that NAGAFF in a press statement it issued recently exonerated itself from taking part or benefitting from the practicing fee collection at any port in the country urging the Hononurable Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to deal with any individual member of the association founding…