Author: Saint Augustine

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has charged mothers of the Anglican Communion Church of Nigeria to act as bridge builders even as they reflect on their role as mothers and care-givers that lay the moral foundation for the future while working assiduously to enthrone peace and progress in the society. Mrs. Obiano made the plea Sunday in her Speech delivered during the Mothers’ Sunday celebration by Mothers of the Anglican Communion in some Anglican Churches in Anambra State. The wife of the governor stated that Mothers’ Sunday was a very important day in…

Following the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi’s directive to the licensed customs agents to resolve their differences with the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) within two weeks or face fresh registration with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the leadership of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has paid a familiarization visit to the Minister of Transportation at Abuja. The visit which took place last Friday according to the press release issued on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant Media to ANLCA President, Joe Sani was led by the ANLCA President,…

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has described the newly inaugurated Southern Governors’ Wives Forum (SGWF) as an association with advisory capacity formed at the instance of the Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari as a platform for wives of Governors of seventeen Southern States to support the programmes of their husbands and promote good governance and the common good of the people of the respective states. Mrs. Obiano stated this in a chat with newsmen at the end of a 2-Day inaugural meeting of the Forum held from March 4-5, 2016 at…

All is set for this year’s edition of The Economist Event’s Nigeria Summit (www.NigeriaSummit.Economist.com). Philip Walker, Regional Manager of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Miguel Melo Azevedo, Head of Investment Banking, Africa, Citi Group among others will, on Monday March 7 and Tuesday March 8, 2016, join eminent Nigerian businessmen and top government officials—from around the world—to review Nigeria’s current economic situation and provide an overview of the global macro-economic picture, talking through the growth prospects for Nigeria and the region. This will be taking place at the 11th Annual Nigeria Summit being organised by the events’ arm of the foremost…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has said that at least one officer of the Organisation would be posted to man the office which the Kano State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture recently provided for NPA. Speaking in his office yesterday, when he received a delegation from the Kano State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Managing Director added that a formal proposal should be forwarded to his office concerning the request for NPA to have a permanent pavilion at the Kano State Trade Fair complex. Mallam Abdullahi has commended the strategic role…

BEING A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON “IMPROVED PORTS EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIA” ORGANISED BY THE MARITME CORRESPONDENTS’ ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA IN LAGOS STATE ON FEBRUARY 25-26, 2016 INTRODUCTION Nigeria has for some years now been experiencing her own share of the global economic downturn, especially as a country that depends almost entirely on crude oil for her foreign exchange earnings. The country also has for years now been combating the universal rise in violent crimes, especially insurgency and other similar acts of terror. In the light of the above, the new Administration led by His…

Former Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and candidate of the party in the Anambra Central Senatorial District election, Chief Victor Umeh, has been arrested by the Department of State Security, DSS Chief Umeh was said to have been arrested in Enugu, the capital of Enugu State at about 9AM on Thursday. The former APGA Chairman is said to have been taken to the DSS office in Abuja the nation’s capital where he is expected to be questioned. Reasons for Chief Umeh’s arrest is still not known but there are speculations it may be related to issues surrounding…

…Says GM, others want to kill Port industry There was an atmosphere of apprehension as the Coalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators (CPDCTO) on Thursday protested the N10, 000 registration fee slammed on them by management of the Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) as annual registration fee in order for their trucks to gain access in all the ports within the zone. The protest which took off from the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) Office at Apapa saw members carrying placards with different inscriptions mounted the back trailers and other vehicles traversing through Apapa…

The Nigerian Police, Area B Command Apapa has begged all the businesses as well as resident who recently relocated from Apapa to other parts of Lagos State to return back to Apapa as the traffic gridlock that crippled life and business in the area had been tackled. The Area Commander of the Command, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Julius Okoro who made this appeal Thursday during his working visit to the Headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) said that residents of Apapa now move freely as traffic flow in the area was fairer than those…

…Also made 55 seizures and arrested 6 suspects The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command has said that it collected a whooping N1, 072,484, 462.82 (One Billion, Seventy-Two Million, Four Hundred and Eighty-Four Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty-Two Naira, Eighty-Two Kobo) in the month of February, 2016. In a release signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Selechang Taupyen, the command also made 55 (Fifty-Five) seizure with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N15,614,397.00 (Fifteen Million, Six Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-Seven Naira) adding that 6 (Six) suspects were also arrested with the said…