Author: Saint Augustine

The Chairman, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Chapter, Nze Aloysius Igwe has absolved the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) of any wrong doing in the business downturn recorded in the Nigerian maritime and Aviation sectors in the last one. Igwe who was speaking in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of the official commissioning of the Permanent Secretariat of ANLCA at Seme border on Saturday however attributed the lull in importation in the course of last year to the government policies as it concerned FOREX. While admitting that as…

The National President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has expressed happiness over the number of permanent secretariats so far commissioned at the chapter level during his over five years stay as the ANLCA helmsman. Shittu who made his feeling known at the weekend while commissioning the permanent secretariat of the association built by the out gone Chairman of ANLCA, Seme Border chapter, Mr. Patrick Ozobialu, also expressed joy over the ability of the association to remain one during his first and second tenure as the National President. According to him, “I do not…

Mr. Akinsola Amire is the President, Nigerian Trawler Owners Association (NITOA), in this interview with our correspondent, he spoke on the illegal extortions by miscreants in riverine communities which according to him has been a recurrent menace hampering the smooth operations of trawlers in Nigeria. He also explained how government policies has reduced 34 fishing companies to 10 in 2016 among many other salient issues. Excerpt; Can you tell us about the attacks on trawler owners and seafarers by some riverine communities who are allegedly demanding tips from your members before they can operate on their waters? Generally, the issue…

The visible redundant of the men and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) working at the Lillypond/Ijora, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) and other outer terminals in the Western ports has given the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) a course for concern. This is evident in the letter written to the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) by the Secretary General of NAGAFF; Mr. Arthur Igwilo drawing the attention of Ali on the plight of the officers in those commands who he said had been idling away for the past years and may have added…

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has attributed the noticeable rebound of the Nigerian currency- the Naira in the last one week to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s reversal of its restrictive policies. Chukwu who spoke exclusively to Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Wednesday stated that reversing of some of the restrictive policies as it relates to foreign exchange management by the CBN was so glaring that the apex bank now allowed customers to pay cash into their domiciliary accounts as well as allowed transfer of up to $10 per day…

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Association (CAFFA), Dr. Frank Ukor has given reasons why the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been working hard to ensure that the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) did not survive. It will be recalled that CRFFN was established by the Act No. 16 of 2007 to train, register and regulate the activities of the Freight forwarding practitioners in Nigeria. Speaking at a forum in Lagos recently, Ukor stated that it was no longer hidden that the Men and Officers of the NCS had worked…

A prosecution witness, Chukwuemeka Benjamin Onuoha has told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos how his account was credited with N546.8million by an official of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Onuoha, a fashion designer who revealed this yesterday as the trial of former NIMASA boss, Dr.Patrick Akpobolokemi continued, the said amount was credited to his account from NIMASA even when he had no business relationship with the agency. While being led in evidence by the EFCC prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo, he told the court that his company, Extreme Vertevex Limited was used as conduit pipe to siphon…

…Says it has brought stability to the nation’s maritime environment                      The Port Manager of Onne ports in Rivers State, Mr. Durowaiye Ayodele has said that the involvement of the Nigerian Navy in commercial shipping has brought stability to the nation`s maritime environment. He disclosed this during the recent Operational visit of the students of Senior Course 38/2015, Department of Warfare, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji to Onne Port Complex as part of the annual exposure to areas of strategic interest. In his presentation, the Port Manager explained that the relative peace enjoyed in the Niger Delta region of…

A Boko Haram kingpin, Jarasu Shira, was on Wednesday morning arrested in Damboa, Borno State. Shira was said to have been arrested at a motor park at about 8.30am along with 10 other suspected members of the group who escorted him to Damboa to connect a vehicle to Biu enroute to Lagos State. They were arrested by men of the Civilian Joint Task Force, who are providing support to the Nigeria military battling the militant group. A source who pleaded for anonymity said that Shira, who goes by the alias Jarido, is number one on the new list of wanted…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Federal Government has cancelled the university project proposed by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Amaechi gave the hint in Abuja yesterday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, headed by Senator Ahmed Sani, to brief the senate panel on the activities of the agencies under his supervision. He said, “We are not going ahead with the university project proposed by NIMASA because we have an institution in Oron. We have Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, and we have the Nigerian College of Aviation in Zaria which…