Author: Saint Augustine

The Federal Operations Unit Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has said that it has recorded seizures of assorted goods valued at over fifty million (N50, 000,000) naira in one week. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Unit, Comptroller Sani Jubrin Maidugu who disclosed this in a maiden press briefing he held recently at the Unit’s Headquarters in Lagos to announce his arrival as the Controller of the unit also stated that the Unit under his watch was deeply committed to eradicating smuggling along the nooks and crannies of area under their watch adding, “We are committed…

The Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has tasked women to sustain family values through their actions and prayers and also ensure there was no communication gap between them and their husbands in other to fulfill their role as mothers in society. Mrs. Obiano made the plea over the weekend while addressing the 2015 Women Convention at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry Uke, Idemili North, Local Government Area. The Wife of the governor told the participants that sustaining family values also rested on the ability to hold the household together with love and…

The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has said contrary to media reports that it was calling for the scrapping of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) introduced by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), it was the beneficiaries of the old system that were calling for the scrapping of the document. The Shippers who made their position known in a press release they issued in Lagos on Thursday through their President, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol and was obtained by Primetime Reporters stated that all they requested from the NSC was a guarantee that the Shipping lines would not renage in…

The Customs Area Controller of the Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Yusuf Umar has said that the Western Marine Command had contributed immensely to the successes recorded by the Operation Hawk Descend of the Nigeria Customs Service. Comptroller Umar who made this known shortly after receiving an award of excellence from the management of the Primetime Reporters in Lagos recalled that he was part of the team that midwived the coming into existence of the operation which was aimed at clamping down on the importers of the foreign poultry products in Nigeria. He also disclosed…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has said that the Authority was fully committed to the maintenance of industrial harmony in the Nation’s seaports. Mallam Abdullahi disclosed this recently while speaking at a stakeholders meeting on the services of Tally clerks and On-board Security men at Best Western Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Represented by the Executive Director , Marine and Operations, Engineer David Omonibeke (FNSE), the Managing Director said in a bid to demonstrate this commitment, the Authority would continue to engage all stakeholders in order to ensure that all rules of engagement were…

The Initiative for Change Organization (ICO), a civil society and democracy watch group has commended the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, for finally putting a disclaimer on a claim that started as a rumour, then grew into a full blown campaign about the existence of a stash of N75bn cash purportedly left behind by his predecessor, Mr. Peter Obi, by stating in clear terms that no such amount was handed over to him. In a Press Statement issued Monday in Awka, the group stated that it observed over time the deliberate campaign especially on social media platforms by…

The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has every reason to be happy because for the first time in many months, his predecessor Mr. Peter Obi through his Media Aide Mr. Val Obienyem accepted on live television that the former governor did not hand over N75bn cash afterall. Answering question on Channels Television on Wednesday morning, Mr. Obienyem accepted that the handover note contained investments and cash but not just N75bn cash. Governor Obiano recently clarified the position of the state finances when he stated that the state never received N75bn cash but investments and cash balance of N9bn only,…

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has applauded the role of the family in the empowerment of women and youths, saying that the family was critical to improving the capacity of the individual. Mrs. Obiano drew this conclusion in a speech at the Women Empowered to Achieve The Impossible (WETATi) USA and WETATi iNTERNATIONAL Youth Empowerment Conference held in partnership with University of Lagos (UNILAG) at the weekend. Mrs. Obiano, the Founder and promoter of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), and Keynote Speaker at the conference who was represented by the Special…

A surveillance team constituted by personnel of the Safety Department of Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority [NPA] in Lagos has renewed efforts to rid the Ports within the Lagos corridor of substandard trucks from entering the Ports. The members of the team drawn from the Western Ports Headquarters ,Lagos Ports Complex {LPC] and Tin Can Island Port Complex [TCIPC] are now involved in the physical inspection of trucks, to ensure that only trucks which comply with stipulated safety standards are allowed entrance into the ports within the Lagos area. Leader of the team, Engineer David Adeola said the…

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has called for a State of Emergency to be declared on gully erosion in the State. He made the call when the joint World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Federal Government supervision mission paid him a courtesy visit at the government lodge Amawbia. Governor Obiano informed the visiting World Bank Team that the State had a landmass of 2855sq kilometers out of which almost a quarter was badly affected by gully erosion. He stated that there were about 950 active and rampaging sites lamenting that it would be a disaster in the…