Author: Saint Augustine

The Command Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) PTML Command, Mr. Steve Okonmah has described an award of excellence presented to him by the Management of Primetime Reporters Newspapers as a further call to duty. Okonmah who made this known when the Management of the news medium called at his office in Lagos on Tuesday to present him the award said that with the award, the medium had only re-emphasized the fact that they were watching and that he must not fail. While disclosing that the award was the 93rd he had been receiving since assuming…

Chief Micheal Ajayi is the General Manager Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). On Monday, he played host to FT Logistics Global Services Ltd. at forum where they demonstrated a project,” Electronic Call-Up System for Trucks” which the company was working on in collaboration with two other companies aimed at arresting the incidences of traffic gridlock at Apapa. In this interview, Chief Ajayi speaks on his impression of the project, the just ended withdrawal service action by the truckers to protest Lagos State Traffic Law among others. Excerpt: Having watched the presentation by FT Logistics Global Services Limited…

The Chief Executive Officer of Troyka Group, Mr. Biodun Shobanjo has said that e-commerce would remain the engine room and core driver of the Nigerian economy. He stated this while delivering the keynote address entitled “Internet and E-commerce Revolution in Nigeria: Where We Have been, Where We Are Heading and How to Get There?” at the Konga 2015 Seller Summit which held in Lagos last weekend. Shobanjo also informed that in 2014, the total global retail trade was about 32.49 trillion dollars and e-commerce contributed about 1.3 trillion dollars adding that the marketplace ecosystem should engender sales and marketing which would…

The Head of Public Relations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Hajia Lami Tumaka has emerged the winner of the Most Outstanding Maritime Industry Image Maker in the 6th National Evergreen Maritime Merit Award. Hajia Tumaka emerged winner through a rigorous process of survey carried out by a team of maritime journalists with over 10 maritime industry image makers in the contest. Presenting the award at a colourful ceremony at the Mobil Pegasus Club in Apapa, the organizers of the Awards led by Mr. Tunde Ojodu noted that Hajia Tumaka was selected in recognition of her excellent…

The General Manager, Western Ports, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Michael Ajayi has been honoured with the Primetime Reporters’ Award of Excellence. The award which was presented to him at the Western Ports Headquarters in Lagos yesterday by the Management of Primetime Reporters was in recognition of Chief Ajayi’s numerous contributions to the advancement of the maritime industry and the nation’s economy in general. Speaking shortly before the presentation, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of Primetime Reporters, Mr. Saint Augustine Nwadinamuo stated that Chief Ajayi was nominated for the award after a thorough selection process that saw him among the 30 distinguished…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged to support the management of FT Logistics Services Limited to enlist the buy-in of the relevant authorities to the cause of an electronic call-up system for trucks at the nation’s seaports as proposed by the firm once it is convinced with the project. The General Manager, Western Ports, NPA, Chief Michael Ajayi who made this pledge at the presentation of the electronic call-up system by the proposing firm, FT Logistics Global Services Limited at the Western Ports Headquarters in Lagos on Monday applauded the idea as a noble one. Ajayi pointed out that…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has accused the leadership of the Concerned Accredited Freight forwarders’ Associations (CAFFA) of seeking to be noticed by the new Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali. The National Publicity Secretary of ANLCA, Dr. Kayode Farinto who made this position known in a press release he issued on Sunday a copy of which was obtained by Primetime Reporters however warned the CGC to keep an arms-length from the group “before they damage your image and start shouting to your tent oh Israel”. Farinto who was reacting to a press release issued by CAFFA…

The leadership of the Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarders’ Association (CAFFA) has warned the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.) to be careful with the members of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) who it said are waiting for any opportunity to rubbish his hard-earned reputation. In a press release issued by the CAFFA’s Director of Special Duties, Mr. Ugochukwu Nnadi, the group that It would be to the benefit of the CGC if he distances himself from the likes of ANLCA and its members who shall in no distant time blackmail him of taking bribe if he…

A legal opinion presented by Barrister Okwudili Alagbu and the Legal Committee of NAGAFF over the seeming conflict between the provisions of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) Act 2007 and the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) 1958. 1.0    Introduction 1.1.1    The gist of this discussion is to analyze the applicable regulatory framework inherent in the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria Act No. 16 of 2007 and the Customs and Exercise Management Act, 1958 regime with a view to exposing the areas of actual or imagined conflicts in order to…

The Acting Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has reiterated the Agency’s commitment to collaborate with the Nigerian Customs Service to ensure seamless trade facilitation in Nigeria. Mr. Jauro said this when the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) led members of the Customs management to NIMASA on a familiarization visit in Lagos. The Acting DG said that the Agency has put in place a number of innovations like the satellite surveillance system and committed itself to a number of strategic partnerships with the military to enhance security on…