Author: Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine is a seasoned freelance journalist and the chief editor of Primetime Reporters.

A maritime practitioner, Sir Tony Anakebe has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has not tapped the gains of the maritime sector in Nigeria as it ought to. Anakebe who was speaking on the sideline of the award presentation to him in Lagos by the Management of Primetime Reporters yesterday observed that for Nigeria to gain from the benefits inherent in the maritime sector, a lot of the maritime sub-sectors needed to be explored and encouraged. According to him,” In the Nigerian ports which I believed is supposed to be the busiest ports in Africa, you can see there…

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The Chairman, Association of Igbo Maritime Practitioners in Nigeria (AIMPN), Mr. Uchechukwu Aniezechukwu has identified lack of servants rather than service as what is lacking in the Nigerian maritime industry. Aniezechukwu who made this observation during the award presentation to the Managing Director of Gold-Link Investment Limited, Sir Tony Anakebe by the Management of Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Thursday stated that if the industry was blessed with people who will render service long before now, the story would have been a different one for the maritime sector in Nigeria. According to him,” Well, I like to start by thanking…

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Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mallam Habib Abdullahi has advocated for the provision of adequate port infrastructure by the Federal Government and the private sector to facilitate export activities through the nation’s seaports. Abdullahi however pointed out that other factors which might be extraneous to the Authority were also critical towards achieving enhanced export activities in the nation’s seaports. Stressing that the provision of appropriate port infrastructure was necessary to enhance trade in the economy, Mallam Abdullahi assured that the Authority would encourage any effort designed to change the trade orientation of the nation from import dependent to export…

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The Secretary, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Tincan Island Chapter, Evang. Chuks Kanikwu has described the five days waiver granted to the importers and their agents by the management of the Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) after the lull occasioned by the truckers’ strike as unacceptable. Kanikwu who made this known in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Tuesday disclosed that as a result of the truckers’ strike which lasted till the 18th of September, 2015, importers and their agents could not get trucks to take delivery of their consignments from the terminal which also affected…

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The President, Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol has bagged the Primetime Reporters’ Award of Excellence in recognition of his service to God and humanity. The event which took place at the Aetherius Church International, Lagos on Sunday was in commemoration of the 1st year anniversary of Primetime Reporters Newspapers, an online newspaper based in Apapa Lagos. Speaking during the presentation of the Award in the full glare of the church members, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Primetime Reporters Newspapers, Mr. Saint Augustine Nwadinamuo said that the award given to Rev. Nicol was in appreciation of his humanitarian…

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… Hosts 4th Nigeria Stroke Assembly As a way of marking the World Stroke Day coming up on Thursday, October 29, 2015, Stroke Action Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigeria Stroke Reference Group (NSRG) and the Federal Ministry of Health will be hosting the fourth Nigeria Stroke Assembly at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. This year’s Stroke Assembly, riding on the back of the World’s Stroke Day theme of “I am Woman, Stroke Affects Me,” will provide working platforms for partners in the care and prevention of stroke, stroke specific organizations, medical and nursing councils, professions allied to medicine, agencies…

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Border Command has said that it collected a total of N883, 791, 678.00 (eight hundred and eighty-three million, seven hundred and ninety-one thousand, six hundred and seventy-eight naira) in the month of September, 2015. A statement issued on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Taupyen Selechang noted that the command also made 12 (twelve) seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3,094,000.00 (three million and ninety-four naira). The statement further said that Seme Command had consistently performed above average despite many hiccups that made the revenue target for the…

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Border Command has said that it impounded a fairly used military truck with the inscription, “Use for Transporting Troops” imported through Seme border. A statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Taupyen Selechang stated that the truck which was intercepted by the gallantry efforts of the Command’s operational officers was smuggled into Nigeria under false declaration. The statement quoted the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Garba Ndalati as saying that the arrest did not come to him as a surprise as according to him, all hands were on deck in…

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The Federal Government has given the importers of the existing Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON)’s regulated products made without the pre-requisite SONCAP Certificates 3 months grace period beginning from Thursday 10th September, 2015 to clear them. This was contained in a public notice issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria with the caption,” Re: Integration of SON’s e-Certificates into the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS) which was signed by J.O Adewale for Director Trade and Investment of CBN and made available to Primetime Reporters. The statement however advised the affected importers to apply to the Director-General/Chief Executive of SON…

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A team of officials from the Apapa Area office of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) led by the Area Manager, Mr. B.S.C Okafor on last Friday paid a working visit to the National Secretariat of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Custom Agents (ANLCA). They were received by the National President of the Association, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, in company of other national officers at the Boardroom at the national secretariat. Speaking during the visit, the ITF Area Manager, Mr. Okafor said that the team was at the ANLCA secretariat to seek collaboration with the Association on the sensitization of its members…

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