Author: Saint Augustine

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that a total of 86,609,903 metric tonnes of cargo were moved through the Nigerian ports indicating an increase of 12.64% over the 2013 figure of 76,886,997 metric tonnes. Recall that cargo throughput is the total volume of cargo (inward and outward) handled in all the port locations during the period under review excluding crude oil terminals. This was contained in a press release issued in Lagos at the weekend by the Assistant General Manager Public Affairs of NPA, Musa Iliya. A breakdown of the figure showed that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) shipment topped…

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State has dedicated the honour bestowed on her as the Duchess of the Catholic Laity of Nigeria to the less privileged members of the society‎. Mrs. Obiano stated this after the conferment of the honour on her and on her husband, Chief Willie Obiano respectively on the occasion of the fortieth Anniversary of the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN), Onitsha Archdiocese on Saturday at the Shanahan Hall Onitsha. Mrs. Obiano expressed gratitude to God and the Laity for the recognition but stressed that she was not expecting any recognition because she was…

The wife of the Governor of Anambra state, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has commended the hard working women of Anambra state whose dedication and industry she believed contributed to the welfare and sustenance of their families. Mrs. Obiano stated this while speaking in Awka on the occasion of the 2015 International Women Day. Mrs. Obiano who is the founder of the Caring Family Enhancement initiative (CAFÉ), a non-profit, non-partisan pet project which has the mandate to care for the less privileged and reduce women-child vulnerability while maintaining the dignity of the physically challenged people among other programmes, said that she…

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) said its income has been significantly eroded as a result of the sliding value of the naira and low import volume. Speaking over the weekend, STOAN Chairman, Princess (Dr.) Vicky Haastrup said that the current exchange rate of the naira to the USD, Terminal Handling Charges (THC) have effectively been eroded by 58% in value. “Most of our commitments are in dollars whereas we charge in naira but due to the devaluation of the naira, you’ll see that what we charge today is effectively 42% per cent of its value in 2006…

The Chairman, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) Ijora/Lillypond Chapter, Rev. Emmanuel Agubanze has faulted the federal government’s decision to employ the services of the established foreign auto manufacturing companies to develop the auto industry in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, Agubanze argued that if the federal government allows the established foreign companies to come and assemble their vehicles here at the expense of the indigenous manufacturers like Innoson, then the aim of the auto policy would be defeated. He said,” when you look at the government policies like the auto policy issue,…

The Chairman, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) Seme Border Chapter, Eze Ekene Ajunwa has faulted the claims in some quarters that the Benin Republic was now booming at the expense of that of Nigeria following the new auto policy of the Federal government. AJunwa who spoke in an interview with newsmen in Lagos observed that whereas Nigeria had a common boundary with Benin Republic which had existed for over a long time, Nigerians were at liberty to clear their goods either through Cotonou ports or through the land border as it may please them. ‘But from what…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called on the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to do away with the provision in its regulation that allow foreigners practice freight forwarding in the country. It will be recalled that the CRFFN Regulations 2010 provided that for any foreign company to engage in freight forwarding in Nigeria, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Operating Officer of such company must be a Nigeria. But in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos last weekend, the Chairman of NAGAFF, Ijora/Lillypond Chapter, Rev. Emmanuel Agubanze suggested…

The Command Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service PTML Area Command, Mr. Steve Okonmah has described as unpatriotic those who were working against the success of the Federal government’s auto policy. Okonmah who was reacting on the backdrop of insinuations in some quarters that the auto policy was responsible for the low level of vehicle import into the country since January, 2015 opined that those who were against the policy should understand that the policy was the Federal Government’s way of bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in the country as obtained in the United States of…

The Chairman, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), PTML Chapter, Prince Bola Adediran has said that vehicle import into the country through the RORO terminals in Lagos has dropped to 15% percent since January, 2015 compared to what it used to be the previous years. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, Adediran stated that the current figure would still go down to about 8% by the end of March and in the month of April, 2015. He attributed the decline to apprehension on the part of the importers over the uncertainty of whether or not the…

By Bili Iloewenandu I cannot agree any less with Kingsley Udemezue. It will take more than the maligning posts of internet rats like Fejiro Oliver and APGA Alaigbo to diminish the towering personality of Governor Willie Obiano. It is understandable why they have consistently attacked the governor. What Obiano achieved in security, infrastructure, investments, welfare, environment, transportation etc within 1 year, their pay master could not in 8 years. What he had, at best, was a middling achievement. In the words of Professor Chukwuma Soludo Peter used his 8 years in office to circulate poverty in Anambra state. He paid…