Author: Saint Augustine

As the corps members take their first major step into the labour market, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has reflected on his days as a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) during which period he distinguished himself as the Best Corps Member with a prize in his kitty. Disclosing this during the closing ceremony of the 2015 Batch A Orientation programme at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Umunya, Governor Obiano looked back with nostalgia at his service days in Benue State and noted that he still cherished the prize to the extent that “it occupies a prominent place…

Anambra State Governor Chief Willie Obiano on Tuesday stated that the promises made to the labour at the inception of his administration have been fulfilled. The governor made the assertion when he received in audience a delegation led by the new Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Jerry Nnubia at the Governors’ Lodge in Amawbia. Governor Obiano observed that though the revenue from the federal government had depleted, the payment of salary was not an issue, confirming that he had issued a standing directive that workers’ salaries be paid on the 25th of every month. According…

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria (CILT) has called on the incoming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) to as a matter of urgency establish the National Transport Policy which according to it was the document everybody in the transport sector in Nigeria was waiting for. The National Director of CILT Nigeria, Mr. Paul Ndibe who made this assertion in Lagos during an interaction with Primetime Reporters stated that the time was now for Nigeria to have the policy which could be modified as challenges were encountered in the running of the policy than not having any policy…

A financial expert, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has given the reason behind the alleged over spending of the 2014 budget by the Nigerian government in the last quarter of 2014 attributing the development to the dwindling revenue receipt by the federal government. Chukwu who made this known in an interview with the Primetime Reporters in Lagos also said that the situation was more compounded by the fact that the government expenditure profile was very difficult to bring down particularly because government expenditure profile was made up of overhead expenditure related to salaries and wages. He further stated that the challenge facing…

…Shuts down website for 5 days Nigeria’s largest online marketplace, Konga has launched the Big App sales promotion in a bid to promote sales via the App. The sales promo, which runs from May 28 to June 1, 2015, will help shoppers save up to 75% discount on any item purchased on the mobile App. Olatomiwa Akande, Konga’s Public Relations Manager, who made the disclosure, said during the five days promo period, the company’s website, Konga.com will also be shut down and transactions will only occur on the mobile App. According to her, the promotion will feature sales on Konga’s…

The Executive Governor of Lagos, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola will be the Special Guest of Honour at the Spirit of Lagos-organized Citizens Day award ceremony billed to hold on May 27, 2015 at the Exhibition Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. Olaniyi Omotoso, the Spirit of Lagos Project Director who disclosed this said that the event is part of ongoing Spirit of Lagos activities to encourage Lagos residents to restore, share and protect those values that made Lagos great. The Citizens Day ceremony which coincides with commemoration of the 48th anniversary of Lagos, according to him, is a day set…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called on secondary school students in the state to fully embrace the Spirit of Lagos’ School Challenge initiative, aimed at bringing about solutions to some of the social problems the students face in their communities. The Deputy Governor gave the charge on Thursday at the State Secretariat, Ikeja, when the finalist schools in the competition made their project presentations to the Lagos State government. She said that the initiative, which was in tandem with the state government’s efforts in ensuring overall development of the various communities in the state, would…

In recognition of its contributions and commitment to the growth of e-commerce, Nigeria’s largest online mall, Konga.com has been presented with the prestigious Kalahari Award for the E-Commerce Provider of the year 2015 at a ceremony held in Lagos as part of the 5th Mobile Money Expo. The organizers of the award stated that Konga.com distinguished itself in the areas of innovation, scalability, impact and robustness of system for e-commerce in Nigeria. The award was received by Sim Shagaya, the Founder and CEO of Konga.com. Speaking at the Mobile Money Expo titled ‘Payments and the Challenges for E-commerce’, Shagaya made…

…It will sustain Growth of Maritime Capacity – DG NIMASA The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given an approval to the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU) to commence academic activities. The university is an initiative of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The institution, which received FEC approval at its meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, as announced by the Hon. Minister of Information, Mrs Patricia Akwashiki, is the first full fledged maritime university in West Africa. With its permanent site in Okerenkoko, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, the university is expected to run courses in Marine…

Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has defeated the Nigerian Customs Service for the second time to lift the 2015 Ships & Ports Soccer Challenge. ANLCA who had earlier defeated Customs three goals to nothing in the second Group A game of the competition defeated the three times Champion 3-2 on penalty shoutout after the match ended goalless in 90 minutes of play. The ANLCA team, which scored a total of 6 goals in the competition, conceded 2 goals in the competition. ANLCA started its campaign by topping group A with seven points after defeating Customs and defending Champion National…