Author: Saint Augustine

Rev. Emmanuel Agubanze is the Chairman, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Lillypond/Ijora Chapter in Lagos. In this interview with our correspondent, he bares his mind on the condition of the Lillypond Container Terminal, the seeming conspiracy of the terminal operator against Nigeria, the True Bill of lading status of the terminal amongst other issues. Excerpt: In a chat with newsmen recently, your counterpart in the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) decried the lack of containers at the Lillypond terminal thus affecting business there. Can you confirm that the Lillypond terminal is now without containers? When…

When at the beginning of this year stakeholders accessed Apapa ports with ease, many hoped and prayed that the improved traffic situation would continue for unabated as many people never believed Apapa could be accessed with little or no stress. Anyone who knows Apapa well will admit that the area is not a place one will just wake up one morning and decide to visit without first conditioning his or her mind to sit in a public bus or his vehicle as the case may be for an average of three hours to and fro respectively especially with the worsened…

… Retains title for keeps Anambra State has continued to show its leading position in the field of education in Nigeria with the latest information revealing that students of the State posted excellent performances   in the just-concluded 2015 All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) Quiz competition organized for Nigerian students. The State represented by Master Umeh Anthony Nnaemeka of Igwebuike Grammar School Awka  came tops in this year’s ANCOPSS Quiz Competition organized for all schools in Nigeria as a way of enhancing academic performance of students. By the excellent performance of Master Umeh, Anambra State retains the…

Following reports alleging that some maritime stakeholders have been meeting to articulate the needs of the maritime sector in Nigeria for onwards transmission to the President elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the National Coordinator, Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNIFFIEC), Sir Osita Patrick Chukwu has advised the stakeholders to allow Gen. Buhari to settle down in the office before wearing him out with their demands. Chukwu who was speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Friday argued that it was untimely for people to start worrying the President elect with problems since he was yet…

The National President, Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC), Mr. Chukwuka Agubamah has said that the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has enjoyed more peace in recent time than it had done since its creation in 2007. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, Agubamah expressed joy that the Council had been able to overcome some of the obstacles mounted on its way both internally and externally adding that the very persons CRFFN was set up to serve were the very persons fighting the Council. While describing the current trend…

Following the over three weeks server down time at AP Moller Terminal (APMT) at Apapa Lagos with its attendant hardship imposed on the importers and their agents, the Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has called for calm saying that problem of this nature was better solve through dialogue than through legal means. The President of the association, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol who made this assertion in a chat with newsmen in Lagos reminded the stakeholders there was a port economic regulator which everyone should recourse to which is the Nigerian Shippers’ Council if there were problems in the ports.…

As with global standards, the Federal Government set up the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria in 2011. Established under Act 6, 2011, its mandate is to protect the investor and stakeholder interest, give guidance on issues relating to financial reporting and corporate governance, ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports and harmonize activities of relevant professional and regulatory bodies. It also has the mandate to promote the highest standard among auditors and other professionals engaged in the financial reporting process. These among other duties explain the purpose of the FRCN. One thing that the FRCN is clearly not empowered to…

…Says event now to hold 6th to 8th July, 2015 Contrary to speculations over whether or not the Nigerian Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2015 will hold, the Secretary of the NIMAREX 2015 Planning Committee, Barr. Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara has reaffirmed that there was no going back on the NIMAREX 2015 event. It will be recalled that the NIMAREX 2015 which was earlier scheduled to hold between 29th of March to April 1st 2015 was later shifted to April 27th to 29th 2015 as a result of the just concluded general elections in the country. Nwagbara who was reacting to a report…

The National President, Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC), Mr. C.A.T Agubamah has said that about 80% of freight forwarders operating in Nigeria had not been very well exposed beyond running after containers at the seaports or running after the air ware bills at the airports. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, Agubamah maintained that this could be seen in the inability of the freight forwarders to answer questions that may be asked them from time to time as professionals in their field. He maintained that although most of them were always in the…

The newly appointed Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero on Wednesday assumed office with an appeal to the management team as well as the staff of the authority to assist in the daunting task ahead. Bayero who made the plea during an official handover ceremony held in Lagos yesterday added that support from management would help the agency, the economy and the nation in general, pledging his total support for the development of the NPA. He further assured that as the new Managing Director of authority, cooperation among workers was of essence stressing that with a formidable team in…