Author: Saint Augustine

Following the restriction of the movement of trucks and other articulated vehicles on Lagos roads between the hours of 6.am and 9pm by the Lagos State government recently, a Coalition of Truck Operators operating in the nation’s maritime sector has announced the withdrawal of services of its member. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Oluseyi Whenu, speaking on Sunday against the backdrop of a fatal container truck accident which claimed three lives at Ojuelegba on Wednesday last week, said the trailer involved in the accident contravened Section 2 (i) (ii) of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law. Whenu…

All is now set to host the Maritime National Discourse scheduled to take place at Rockview Hotel, Apapa on Thursday, September 10, 2015. According to a press statement issued to news men yesterday by Platforms Communications and signed by Mr. Kelvin Kagbare, Secretary of the Organising Committee, all arrangements have been concluded to ensure the success of the occasion. Kagbare noted that the need to discuss the future of Nigeria Maritime Sector in the next five years cannot be over-emphasized, considering the change in government and the fall in oil price which has made the maritime sector a veritable alternative.…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has expressed its readiness to partner with the British Military in the area of human capacity building for the development of the Nigerian maritime sector. Receiving a delegation from the British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) led by Commander Shaun Quinn of the Royal Navy during a courtesy visit to the Agency, the Acting Director General, Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro stated that capacity building was very vital to the growth and development of the Nigerian maritime sector. Mr. Jauro further said that the relationship between the British and the Nigerian governments…

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that it generated a total of N6, 233,863,657.56 as revenue from January to August 2015. According to a release by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Taupyen Selechang, the revenue generated was N376, 907.086.51 higher than the N5, 846,956.571.05 generated over the same period in 2014. Selechang further said that the command also made 461 seizures with a duty paid value (DPV) of N170, 984,589.00 for the period under review adding that despite the uncertainty towards the general election with a corresponding drop in trading activities in the second quarter of…

The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Binta Bello has said that the Nigerian Government will complete and deliver five international airport terminals across the country, concurrently being remodeled  and built to meet international standards at a total cost of $500 million (N100 billion). Binta Bello, who made this disclosure during an interview in Abuja recently, averred that finance was not an impediment to the delivery of all the projects going on simultaneously in the five major states of the country. She added that the remodeling of the airports located in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu…

History was today made as the Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) and the accredited freight forwarding associations of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) this afternoon entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) thereby establishing a strategic business relationship. The event which took place at the National Headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos, saw the National President if IMAN, Chief Osita Okereke (OON) leading members of IMAN to the pact. On their part, the Founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam together with the Deputy National President Headquarters of…

The Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS) President, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol has again been honoured with an Honorary Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) in Maritime and Shipping Management by the European American University (EAU) in an event well attended in far away Accra, Ghana. Speaking at the event that held at Badiku Hall in Accra, Ghana on a topic, “Leadership Dynamics and its Best Practices”, a guest lecturer, John Olukayode Lo-Omoyele stated that, “a good leader, can easily be identified if he possess these qualities: honesty, communication, confident, inspiration, possibility, delegation, commitment, humor, creativity and intuition”. Omoyele who is presently…

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Aburi, Ghana reassured Nigerians and the international community that he would name his cabinet before the end of the month. President Buhari gave the assurance at a joint press conference with President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana. “After I was sworn-in, I said I will have my cabinet in September. I expect that Nigerians should ask me questions after the 30th of September if I do not do so,” President Buhari said while responding to a question on the appointment of ministers. President Buhari also told reporters that the Nigerian military, in close collaboration with…

By Eugene Nweke BACKGROUND TO CARGO TRACKING. The security imperative of Cargo Tracking Note: The United Nations through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, with Cargo Tracking (CT) as one of its Critical Components). This was in response to the September, 2011 terrorist attacks in the United States. The ISPS Code regulations require all signatory Nations of IMO to initiate and develop Security Plans for Vessels, Port Facilities, Cargo and Persons entering and exiting all the National Ports. The Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) component of the ISPS Code presently is to…

The 10 children who have benefited from Konga’s sponsorship to the Audax Code School have successfully graduated. The Code School is an initiative of the Audax, aimed at fostering a long lasting interest in technology based careers and developing vital problem solving skills that will be essential in the future. Konga was happy to be part of this initiative as it is not only a technology driven organization but sees technology as the future of e-commerce and most businesses in Africa. These 10 children who would not have been able to afford these classes were delighted and felt privileged to…