Author: Saint Augustine

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called on the Nigeria Customs Service to facilitate an all inclusive workshop where the real concept of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS)’ Common External Tariffs would be put on the table for an overall understanding of the stakeholders in the maritime industry. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, the National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Eugene Nweke noted the policy makers as well as the stakeholders should concern themselves at the moment on the impact and the implications of the tariffs on the nation’s economy and on the…

… Says POF all about government revenue The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has came down heavily on the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) for daring to suggest that NAGAFF and the three other freight forwarding associations that make up the Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Associations (CAFFA) should go on and collect the Practitioners’ Operating Fees (POF) from their members only and leave ANLCA out of it. The National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Eugene Nweke who made NAGAFF’s position known while briefing newsmen in Lagos pointed out that the problem was borne out misrepresentation and…

… Says signatory abused his office As the controversies generated by the letter allegedly written from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation rages on, the Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Association (CAFFA) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) urging him to investigate the authenticity or otherwise of the said letter. In a two paged petition addressed to the Chairman of the Commission and copied the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and five others and signed by the National Presidents of the four Associations that make up CAFFA, the group…

The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday adjourned the matters between the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) on one hand and the Association of Shipping Line Agencies (ASLA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on the other hand to 4th of February, 2016 for hearing. When the matters came up for hearing yesterday, the respondents in the matters the NSC and the Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) through their lawyers, Mr. Emeka Akabogu and Mr. Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara respectively informed the court that they were served with the appellants briefs…

The National Publicity Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Dr. Kayode Farinto has described as laughable the calls by the Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Associations (CAFFA) to the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to deregister ANLCA. Recall that CAFFA, a conglomeration of four out of the five freight forwarding associations registered by the CRFFN namely; the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), the National Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC) and the Association of Registered Freight…

The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has appealed to the feuding freight forwarding associations to maintain peace and work towards enhancing professionalism in the sector that had been bedeviled by quacks and touts. Speaking in Lagos, the President of SALS, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol said that the appel became necessary as never before had the nation had anything as good as the transformation so far brought about by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in recent times. According to Nicol,” Now when we are talking about the freight forwarders, we are looking at the…

…..No N9billion allowance for Senators, Reps next week President of the Senate, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki today warned government agencies adamant of not remitting Federal Government revenue to the Federation account saying government would no longer condone such mismanagement act. Senator Saraki who said this when he received the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Engr. Elias Mbam and his team in Abuja added that non-compliance by agencies of government had brought major setback in the processes of governance. He reiterated the support of the Senate in bringing back justice to any erring agency that indulges in diverting…

As part of its commitment to improve the oral wellness of Nigerians, Procter & Gamble’s oral care brand, Oral-B has entered into partnership with the Nigerian Dental Association to grow the capacity of Nigerian dentists. Folarin Ojo, Brand Manager for Oral-B, who made this disclosure at a two-day capacity building workshop for dentists held recently in Lagos, said the workshop was part of the brand’s professional detailing programme aimed at ensuring that dentists were in tune with the latest trend and development in oral care. “It is important that the dental care profession enjoys steady development to enable Nigerians access…

One of the sellers on Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online marketplace, PWAN on recently rewarded Tessy Inyere, an eight-year old pupil from Inyero Baptist Church Nursery and Primary School, Apapa with a scooter at this year’s edition of Nnenna and Friends Children’s Day Party held recently in Lagos, where Konga was one of the sponsors of the event. The celebration had thousands of children in attendance. Tessy, who came tops of the ten children who participated in a dance competition during the celebration, expressed gratitude to Konga for making her dream of owning a scooter come through. Olatomiwa Akande, Konga’s Head…

The President, Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol has said that the woes staring the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in the face should be blamed on the first members of the Governing Council of the Council. Nicol who was speaking exclusively to Primetime Reporters in Lagos noted that the first council members should also be blamed for not having another governing council members for CRFFN since their tenure ended in 2012 as a result of the fact that they had so much problem during their tenure. He said,” Yes! The…