Author: Saint Augustine

The National President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has explained that the need to give the newly elected National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of the association, Dr. Kayode Farinto necessitated his seeming silence recently and not the alleged suspension from office. Shittu who made this known in an interview with Primetime Reporters was reacting to media reports that he was suspended from his office as the National President over matters connected with the Practitioners’ Operating Fees of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). He observed that he did what he was…

Anambra State Governor Chief Willie Obiano has said that small business owners in the state now have course to cheer. The Governor gave the assurance in Awka yesterday following the inauguration of the Anambra Small Business Agency (ASBA) and the commencement of the disbursement of the N2bn Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMEs) Development Fund. The fund is the Anambra State quota of the N220bn MSMEs fund domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria. Governor Obiano observed that lack of funding has been the bane of small businesses but will change with the availability of the MEMEs Development Fund…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi and 38 other Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) graduates were conferred with their degrees by the University of Port Harcourt at its 30th convocation ceremony held last weekend. Dr. Akpobolokemi earned his doctorate degree in Strategic Marketing Initiatives and Business Performance of Nigeria Maritime Sub Sector from the Management Sciences Faculty of the prestigious university. Shortly after his conferment, Dr. Akpobolokemi thanked the University for providing a conducive environment for him to continue his academic quest in order to strengthen his capacity to provide service…

The e-commerce ecosystem can only be successfully built on Trust and Safety; these two components allow for a seamless exchange of goods, services and most importantly payments. Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall – Konga.com – has just announced the successful development of a novel online payment solution called KongaPay, which is set to foster trust and safety for online shoppers in Nigeria. KongaPay is a payment solution that allows users to perform one-click payments on the Konga marketplace. Every time a customer triggers a transaction, the bank sends a secure authorization code to the customer’s registered mobile number. Anyone with a…

Anambra State appears set for effective governance in the second year administration of the State government as the Governor, Chief Willie Obiano inaugurated the sixth State House of Assembly with Rita Maduagwuna representing Nnewi South II emerging as the Speaker and Harold Oseke, Awka South II winning the post of the Deputy Speaker. Speaking after inaugurating the State House of Assembly, Governor Obiano described the day as “very important day in Anambra State. In all known democratic history, the inauguration of the Legislative‎ Assembly is a symbolic tradition that reminds us of the significance of representation in purposeful governance. So,…

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero recently undertook his first familiarization tour of the Lagos Ports Complex (LPC), Apapa during which he commended the foresight of successive managements of the authority for embarking on projects that are of tremendous value to the operation of NPA. The Managing Director who was on a guided tour of the port specifically explained that the completion of the 1.6km access road has made accessibility within the Port less stressful and had tremendously made vehicle movement much easier. Alhaji Sanusi Bayero, who was accompanied on the tour by top…

The years of anguish of the people of Nanka ‎in search of portable water may have come to a happy end with the commissioning of the first ever functional borehole project executed by the government of Anambra State in conjunction with the community at Agbiligba Nanka in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Speaking at the event, Governor Obiano expressed happiness that clean portable water was eventually struck at a depth of 2000 feet, and described the‎ borehole as an important project carried out to assuage the thirst for clean portable water in the community after several trials…

Nigeria on Thursday, June 11, 2015, called for one of its commanders to be put in charge of a new regional fighting force until Boko Haram was crushed, as coalition partners met to discuss military strategy. Heads of state and government from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin jetted in to Abuja, after two days of preparatory talks involving military top brass and defence ministers. But Buhari left no doubt about his desire to control the counter-insurgency, suggesting a six-month rotational command structure between the five nations could harm the fight-back. “Such a process will undermine, even if it is…

There has been some disquiet in many quarters over the non-participation of Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, at different security meetings held by President Muhammadu Buhari since assumption of office. Recall that on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, Buhari met with the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimah; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman O. Jibrin; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu; Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase. The meeting was held at the Defence House in Abuja. Miffed by the…

The meeting scheduled between the Minister of Transport and the leadership of the five freight forwarding associations operating in the country has ended in Abuja with an appeal to the freight associations to maintain calm. The Minister of Transport who was represented at the meeting by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Mohammed Bashar, having listened to the contending parties on the issue in contention, disclosed that the Ministry would review the said Practitioners Operating Fees(POF) with the aim of making the fees more acceptable and friendly. Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, the Public Relations Officer of…