Author: Saint Augustine

On the heels of its impressive performance in recent elections and the successful election of national and states officers, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has predicted that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will become the party to beat in future elections in the State going by the growth in strength of the party. Governor Obiano who is also the BoT Leader of APGA made this known at the inauguration of the Anambra State Executives of the Party held at the Ekwueme Square Awka, Thursday said the exercise was an indication of where the party was headed.…

Prince Adebanbo Ademiluyi is the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Centre for Marine Surveyors Nigeria. He opened up to newsmen on the activities of the Centre, their programmes for the remaining part of the year and other Germaine issues relating to Marine environment. Our correspondent was there at the parley and now reports; Can we meet you Sir? My name is Prince Adebanbo Ademiluyi. I am the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Marine Surveyors Nigeria. But apart from that, I am the Managing Director of Quaint Agencies. We carry out…

In a bid to enlist the support of the Nigerian Shippers for its proposed re-introduction of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) will on Monday next week meet with the shippers to further explain to them the modalities for implementing the soon to be re-introduce CTN. Recall that the Federal Government about three years ago introduced the Cargo Tracking Note in its bid to further facilitate trade but was resisted by the maritime stakeholders owing to its cost implication on the Nigerian ports industry which is considered the most expensive in the West African sub-region thereby…

The National President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Mr. Lucky Eyis Amiwero called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure proper application of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Act 2007, the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act 2003 and the Nigerian oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act No. 2 of 2010 in order to create massive employment for the teeming unemployed citizens of this country. In a letter addressed to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and made available to Primetime Reporters, Amiwero…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced the postponement of the entrance examination into the NIMASA Science and Technical College (NSTC) Okoloba, Delta State for the 2015/2016 academic session earlier scheduled for Saturday August 8, 2015. According to a release signed on Wednesday by the Deputy Director/Head, Public Relations NIMASA, Hajia Lami Tumaka, the examination which was to hold in five centres across the country had been postponed due to administrative reasons. The release therefore advised applicants and interested members of the public to monitor the NIMASA website @ www.nimasa.gov.ng for a new date, which would also…

The management of Anambra state owned Orient Petroleum Resources Plc. on Monday said the company was targeting to increase its crude oil production to 3,000 barrels per day by September. Orient Petroleum Resources Plc was established by the Chinwoke Mbadinuju’s administration at Aguleri-Otu, Anambra East local government area of the state where a large volume of oil deposits was found. It was however commissioned officially in August of 2012 by former President Goodluck Jonathan. But the Managing Director of the oil company, Mr. Sunny Okoye told newsmen after a meeting of its Board of Directors and Governor Willie Obiano in…

The Association of Registered Freight Forwarders of Nigeria (AREFFN) has observed with dismay, the commission component attached to the payment of the Practitioners’ Operating Fee (POF) of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) arguing that it was not part of the arrangement. Recall that CRFFN technical experts visited the National Secretariats of the four out of the five registered freight forwarding associations last week where they sensitized the freight forwarders on how to generate invoice for the payment of the POF an exercise which lasted for two days. Reacting to the sensitization exercise, the National…

…Calls on stakeholders to take position on pending transport sector bills The Speaker of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has identified some areas of improvement in the port concession agreement between the Federal Government and the port concession which if taken care of will see to the full realization of the dividends of the concession exercise for the country. Dogara who was speaking at a one day conference on “Review of the Port Concession Agreement with focus on Rights and Obligations of the Lessor and Lessee, Role of the Economic Regulator, Effect of Persistent Gridlock on…

…Already Edo State is indebted to the tune of close to N300 billion. President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the senate seeking approval for a $75 million loan from the World Bank for the Edo state government. Recall that Oshiomhole had been fighting Former Finance Minister for refusing to support more loans for Edo state. Under Oshiomhole, Edo state is owing close to N300 billion as loans acquired by Oshiomhole. The governor’s tenure ends next year. “I am writing to seek the consideration of the national assembly of Nigeria on approval of a request by the Edo state government to…

…As Prof. Danbatta replaces Juwah at NCC President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Dr. Kachikwu, who was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), is to take over from Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha. Dr. Kachikwu hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State. He is a First Class Graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School. The new NNPC Chief Executive also has Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from the Harvard Law School. He started his working…