Author: Saint Augustine

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Professor (Mrs.) Ongoebi Maureen O. Etebu and Mr. Anho Nathaniel Esoghene Lucky as Vice Chancellor and Registrar, respectively, of the newly approved Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State. A Statement issued by the permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala noted that Mrs. Etebu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt. She graduated with a B.Sc, Degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1982, and went…

…Seeks Police protection for CRFFN officials, CAFFA leadership ANLCA maintains position on POF Following the controversies surrounding the collection of the Practitioners’ Operating Fee (POF) by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) across all the entry points in Nigeria, a group of freight forwarding associations in support of the collection of the POF by the CRFFN, Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Associations (CAFFA) has called on the Minister of Transport to deregister the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA). This was contained in a Communiqué issued in Lagos on Monday and was signed by the…

The Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC) has called on the incoming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to on assumption of office come May 29 work towards ensuring constant electricity supply in the country so as ensure the survival the freight forwarding industry in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos recently, the National President of NAFFAC, Mr. Chukwuka Ani Thomas Agubamah stated that in this era where Nigeria was adopting the internet for clearing purposes in the country, adequate electricity supply was key to the realization of the gains inherent in the electronic…

President Goodluck Jonathan this Wednesday forwarded the report of the National Conference, to the Senate for consideration and necessary legislative actions. Jonathan in the letter transmitting the report of National Conference reminded the Senate that while setting up the Confab committee, part of the terms of reference to the committee was to discuss any issue about Nigeria with particular emphasis on finding lasting solution to the unity of the country. He also said that the committee was barred from discussing any issue that would lead to the disintegration of the country. The committee was further mandated to recognise the need…

A Civil Society Organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative has ‎asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria,(CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed from administering oath on the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on May 29. ‎The group in an originating summons that was filed by its lawyer, Mr. Philip Ekpo, insisted that Buhari was not legally fit to take over as the President of Nigeria. The plaintiff argued that Buhari did not meet the qualification enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act and ought not have contested the…

As the corps members take their first major step into the labour market, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has reflected on his days as a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) during which period he distinguished himself as the Best Corps Member with a prize in his kitty. Disclosing this during the closing ceremony of the 2015 Batch A Orientation programme at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Umunya, Governor Obiano looked back with nostalgia at his service days in Benue State and noted that he still cherished the prize to the extent that “it occupies a prominent place…

Anambra State Governor Chief Willie Obiano on Tuesday stated that the promises made to the labour at the inception of his administration have been fulfilled. The governor made the assertion when he received in audience a delegation led by the new Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Jerry Nnubia at the Governors’ Lodge in Amawbia. Governor Obiano observed that though the revenue from the federal government had depleted, the payment of salary was not an issue, confirming that he had issued a standing directive that workers’ salaries be paid on the 25th of every month. According…

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria (CILT) has called on the incoming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) to as a matter of urgency establish the National Transport Policy which according to it was the document everybody in the transport sector in Nigeria was waiting for. The National Director of CILT Nigeria, Mr. Paul Ndibe who made this assertion in Lagos during an interaction with Primetime Reporters stated that the time was now for Nigeria to have the policy which could be modified as challenges were encountered in the running of the policy than not having any policy…

A financial expert, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has given the reason behind the alleged over spending of the 2014 budget by the Nigerian government in the last quarter of 2014 attributing the development to the dwindling revenue receipt by the federal government. Chukwu who made this known in an interview with the Primetime Reporters in Lagos also said that the situation was more compounded by the fact that the government expenditure profile was very difficult to bring down particularly because government expenditure profile was made up of overhead expenditure related to salaries and wages. He further stated that the challenge facing…

…Shuts down website for 5 days Nigeria’s largest online marketplace, Konga has launched the Big App sales promotion in a bid to promote sales via the App. The sales promo, which runs from May 28 to June 1, 2015, will help shoppers save up to 75% discount on any item purchased on the mobile App. Olatomiwa Akande, Konga’s Public Relations Manager, who made the disclosure, said during the five days promo period, the company’s website, Konga.com will also be shut down and transactions will only occur on the mobile App. According to her, the promotion will feature sales on Konga’s…