Author: Saint Augustine

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has assured Ndi Anambra that their hopes and dreams for a prosperous year shall not fall with the falling price of oil in the international market. Delivering his New Year Message to the people titled “Stretching to a New Height of Excellence,” Governor Obiano observed that “the future of any society lies in its capacity to look beyond the darkness and doubts of today and see a glimmer of hope in the shadows of tomorrow.” According to him, though many experts have predicted a tough year for Nigeria in the face of plummeting…

Following the drop in the price of oil in the world market, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has frowned at calls in some quarters for the Federal Government to increase the revenue targets set for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other revenue generating agencies in the coming year to make up for the shortfall in revenue of the country. The Vice Chairman of the association in Apapa, Chief Dom Onyeka who disclosed this in a chat with Primetime Reporters in Lagos described the call as unfortunate and unwarranted. Onyeka regretted that…

The Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Sir Mike Jukwe has explained the reason behind the recent restriction placed on the freight forwarders by the Council against settling disputes amongst them on the media as well as in the court of law. Recall that Primetime Reporters recently reported that CRFFN had restricted freight forwarders from settling disputes on the media and the court rather such disputes should be brought before the Council’s tribunal for amicable resolution. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, Jukwe stated that the idea behind such was to prevent freight forwarders from speaking…

As Nigeria gets set for the 2015 general election, the Senior Pastor, Fire and Power Ministries, Lagos, Rev. Ezekiel Arimobi has warned politicians to avoid making statements capable of robbing off on the achievements so far made since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Arimobi who was speaking on the sideline of the Annual Thanksgiving Service of the Church tagged,” My Neighbour and I” in Lagos on Sunday stated that instead of promoting those things that divides Nigeria, effort should be channeled towards a prosperous nation. “Our minds should be focused on how we should move our nation forward…

In keeping with the Christmas season of love and affection especially for the indigent and less privileged members of the society, the wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano embarked on a round of visitation to Prison facilities in Anambra to celebrate the Christmas with inmates and encourage them to change and be reformed. The Prisons visited by the governor’s wife included the Onitsha, Aguata and Amawbia as well as Daughter of Charity Orphanage Home at Fegge, Onitsha. Speaking at each stop during the visitation, Mrs. Obiano told the inmates that as a mother she came…

…Calls for incentives The Nigerian Indigenous Ship owners Association (NISA) has called on the Federal Government to provide incentives like other countries of the world that would make the nation’s seaports attractive for more ships to call on them. The President of NISA, Capt. Niyi Labinjo who made this submission at a forum in Lagos noted that while Nigeria was working with its local laws, it must not lose sight of what its competitors were doing thus the need to ensure that it was in competition enough. “When we talk about incentives, it is the incentives for the use of…

The Vice Chairman, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) Apapa Chapter, Mr. Chukwujekwu Kanu has accused the maritime reporters of not doing enough in reporting the recent withdrawal of service by the freight forwarders operating at Apapa port. Kanu who was speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos stated that the journalists did not give the action the much needed publicity it deserved so as to get the attention of the government and that of the world at large. He wondered what in his opinion was supposed to be a national issue and be…

The Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Sir Mike Jukwe has said that the council would in no distance time have a governing council in place to give it direction. It will be recalled that since the last governing council served out its tenure in 2012, the council had been without any governing council in place, an action that had drastically affected the council in its overall operation. However, Jukwe who was addressing Journalists in Lagos stated that as soon as the suspension of the collection of transaction fee by the council was lifted, all…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has formally withdrawn its membership of the Maritime Advocacy and Action Group (MAAG). Recall that MAAG is conglomeration of twelve different associations operating in the maritime sector of the economy who agreed to come together in 2013 for the purpose of articulating a common stand on matters affecting the industry. Also recall that ANLCA had about two months ago announced its decision to pull out of the group citing inability of the group to carry it along in its activities and using the platform provided by the group in pursuing personal goals…

The Vice Chairman, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Apapa Chapter, Mr. Chukwujekwu Kanu has said that the recent withdrawal of service embarked upon by the freight forwarders operating at Apapa ports were beneficial in many aspects contrary to insinuations in some quarters that the action was fruitless. Recall that the freight forwarders operating at Apapa ports under the aegis of Joint Associations Committee recently withdrew their service at the AP Moller and ENL terminals accusing the managements of the two terminals of shortchanging them as well as charging money for services not rendered. Speaking in…