Author: Saint Augustine

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has faulted the call by the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on the Management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to revoke all licenses issued by the service describing the reasons deposed by CAFFA for calling for such revocation as misleading. It will be recalled that the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) had in a letter it addressed to Comptroller-General of Customs recommended the immediate revocation of all licenses issued by the Nigeria Customs Service so as to protect government revenue. NAGAFF also called on the…

The Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has criticized the move by President Muhammadu Buhari to recover all the looted funds by the immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan saying that it should not be the priority of the president at the moment. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, Chukwu however stated that if President Buhari has evidence that the said public officials had looted public funds, he had a legal mandate to recover those funds. “But I believe that that should not take too much of the president’s attention because there…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Tincan Island Chapter has cried out to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other statutory regulatory government agencies responsible for regulating the activities of the terminal operators at the nation’s seaports to save them from the excesses of the management of the Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) in Lagos. The Vice Chairman of the chapter, Barr. Mrs. Ada Akpunonu who made this call in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos stated that TICT management had taken over virtually all the foreign services from all the shipping…

…Says it is a welcomed development The Nigerian Indigenous Ship owners Association (NISA) has described as a step in the right direction the ban of 133 tankers by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from plying the Nigerian waters. The NNPC had last week acting on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari said that the 133 tankers had been prohibited from plying the Nigerian waters with immediate effect citing no reason for the decision. Speaking in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, the National Publicity Secretary of NISA, Mr. Emmanuel Ilori observed that for foreigners to be involved…

Following the removal of the former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi from office by president Muhammadu Buhari last week, the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Indigenous Ship owners Association (NISA), Mr. Emmanuel Ilori has said that the former DG would be remembered for raising awareness of the agency within and outside the maritime industry. Ilori who made this position known in Lagos on Tuesday in a chat with newsmen noted that prior to his appointment as the NIMASA helmsman, there was little or nothing known about NIMASA as far as…

…Wants him to be fair in administering the agency A maritime lawyer, Barrister Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara has lauded the appointment of Barr. Calistus Nwabueze Obi as the new Director-General of the nation’s apex maritime agency, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in an acting capacity. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari last week Thursday announced the removal of the former Director-General of the agency, Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi directing that he hand over to the most senior staff of the agency to act in that capacity pending the appointment of a substantive Director-General thus paving the…

Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi has taken over as the Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) following the handing over by Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi as directed by the Federal Government. Barrister Obi who until this appointment was the Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services in the Agency brings over two decades experience in the public sector, law practice and the maritime industry to this new responsibility. Born on May 1, 1964 Barrister Obi who hails from Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State studied Law at the University of Nigeria Nsukka…

The Governor of Anambra State has charged the Muslim community in the State to be vigilant and report criminal elements who may be planning to foment trouble, and ensure they live in peace with their neighbours. The Governor stated this when a delegation from the Muslim community in the state paid him Sallah homage Saturday at his country home in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area. Governor Obiano told the group whom he feted to Eid-el-Fitr lunch that the current peace and security reigning in Anambra was in the interest of all and should be sustained. He said, “I…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday terminated the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, announced the sacking in a statement made available to journalists. Adesina, however, did not give reason for the decision which he said took immediate effect. He said Akpobolokemi would hand over the management of NIMASA and all government property in his possession to the most senior officer in the agency who will remain in charge until a new Director-General is appointed. Meanwhile, it was…

No! Amiwero is the impersonator –Njoku The President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Mr. Lucky Amiwero has advised the Federal Ministry of Transport against having any business transaction with the Chief Festus Ejiofor’s led faction of the association. Amiwero who gave the advice in a letter he addressed to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation informed that Chief Festus Ejiofor and Mr. Bennett Ndee who were allegedly being used by the Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to create confusion in the ports…