Author: Saint Augustine

The sleepy town of Ugwueke in Abia State was agog over the visit of the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi. He was accompanied by the respected son of the town and one of the foremost Economists and the Managing Director of Cowry Assets Management Company, Mr. Johnson Chukwu. Obi who was at Ugwueke Secondary School, Ugwueke encouraged the students to see education as their future, as that acquisition that would sufficiently arm them for global competition. He also encouraged them to take interest in other extra-curricula activities such as sports, while shunning acts of indiscipline and other…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship candidate in the April 11, 2015Governorship election for Nassarawa State and former Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku has emerged the National Secretary of the party. At the National Convention of the party held Saturday in Awka, Anambra state, a former Special Adviser to the former Abia state Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor-Kalu on Special Duties, Dr. Victor Ikechukwu Oye, from Anambra state emerged the National Chairman, taking over from Chief Victor Umeh who led the party for over a decade with an impressive track record. The Convention which used voice votes to ratify…

The spirited effort and commitment of the Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano to caring for the needy and support for indigent and the physically challenged persons through her NGO, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) received international recognition and support with the donation of 30 brand new Wheel Chairs ‎ by a United States of America based group, Grace Project International to CAFE at the Governor’s Lodge Amawbia. Receiving the mobility aides, Mrs. Obiano expressed profound appreciation on behalf of CAFE for the recognition and support. According to Mrs. Obiano, “I am overwhelmed with joy…

As the President grapples with the task of constituting his Ministers, the Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS) has reiterated its call for the creation of the Maritime Ministry to ensure close monitoring of the sector which he said was poised to take over from the oil sector as a leading revenue earner for the country. The President of SALS, Rev Jonathan Nicol who made this call in Lagos while speaking in a chat with Primetime Reporters observed that lack of supervision has created a lot of loopholes for people to do whatever they liked adding that the association was…

As Nigerians await the nomination of the Ministers that would help President Buhari administer the Nigerian economy, a financial expert, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that he appoints a Minister who has a basic knowledge of the local economy to head the Ministry of Finance. Chukwu who gave this advice in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos said such a person should understand the nuances of the local economy and has sound political knowledge or what he called the social intelligence so as to understand the social structure of the economy. He said,”…

The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has called on Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari a minimum of three months to settle down in office to enable him put together members of his cabinet that would serve the interests of Nigerians in the long run. The President of SALS, Rev. Jonathan Nicol who made this appeal in congratulatory message he sent to President Buhari said such time would help the President not to hurriedly make mistakes that all Nigerians and those living in the country would regret. Nicol hinted that the President had a lot on his table now…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has on Saturday commissioned an electricity transformer donated to it by the Director-General, Standards Orgainzation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Joseph Odumodu to power its National Secretariat. Speaking on the sidelines of the commissioning, the National Publicity Secretary of ANLCA, Dr. Kayode Farinto observed that with the installation and subsequent commissioning of the transformer by the National Secretary of the association, Dr. Emmanuel Ogu Oparah, the cost of powering the Secretariat would be drastically reduced. Farinto noted that prior to the donation of the transformer, the association has three generators which it spent…

Following the heat generated by the Practitioners’ Operating Fees (POF) instituted to be collected from the freight forwarders by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in all the entry and exit points in the country, the Minister of Transport has finally waded into the matter as it has invited the freight forwarders for a meeting at Abuja on Wednesday this week. It will be recalled that the CRFFN on the 4th of May, 2015 released a public notice announcing its readiness to begin collection of the POF on the 11th May, 2015 in all the…

A financial expert, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on diversifying the economy further so as to grow other sectors of the economy that showed strong prospect. Chukwu who made this known in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos noted that the entertainment industry had grown in the last eight years saying that the industry should be encouraged to grow further. He observed that the manufacturing sector had also grown to about 9% from 3% it used to be in the past adding that the present administration should do more to grow the sector since…

…Calls for attitudinal change The Founder, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has called on the Federal government to strive towards upholding the law using the instrument of constitutional provisions and established platforms rather that the use of ad-hoc committees in the administration of the state affairs. Aniebonam who made this call in a press release he issued in Lagos stated that to achieve this objective, a total welfare package for the government operatives and the law enforcement agents must be ensured and implemented. He noted that government should strive to create wealth for the…