Author: Saint Augustine

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called on the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to extend its trainings to the freight forwarders in the maritime sector so as to guarantee an all inclusive capacity building in the sector. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, the Secretary General of the association, Hon. Increase Uche stated that if the journalists covering the sector could be factored in the overseas training of the agency last year, such gesture should also be extended to the freight forwarders who were no mean contributors to the nation’s…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mallam Habib Abdullahi has assured the Nigerian Navy of the authority’s maximum cooperation and support in its efforts to curtail piracy and other maritime crimes in the Nation’s water ways. Mallam Abdullahi gave this assurance while receiving the new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral JKZ Ango, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Lagos on Tuesday. The Managing Director said further that although the Nigerian Ports Authority was not the Designated Authority responsible for security at the Nation’s ports, it had the…

Managing Director, Techno Brain-West Blue and lead consultant of the Nigeria Single Window Environment Implementation, Ms Valentina Mintah has described the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as a role model in trade facilitation with the development of the Single Window platform even among developed countries in the world. Speaking in Abuja recently, Mintah said the NCS as the lead agency in the Single Window (SW) implementation in Nigeria has gone a long way in creating an enabling environment for trade to flourish in the country. “SW is basically looking at the export, import and transit trade supply chain from the perspective of…

The youths in Abagana held a historic congress to set a new path for their future and develop a common agenda in preparation for the 2015 general elections. The congress held at Ezi Udoeke Square observed that the activities of a people during election had a lot to do with how democratic dividends are distributed. Thus, the youths vowed to stand behind the government of Anambra State led by a people oriented Governor, Chief Willie Obiano who has shown enough goodwill in less than 12 months in office. The massive support enjoyed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and…

Governor Willie Obiano has declared the resolve of his administration to restore the lost glory of Onitsha and transform it into one of the major cities in Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan Africa. The governor made this declaration during the flag off of some inner city road projects in Onitsha. The roads are Ajasa, Allen, Ezenwa and Saineez streets.  The projects were awarded to the Army Corps of Engineers at the contract sum of N1.1 billion with a completion period of three months. A breakdown of this cost shows that Ajasa and Allen streets were awarded at the cost of…

James Eze Although the recent visit by a 30-man strong business delegation from Thailand to Anambra State has come and gone, the full significance of its five-day stay in what used to be the crime capital of South East Nigeria will linger for a long time to come. For obvious reasons, the Thai Trade Mission to Anambra could be seen as the final proof that Governor Willie Obiano’s acclaimed exploits in ridding Anambra State of crime and criminal elements as widely reported in the media is no fluke. In a sense, it is the longest test of the efficacy of…

The attention of Media Ethics and Rights Initiative has been drawn to a fabricated story from a faceless mischief maker on Facebook who hides under the title of Fact Finders to spew poisonous gossips aimed at creating disaffection between prominent people in Anambra State. The latest story in the devilish scheme of this paid rumour merchant is a post titled: “PDP is full of Mad People like Arthur Eze and Chris Uba – Obiano,” which made a failed attempt to pitch His Excellency Governor Willie Obiano against some illustrious sons of Anambra State. This tall tale from an itinerant reporter…

Ahead of marking his one year in office, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has expressed his deepest gratitude to prominent indigenes of the state whose unflinching support has helped to stabilize the state, making it possible for him to record massive achievements in the past one year. Speaking in Awka on Tuesday, Governor Obiano noted that but for the enormous support his administration had enjoyed from many illustrious citizens of the state, it would have been an uphill task to expand the frontiers of development with so much result in such a short time. The governor pointedly…

As many Nigerians continued to react on the rescheduling of the election dates, the former Public Relations Officer, Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders, Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNIFFIEC), Mr. David Pius has okayed the shift in the dates describing it as a welcomed development. It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last Saturday rescheduled the Presidential and the National Assembly polls from the 14th of February, 2015 to the 28th of March, 2015 and the Governorship and the State Houses of Assembly polls from the 28th of February, 2015 to the 11th of April, 2015. David who…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has said that it lacked the basic information that would enable it to properly assess the performance of the maritime sector in the last one year. Speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in his office on Monday, the National President of NAGAFF, Dr. Eugene Nweke stated that for one to effectively assess the performance of the sector, such a person may require information such as the Gross Registered Tonnage as well as the number of ship calls at the nation’s ports in the last one year. Nweke said,” we want…