Author: Saint Augustine

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…

A Christmas Message from the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano    Ndi Anambra, we are once again in that special period of the year when Christians from all over the world come to a momentary break to mark the greatest act of love known to mankind – the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. All over the world, Christmas is seen as a season of love and profound affection as well as a season of remembrance and nostalgia. It is a time when love and kindness rule the hearts of many Christians. For Nigerians, this year’s Christmas…

As Nigerians gear up to the 2015 general election, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has cautioned the politicians to play the game by the rules saying that they should pursue their dreams with the fear of God and the interest of the hapless Nigerian masses at heart. The National Chairman of the party, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam who made this known in his Christmas message to Christians titled,” 2014 Christmas: The Night Before A New Dawn”, stated that in this era of campaigns, politicians should go about it in a manner devoid of violence, mudslinging and character assassination as well…