Author: Saint Augustine

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The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has formally withdrawn its membership of the Maritime Advocacy and Action Group (MAAG).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…

…Customs absolves self of allegation Following the recent reopening of the cargo warehouses shut down by the Murtala Mohammed Airport Command (MMAC) of the Nigeria Customs Service, the National Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC) has faulted the move by the men of the command to allow only licensed customs agents access into the warehouses as a way of checkmating crowd. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos recently, the Murtala Mohammed Airport Chapter Chairman of NAFFAC, Mr. Alade Shabi also faulted the monetization of the collection of identity cards as a means of gaining access…

Following the dismissal of the suit filed by the Association of Shipping Line Agencies (ASLA) and the Seaport Terminal Association of Nigeria (STOAN) against the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), a legal luminary, Barr. Valentino Buoro has called on both parties to explore the post judgment mediation to resolve pending issues arising from the Judgment. It will be recalled that a Federal High Ikoyi, Lagos presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba last Wednesday dismissed the suits filed by ASLA and STOAN contesting the status of the NSC as the economic regulator of the Nigerian Ports among other issues describing them as…

…As SALS braces up against move Counsels to the Association of Shipping Line Agencies (ASLA) and the Seaport Terminal Operators’ Association of Nigeria (STOAN) have filed for stay of execution of the ruling of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos which dismissed their suits against the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) over the reduction of shipping line agency charges (SLAC) and refund of container deposits with regards to ASLA members and reduction in progressive storage charges and increase in free storage days with regards to STOAN members. The appeal was coming on the heels of the dismissal of the suits of…

Nigeria’s leading maritime media firm, Ships & Ports Communication Company on Tuesday announced the winners of the 8th edition of its annual National Essay Competition. At the official prize presentation ceremony held at Etal Hotel in Apapa, Lagos, a Delta State-based graduate of Microbiology, Ojo Taiye was announced as the winner of the 2014 essay competition carting away N100, 000 cash Best Overall Prize donated by Dangote Port Operation. Other winners include Kenneth Okpomo who won the Sifax Group Prize for Creativity and an Owerri-based medical doctor, Anyanwu Munachimno who won the Nigerian Shippers Council Prize for Best Researched Essay.…