Author: Saint Augustine

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has said that it would revisit the Nigerian Institute of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers (NIFFCB) with a view to taking a second look at its name. The NIFFCB which is a training arm of CRFFN was initially established as the Nigerian Institute of Freight Forwarders (NIFF) but was later on changed to the Nigerian Institute of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers following agitations from Customs agents. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Friday, the Chairman, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) Lillypond/Ijora Chapter, Rev. Emmanuel Agubanze…

The Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPD) has been described as a condition for the issuance or renewal of practitioners’ licenses in the freight forwarding sector of the Nigerian maritime industry. The Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Sir Mike Jukwe who made this known on the sideline of a one day MCPD organized for freight forwarders by the Nigerian Institute of Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers in Conjunction with CRFFN in Lagos said that those who did not participate in any of the programme this year would not be allowed to practice in the…

The wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has charged two hundred new SURE-P Graduate Internship Programme participants allotted to her NGO, the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) to be good ambassadors at their places of work. Mrs. Obiano made the pronouncement while flagging off deployment of the 200 youths shortlisted by CAFÉ out of the 1000 slots reserved for the state their various places of work, Wednesday, at the Women Development Centre, Awka. The engagement of the 200 youths which is for a period of one-year, is in furtherance of the NGO’s empowerment programme and…

In a bid to satisfy the needs of customers across Nigeria as well as ease their online shopping experience, Konga, Nigeria’s largest online mall, recently launched a new campaign called #FoundOnKonga to flaunt the over one hundred and fifty thousand products in its stock and demonstrate its claim of having the largest pool of products in the online mall segment in Nigeria. The ‘Found on Konga’ campaign enriches the lifestyle of shoppers and makes their dreams of finding any item they need on the site come through, irrespective of the uncommonness of the item. Gabriel Gab-Umoden, Konga’s Vice-President, Marketing, informed…

In furtherance of her commitment to uplifting the status of the physically-challenged persons and giving them a sense of belonging in the society, the wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano yesterday in Awka, Anambra State distributed more Prosthetic limbs to 200 physically-challenged persons who went home happy, saying it was a way to do good to the needful and add value to lives of God’s creations. The fitting of limbs held at the Women Development Centre Awka was part of the second phase programme organized by the Caring Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ), the NGO promoted by…

The Managing Director, Gold Link Investment Services Limited, Sir Tony Anakebe has frowned at the indiscriminate defecation around all the ports facilities in the Western Zone describing it as a major health problem which is capable of sparking off an epidemic. Speaking with Primetime Reporters in Lagos recently, Sir Anakebe said that efforts should be geared toward getting the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) as well as the Port Health to take proactive measure towards arresting the trend which he said was assuming a disturbing proportion. According to him,” with these trucks littering around from Mile 2 to Apapa, if you…

The Lilypond Terminal Ijora Chapter of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) now has a new chairman. He is Mr.Olabanji Olufemi of FEMAT International Services Nigeria Limite. In an election conducted at the National secretariat of ANLCA on Tuesday, Mr. Olabanji polled all the 7 valid votes to emerge victorious. He replaces Prince Anslem C. Njemanze who had been acting Chairman of the chapter for more than 2 years. Accreditation of voters commenced at 11.52 am and closed at 11.56am as 7 out of 8 potential voters were accredited. The Chairman of the Association Electoral Commission (ASECO), Alhaji…

President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba of his appointment and duties with immediate effect. “President Jonathan has also appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase as Acting Inspector-General of Police, also with immediate effect,” says Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) Reuben Abati in a statement issued in Abuja today. Until his appointment as Mr. Abba’s replacement, Mr. Arase was the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law, as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Political Science and Strategic Studies.…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Senator Uche Chukwumerije. Senator Ekweremadu while reacting to the passing on of the ranking Senator who died in Abuja on Sunday, described him as a fearless politician who fought for the interest of the common man and his people. . He also described him as “a patriot who gave his best towards the peace, unity, and development of Nigeria”. The Statement read in part: “I am most saddened by the news of the passing on of Distinguished Senator Chukwumerije. It is the…

Nigeria will be able to provide about 50 per cent of seafarers needed in Africa by 2020, the Director of Administration and Personnel, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Felix Bobnabena has said. According to the global maritime watchdog, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), seafarers are in high demand across the globe. This is due to the widening gap in age between the current seafarers and the upcoming ones worldwide. According to the United Nations (UN) specialised agency, the shipping world is in dire need of seafarers. This has prompted many member nations of IMO to step up efforts…