Author: Saint Augustine

The former Chairman, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Tincan Island Chapter, Dr. Kayode Collins Farintho has called on the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to make public, the names of Nigerians and non Nigerians alike who benefit from the Federal government Waiver system. Farintho, who was reacting to the recent figure released by the federal government as the amount granted in waiver between the month of January and May, 2014 which was put at #28.5 billion, observed that the demand was necessary to enable Nigerians know whether or not those who were benefiting from such waivers actually…

As the year gradually winds up, the Shippers Association of Lagos state (SAL) has called for the extension of one year period given to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to five years to enable it achieve its mandate as the Port commercial regulator in Nigeria. It will be recalled that the Federal government earlier in the year granted the commercial regulator status to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council on the interim for a period of one year to enable it assess the performance of the Council with a view to renewing the status or conferring it on another agency entirely. Speaking…

The former Deputy National Coordinator, save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNIFFIEC), Comrade Stephen Ibe has described the management of the AP Moller Terminal (APMT) as a big time failure. Comrade Ibe who was reacting to some statements credited to the spokesman of the terminal, Mr. Bolaji Akinola where he was quoted as saying that in a commercial environment, one cannot satisfy everybody, stated that he was disappointed that the management of the terminal could be that insensitive as to come up with such a defense for its abysmal performance in recent times. He wondered whether APMT was…

As the argument on whether or not the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service nearly one year ago can be queried since it is a customs document issued by the Customs itself, a former Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Dr. Kayode Farintho has said that PAAR could be queried as well as could not be queried. Farintho who was speaking in an interview with Primetime Reporters in his office in Lagos recently stated that PAAR could not be queried on issues relating to value as according to him, anyone who queried…

Anita Iroajanma The community of OrileBariga recently experienced a new development as the young executives of Poise Graduate Finishing Academy (PGFA) Stream 25 provided them with a manual bore-hole locally called ‘jagamu’. The bore-hole which was commissioned by the facilitator of the programme, Mr. Olaniyi Omole, was sited at the Baale’s Palace at No. 1 Taiwo Street, Idi Aba bus-stop, Bariga Town, Lagos State. The event, anchored by a member of PGFA Stream 25 – Anita Iroajanma, was graced with the presence of Mr. Henry Ononiwu and Mr.Olaniyi Omole (both members of staff of PGFA), the Baale, the Chairman, the…

Contrary to the demands by some stakeholders in the Maritime sector for the review of the Cabotge Act, the Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Temisan Omatseye has said that there was nothing wrong with the Act. Omatseye who was speaking on the sideline of the 2014 Induction Ceremony of the MMS Women of Fortune Hall of Fame organized by Kings Communications Limited in Lagos on Tuesday however stated that the problem with the Act was that of implementation and enforcement. He observed that with NIMASA being given the mandate to implement and enforce…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has promised to provide meteorological equipment to all pilotage districts within the organisation to assist the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NEMA) in taking care of the entire coastal areas of her operations. Mallam Habib Abdullahi made this comment while receiving the Director General of the Agency, Dr. Anthony C. Anuforom, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Organisation’s Corporate Headquarters Marina, Lagos. Mallam Abdullahi noted that, in recent years, there has been technological improvement in the weather forecast especially in the aviation sector, which could be replicated in the Maritime Industry. He…

The National Automotive Council (NAC) and the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has signed a partnership agreement that would usher in a new pre-shipment verification of conformity to standards on used vehicles coming into the country. The Director-General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Joseph Odumodu, who disclosed this shortly after the signing of an agreement for the implementation of the conformity to standards of used vehicles, said the move was part of efforts aimed at ensuring the successful implementation of the new automotive policy of the government. Odumodu stated that since the Federal Government had decided to make the…

Apparently to douse the tension generated by the said premature implementation of the 35 percent levy on imported vehicles, the National Automotive Council (NAC) has said that the government has not changed its position on the January 1, 2015 implementation date. The Director General of the Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal who stated this in a statement on Tuesday however said that work on the implementation of the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan was on course adding that the government had no intention of reversing certain aspects of the policy as being insinuated in some quarters. Jala noted that the government…

…launches official social media platforms The Nigeria Customs Service has said that the urgent need to curtail the activities of the internet scammers who defraud the unsuspecting public informed the launching of its official social media platform on face book and twitter platforms. The Comptroller General of Customs, Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdullahi who stated this at the launch in Abuja also said that the new social media platforms will complement the existing efforts in the traditional media to combat the scourge of internet fraudster currently duping innocent and unsuspecting citizens. Abdullahi who gave the official pages as www.facebook.com/customsng on Facebook and @CustomsNG…