Author: Saint Augustine

(L-R) Femi Afuewape, Minabere Joshua (Secretary); Iye Egbuna, Mrs. Eniola Williams, Engr. E. Ngini and Munir Umar;  all members of the Nigerian Ports Authority Anti-corruption Unit during their swearing in Lagos on Friday. The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority MallamHabibAbdullahi has declared a zero tolerance for corrupt practices at the nation’s seaports. Speaking at the formal inauguration of members of NPA Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (NPA-ACTU) in Lagos, the Managing Director represented by the General Manager, Western Zone MsAdenikeSonaike added that for NPA to be the leading Port in Africa, and to improve her efficiency level, the issue of…

As the preparations for this year’s Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) heightens, indications are rife that the event which is believed to be the biggest maritime event would be chaired by the former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (Rtd.). This was made known by the Chairman, Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2014 Planning Committee, Barr. Margaret Onyema-Orakwus,i at a press conference In Lagos on Monday to formally brief the journalists on the preparedness of the Committee to make this year’s event a success. Barr. Orakwusi explained that the decision to make Babangida the Chairman at this year’s event was in…

Following the recent development in the polity, the federal government has reassured the manufacturers and other players in the economy of its resolve to maintain the tight monetary policy that would engender rapid growth in all sectors of the economy. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made this known while addressing the members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in a one day interactive session with the group in Lagos on Monday. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala who noted that the country was going through some extra ordinary and turbulent time in her history…

…says it was over bloated Contrary to reports in some sections of the media on his absence during the visit by the members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport  to his office in Lagos recently, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has said that his absence during the visit of the committee members were not to worry about. Mallam Abdullahi who was speaking to Journalists in Lagos Thursday, described his absence during the visit as “just a simple issue that was unnecessarily overblown by the press”. According to him, the Senate Committee members were billed…

The recent claim by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) that it was winning the war on piracy recently received a boost from the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association. The Director General of NIMASA was recently quoted as saying that the agency was winning the war on piracy when he played host to journalists under the aegis of Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in his office in Lagos. Speaking to Primetime Reporters in his office in Lagos, the National President of the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association,…

Segun Musa is the Chairman, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Murtala Mohammed International Airport Chapter, Lagos. In this interview with our Correspondent, NWADINAMUO AUGUSTINE, he bared his mind on the activities of the former Minister of Aviation Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah and his expectations from the incoming Minister of Aviation. Excerpt; How would you react to the resignation of the former Minister of Aviation Princess Stella Oduah? Thank you very much for seeking my opinion on this issue. I must say without mincing words that it was more or less not news because I have much expected…

…says he was out to protect the Bank’s independence. The Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Lamido Sanusi, says he intends to challenge the legality of his suspension from office, to establish whether President Goodluck Jonathan has the legal authority to take such decision. “It has never been my desire to hold on to a job. However, I believe if the CBN governor cannot be removed from office, then he cannot be suspended. He can be queried, but the exercise of the arbitrary decision to remove him must be challenged,” he said. Mr. Sanusi was speaking to…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that it will commence the e-payment revenue collection on the 3rd day of March, 2014. This was made known by the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, NPA, Mr. Olumide Oduntan during a one day sensitization forum on the E-Payment Revenue Collection held at the Eko Hotels and Suite, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday. Odutan noted that NPA was ready to commence the new process immediately but would rather wait to discuss with the stakeholders in order that they may get their input on how to make the new process more efficient and better.…

 As the election of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) gradually gathers momentum,the National Electoral Commission (NECOM) has threatened to disqualify any member of the Caretaker Committee of any Chapter with intention to contest in the forthcoming election who failed to resign his or her appointment by Monday February 24, 2014. A release by the NECOM Chairman Okey Nerus said the action became necessary following what seems to be the lackadaisical attitude of some of the affected Caretaker Committee members to an internal memo dated February 11, 2014, urging them to resign their appointment by Wednesday February…

Alhaji Galitma Liman was the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in 2007. Our Correspondent recently spoke with him at Lagos where he bared his mind on crucial matters affecting Nigeria such as the recent resignations, the threat by APC and so much more. Excerpt; The President recently launched the National Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP). What impact do you think this will have on Nigeria as a Nation in relation to the vision 2020 agenda? You have heard this O’Neil talking about the new MINT nations-Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey. His argument was that the ingredients of…