Author: Saint Augustine

President Goodluck Jonathan has identified inadequate manpower as the major problem militating against the growth of the maritime sector in Nigeria calling for a concerted effort to address the situation. The President who made this known last Saturrday while performing the ground breaking ceremony of the Nigerian Maritime University at Okerenkoko in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State stressed that human capacity development had been identified as a major factor needed to boost the maritime sector to fully utilize the gains of the industry. He stated that the establishment of the Maritime University would enhance his administration’s commitment…

The Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA) are gearing for a action against the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke over her claim that 60 per cent of oil lifting contracts for 2014 have been awarded to Nigerian indigenous companies. The Chairman of NISA, Chief Isaac Jolapamo who made this known while addressing journalists Tuesday at the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) International Maritime Press Centre in Lagos, said that the statement credited to the Petroleum Minister was misleading. Jolapamo also said that series of attempts by his association to get clarification of the statement attributed to the Minister were…

The Freight Agents working at the Ports and Terminals Multiservices Limited (PTML) Wednesday continued their strike action to press home their demands. The agents had on Tuesday downed tools to protest against what they called the premature implementation of the new automotive policy of the federal Government earlier enforced by the Nigeria Customs Service in February this year which was later suspended to allow room for further consultations. They wondered why the policy which was scheduled to commence on the 1st of July, 2014 would be enforced by the PTML command of the Nigeria Customs Service wondering what might have…

Hajia Idayat Bolanle Muse was born at Oyo town in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State Nigeria. She attended the Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School and later at St. Bernardine’s Grammar School where she obtained her West Africa Schools Certificate. She also attended the Baron School of management where she obtained her Diploma in Secretarial Administration. Later she went to study at A and B Computer College where she acquired Computer Appreciation skills. She later proceeded to the Kano State Polytechnic, and came out with Diploma in Business Administration. She finally obtained her Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University…

The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has called on the Federal Government to extend the executive approval granted the Nigerian Shippers’ Council to operate as the Ports Economic regulator from one year to five years. The President of the Association, Mr. Bolaji Akinola who made this call while presenting his welcome address at a one day seminar tagged, “Achieving Fair and Equitable Port Pricing System in Nigeria”, jointly organized by the association and the Nigerian shipper’s Council in Lagos on Monday, stated that the one year approval granted the council by the federal Government was not enough to carry…

The stakeholders in the nation’s maritime industry have expressed happiness over the rate at which the Nigeria Customs Service has been generating and transmitting the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) which hitherto was marred by a number of complains. A cross section of the stakeholders who spoke to Primetime Reporters in Lagos on Friday acknowledged that the Nigeria Customs Service was getting over the initial problems it encountered at the inception of the regime. Speaking on the matter, the national President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Chief Eugene Nweke disclosed that in the last twenty-one days, the PAAR…

By Monday Japhet Emo It was like slow motion, hearts missed a beat, breathes stopped for nano seconds, deafening silence then the loud bang of explosion- sharpenels flew in a wide magnetic vortex, mauling and maiming anything within a wide radius, fire and smoke then everything became still. That instinct of self preservation, pumped adrenaline into lethargic and fear stiffened legs as people began to run away from the blast, some blood soaked, with gashes others with a cut or two yet a few others with no bruise but they had to run anyway. Pause! This scene is not from…

Rev. Jonathan Nicol is the President, Shippers’ Association of Lagos State. In this interview with Joy Enamuna, he bared his mind on the awards by the Transport & Society Newspaper and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Nigerian Shippers’ Council as the ports’ commercial regulator in Nigeria and many more. Excerpts; Sir, you have just been giving an award by the Nigerian Transport and Nigerian Television Authority as the outstanding personality in maritime sector, how do you feel? I am fascinated that for the first time in our history, Shippers Association is now being recognized publicly! Not to talk of…

By Monday Japhet Emo Arising from a drunken binge I, like most other kind hearted Nigerians went to Abuja, a week after the Nyanya bomb blast to feel the pulse of the city and see if I could also donate blood. Life seemed to have picked up as usual with Nigerians, attention has shifted to the two hundred and twenty nine or so girls abducted and taken to a forest ostensibly to be used as sex slaves or for ritual purposes one can’t really peep into the mind of the demonic extremist sect who take pleasure in killing innocent people…

The Nigeria LNG Limited has said that it has received a total of 124 (one hundred and twenty-four) entries for the 2014 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature which is considered to be the flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative. The prize which is also considered the most prestigious literary prize in the Continent of Africa has also received a total of five (5) entries for the award for the Literary Criticism which was introduced in 2012. This was made known by the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature, Prof. Ayo Banjo on the occasion…