Author: Saint Augustine

Minister of Finance and co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is among the ten influential women of substance nominated for induction into the 2014 Class of MMS Plus’ Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame. Other nominees equally cleared for induction by the Governing Council Board are: Princess Vicky Haastrup, Vice Chairman of ENL Consortium Ltd; the Late Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Minister, Communications and Information; Mrs. Monica Mbanefo, Director, Technical Cooperation, International Maritime Organization (IMO); Mrs. Ngozi Ekeoma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nepal Oil and Gas Services; (Mrs.) Folorunsho Alakija, CEO, Famfa Oil Ltd.; Mrs. Nkiruka Onyejeocha,…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has indicated its intention to appeal the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos which recently ruled that the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) is a government regulatory agency. The Founder of the association, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam gave this indication in a letter he addressed to President Goodluck Jonathan titled,” Transformation Programme and Port Reforms of the President, Federal republic of Nigeria”, dated 8th August, 2014 and made available to Primetime Reporters. Dr. Aniebonam regretted that for the past five years, the freight forwarders…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called on the Federal government to provide more funds to the Nigeria Customs Service to enable it meet up with its additional responsibilities. In a letter addressed to President Goodluck Jonathan, the Founder of the association, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam stated that the call became imperative because it was apparent that the service was being under funded which according to may be affecting its operations and the freight forwarding business. Dr. Aniebonam recalled that under the Destination Inspection Policy the Nigeria Customs Service had been given additional duty to manage and…

Following the planned evacuation of the o-site secretariat/operational office of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) and the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) PTML Chapter by the Grimaldi/PTML Management, the two associations have called on the terminal management to provide a call-up hall for freight forwarders and agents who do business at the terminal. It would be recalled that the management of the Grimaldi/PTML had earlier issued a removal notice to the two associations informing them that the containers being used by the two associations as temporary secretariat would be removed by the management on…

…As CILT Nigeria holds Annual conference The Federal government on Friday said that the National Transport Policy, the new railway, Ports and Harbour, the Inland waterways and the draft National Transport Commission bills would soon be forwarded to the National Assembly for enactment into law. Speaking at the 2014 National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria held in Lagos, the Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar disclosed that the bills which were presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) early this year were being fine-tuned by a technical Committee headed by…

At least two persons have been feared killed and 20 others hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) attack. The two, according to a source in Shendam who spoke with our reporter on phone, were rushed to the hospital by their family members after they suddenly collapsed in the morning, having consumed too much of salt over night. They later died of high blood pressure in the hospitals. According to medical personnel in the hospitals where the other patients are currently taking treatment in Jos,…

The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has issued guidelines to its employees and port community stakeholders on the risks posed by the deadly Ebola Virus. It also gave directives about the risk factors in a port environment. The Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority MalamHabibAbdullahi, who acknowledged that Nigerian Ports are gateways hence vulnerable, however cautioned port operators, especially first line contact officers against negligence when dealing with foreigners and vulnerable group. MalamHabibAbdullahi while expressing deep empathy for those who have contacted the Ebola virus in the course of duty, however noted that, NPA would leave no stone unturned to…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Habib Abdullahi, has inaugurated a 5 man Committee charged with responsibility of midwifing the entire concession of terminal B of the old Warri Port in Delta State. Tagged Project Delivery Team (PDT), the Committee which was inaugurated on Wednesday has been saddled with responsibility of ensuring a seamless transaction of the project in conjunction with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). The committee which was inaugurated in the presence of the BPE Director General, Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has as its terms of reference collation of submitted expression of interests by…

By Sylvanus Obasi Barely a week after he held a general meeting whereby he called for peace, unity and reconciliation amongst all aggrieved members of the chapter, it appears the banana peel syndrome which has become synonymous with his chapter is again rearing its ugly head against him. This is because the newly installed chairman of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Tincan Island Chapter, Hon Fwdr Azubuike Ekweozor has threatened to abdicate his chairmanship position due to what he described as financial pressure from members of Board of Trustee of the association at the headquarters level.…

Enugu state Governor, Sullivan Chime has commended the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) for its giant strides in the logistics and supply chain management. Governor Chime gave this commendation when some officers of the Association visited him in his office in Enugu state recently. The Governor enumerated his government’s efforts towards maximizing the potentials in the upgrading of the Akanu Ibiam Airport to international status which are all geared towards ensuring that the state taps benefits inherent in the status. Governor Chime said his government was quite aware of the benefits in harnessing the full potentials in…