Author: Saint Augustine

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON has reaffirmed commitment to intensifying its fight against fake and substandard goods in the country. The Director General, SON, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke made this known when he appeared during a joint National Assembly Committee on Industry while giving his opening remarks at the 2023 budget performance and 2024 budget proposal defense in Abuja recently. He also pledged his unflinching commitment to serving the nation to the best of his ability. The SON  boss said the organization was making aggressive efforts to rid the nation of substandard products, stressing that the agency has intensified…

At the conclusion of the World Radiocommunications Conference, WRC 2023, Nigeria joined the rest of the World to sign the Final Act WRC-23, which constitutes a record of the decisions taken at the conference. The Final Act comprises both the new and revised provisions of the Radio Regulations, an international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, represented Nigeria and was joined by the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida and the Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NigComSat Ltd, Mrs.…

…Host maiden joint search and rescue simulation exercise  …Targets Ikorodu for Q1 2024 waterways security simulation exercise In a landmark event, the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA has partnered with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the Nigerian Navy to host the maiden Joint Search and Rescue Simulation exercise in Lagos. The event called together other critical agencies in the maritime transportation industry such as the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, and the Lagos State Fire Service (LSFS) among others to showcase a coordinated effort to enhance safety and response capabilities…

… Continued from part 1 Being a paper presented by the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi during the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the League of Maritime Editors In Lagos on December 7, 2023 with the theme: Harnessing Nigeria’s Potential In Marine & Blue Economy/The New Customs Act And Its Implication On Trade. The Comptroller General of Customs was represented at the event by the Customs Area Controller, Tincan Island Port Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi mni. What are the implications of the new customs Act on Marine and Blue Economy and by extension, trade? The…

The Customs Consultative Committee, CCC has congratulated the Customs Area Controller of the Tincan Island Port Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi over his appointment as the Chairman of the Trade Facilitation/Time Release Studies Committee by the Comptroller General of Customs, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. CCC, in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its Secretary, Dr. Eugene Nweke described Nnadi’s appointment as Chairman of the Committee as meritorious having been a pioneer member of the trade tool domestication, development and experiments team on the Time Release Study, TRS years back. The statement aptly recalled that he actively represented the Service…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu In the spirit of Christmas season, the Coordinator of Soludo Ambassadors, Anambra Central Senatorial District and an international businessman, Prince Obinna Ndigwe, on Monday at Umuokpu Village, Awka in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State gave out bags of rice, tubers of yam and wrappers to over 2,000 widows, orphans, downtrodden as well as some members of Soludo Ambassadors. The recipients of the goodies were drawn from the 7 Local Government Areas that make up Anambra Central Senatorial District. Addressing the beneficiaries shortly before the distribution of the largesse, Prince Ndigwe expressed gratitude to God…

…Move will boost our economy – Jamoh The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to extend Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 Nautical Miles to 220 Nautical Miles. This coincides with the creation of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, which will give a boost to the Nigerian maritime sector. The Chairman, United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, CLCS, Adnan Rashid Nasser Al-Azri, disclosed the development in a statement regarding Nigeria’s submission. This approval allows Nigeria to redraw the territorial map of its sovereignty in the…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu As a way of thanking God for gifting him with twin babies (all boys), which has eluded him for years now and also for appreciating the executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC for their steadfastness, the former National Auditor of the party, Sir Paul Chukuma, on Saturday, 16th December 2023 shared over 800 bags of rice as well as cash gift to all the Local Government Areas and the state executives of the party. Distributing the largesse in Awka, the Anambra State Capital, in the presence of some party’s stakeholders including the Nigerian Ambassador to…

Following the signing of performance bond by the various Departments and agencies in the marine and blue economy sector, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko has tasked the staff of the authority on the actualization of the Key Performance Indicators, KPIs spelt out in the performance bond. Speaking at the NPA In-House Cascading Of Deliverables Arising From The Presidential/Ministerial Performance Bond December 2023 recently, Bello-Koko charged the authority’s staff to ensure to deliver on the targets set in the bond to justify their earnings as public servants. He disclosed that every Unit, Section, Department, Division…

VICMART Education Consulting has bagged the New Agency of the Year award at The International Education (TINE) Africa 2023 Summit and Awards. Speaking with journalists after receiving the award, the Lead Consultant, VICMART Education Consulting, Mr. Victor Kelechi Nwaoha, described the feat as the company’s biggest acknowledgement and a boost to its reputation in the sector. His words: “Personally, this award means more work because there is a lot more to be done. Of course, for the company it means we have been able to make inroads into the industry. To be selected as the New Agency of the Year,…