September 2019 – Page 3 – Shipping World News Magazine

Sep132019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Air Peace on Wednesday commenced the evacuation of at least 84 Nigerians from South Africa

The Nigerians had been cleared by the immigration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to journalists on Wednesday. The ministry said that out of 313 Nigerians confirmed for the first batch for evacuation today, 84 of them had so far been cleared and are expected to arrive Nigeria at 2:00pm local time. It said, “The Air Peace aircraft which was scheduled to take off at 9:00am local time was delayed due to the fact that clearance procedures by immigration are usually very slow. “Out of the 313 confirmed for the first batch for evacuation today, only 84 are cleared so far. “The more the aircraft waits for the passengers, the higher the amount it will pay for parking.” Many of those voluntarily returning to Nigeria following fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa, arri...

Sep112019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

FG Records Massive Seizures at Borders

Breaking News, Maritime, News Feature, Port News, Press Release

Three weeks into the intensive joint border patrol by the security agencies, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has announced massive seizures and arrests from the 4 sectors of North West, North Central, South West, and South South geopolitical zones. Seizures and arrests made so far include 100 illegal migrants, 8,360-50kg bags of parboiled rice; 122 bags of fertilizer; 77 vehicles; 781 drums of PMS as well as 16, 371 200 litres empty drums, 1,491 packs of assorted drugs; 3 outboard 40HP Engines; 13 cotonu boats; 185 drums of groundnut oil; 6 trucks; 114 motorcycles; among other items with 117 suspects. As part of the efforts to sustain the border patrol along the national borderlines, the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), Comp...

Sep102019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

OPEC Declares Support for Global Maritime Security Conference in Nigeria

Breaking News, Maritime, News Feature

· As AAMA Chairman, Dakuku, Confirms Participation of Over 70 Countries The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for accepting to host the upcoming Global Maritime Security Conference, saying the talks will go a long way in addressing security concerns in the maritime domain of the entire Gulf of Guinea. Secretary-General of OPEC Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo gave the commendation in a statement to the organising committee of the conference. This is as Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, confirmed the participation of over 70 countries in the conference scheduled for 7 – 9 October in Abuja. Barkindo noted in the statement t...

Sep92019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BARR HASSAN BELLO: MARITIME LIVING LEGEND OF THE WEEK

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Even though the prefix of barrister to his name wasn’t a borrowed one, or for that matter, a honourary offer, Hassan Bello have been rumoured to plead with associates to refer to him simply as Mr or Mallam Hassan Bello. Hassan Bello e reminds us of the great Nigerian accounting octopus, Mr. Fatai Williams who found it clearly uncomfortable to wear the title of a chief, and preferred to be addressed simply as Mr. Williams. Exceptional professionals! Hassan Bello is the Executive Secretary and CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. He trained as a lawyer and began his career at the Sokoto State Ministry of Justice and the state’s Investment Company Limited, where he rose to become Acting Managing Director & CEO in the early 1990s before he joined the Council in 1998 as Deputy Dire...

Sep62019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PDP ‘ll lose Bayelsa governorship poll to APC, says Timi Frank

Breaking News, News Feature, Politics

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has insisted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would lose the forthcoming Governorship election in Bayelsa state for “choosing to field a weak candidate.” He therefore congratulated the candidate of the APC in Bayelsa state, David Lyon, ahead of the elections. Frank in a statement in Abuja on Friday, noted that the APC’s candidate is better placed to win the elections in view of the fact that the PDP has curiously chosen to field a weak candidate against the APC’s flag-bearer. “APC will win the forth-coming governorship election in Bayelsa State seeing the weak candidate (Governor Seriake) Dickson and the PDP have chosen as their flag-bearer,” Fra...

Sep32019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NON PAYMENT OF SALARY: BAYELSA AIRPORT STAFF ABANDON DUTY

Breaking News, News Feature, Politics, Travel

With barely three weeks before the commissioning of Bayelsa Cargo Airport, the more than 150 workers have abandoned their duty posts, insisting they would only return to work on the condition that, their 8 months salary arrears were paid. The workers who are yet to be issued appointment letters have not been paid since their recruitment last January. But usually dependable sources told our correspondent that the workers who were recently subjected to a staff verification exercise were excited when two months ago information reached them that the accounts of the Airport had been credited with two months salary by the Bayelsa State Government "We can confirm on good authority that the State Government has credited our accounts but to our surprise management has refused to pay...

Sep32019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Two years after, jury is out on Effedua’s Tenure at Maritime Academy,Oron

Breaking News, Maritime, News Feature

As retired Navy Commodore Emmanuel Effedua clocks the second year mark as Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, a muted and quizzy atmosphere characterised the institution as the jury came out on how he has fared in steering its affairs. Although some industry watchers saw his appointment as that of a square peg in a square hole, there was a very vocal minority who insisted he lacked the cognate experience for the job. The appointment of Effedua followed the sacking of a former Registrar and acting Rector of the institution, Mr. Mkpandiok A. Mkpandiok by Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation. The emergence of Effedua coincided with the appointment of a Manageme...

Sep12019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

AHMED TIJJANI RAMALAN: MARITIME LIVING LEGEND OF THE WEEK

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In the days before port privatization and reforms became an item on the national menu, Alhaji Tijani Ramalan has been a leading maritime technocrat, an urbane politician and business player. He has put in more than two decades in the maritime industry, both as industrial relations player, policy maker and implementer, negotiator and driver of critical processes and assignments. Ramalan hails from Kaduna North Local Government of Kaduna State and was born on the 25th September 1954. He started his education at the then prestigious Igbobi College Yaba Lagos. He proceeded to Richmond College London (Now American University of London) for his degree education. Upon his return to Nigeria he worked for sometime before betting attracted into the political arena. In 1983 he was app...