October 2024 – Shipping World News Magazine

Oct152024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

GOV DOUYE DIRI MEETS OYETOLA, EXPLORE AREAS OF COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIP

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has solicited the support of the Federal Government towards developing the deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area and the blue economy potential of the state. Governor Diri expressed the optimism that by collaborating with the Federal Government, a lot can be achieved for the benefit of the state and the country. The Bayelsa governor stated this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, in his office in Abuja on Monday. He said he received the news of the creation of the ministry by President Bola Tinubu with excitement, saying the fact that Bayelsa was the first state in Nigeria to also establish a similar ministry was indicative of its seriousness to develop the state’s b...

Oct122024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

WHO IS AFRAID OF A FEMALE CEO IN OYETOLA’S MINISTRY OF MARINE AND BLUE ECONOMY?

News Feature

Why is the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, wary of naming Mrs. Chinyere Uramta, substantive Registrar/CEO of the Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarders of Nigeria (CRFFN). The Anambra-born Mrs. Uramta was appointed Acting Registrar/CEO of the Council on February 1, 2023 , upon the expiration of the tenure of former helmsman , Mr. Sam Nwakohu. Or is Oyetola being haunted by the "ghost" of Hadiza Bala Usman, the strong woman at the NPA who had a running battle with her former boss and benefactor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation? Not many Nigerians can forget in a hurry the dirty fight between Amaechi and Hadiza Bala Usman who held sway as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer at Nigerian Ports Authority. ...

Oct92024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

You’re Jinx Breaker, Gov Diri Commends Eruani, Azikel Refinery President

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said President of the Azikel Group, Dr. Azibapu Eruani, broke the jinx in establishing the Azikel Modular Refinery, which is the first crude oil-related industry in the state,. Senator Diri gave the commendation on Tuesday when he visited the refinery complex located at Obunagha in Yenagoa Local Government Area for the first time. The governor commended Eruani’s business acumen, noting that the abundance of crude in the state would eliminate losses and other impediments to smooth operations of the refinery. He also stated that the refinery had changed the status of the state in its industrialisation drive and that it met the dreams of its founding fathers. The Bayelsa helmsman said the refinery would improve the internally gene...

Oct72024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

After Rivers Defeat, Yoruba Council Calls for Immediate Sack of FCT Minister, Wike, Gives 3 Reasons -Threat to Democracy and Peace in Niger Delta -Actions De-Marketing Tinubu and Administration -Excessive Mannerism in FCT by Ezra Ukanwa with expert Barrister Oladotun Hassan

News Feature

The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW), led by Hassan Oladotun, has urged for the immediate removal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, accusing him of contributing to political unrest in Rivers State The YCW accused Wike of nepotism and abusing his federal position to settle personal scores, particularly in the FCT The YCW condemned the local government election in Rivers State, labelling it a "war zone" and a "catastrophe to democracy" The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has called for immediately removing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Speaking with Legit.ng on Sunday, October 6, the council's president, Hassan Oladotun, cited specific reasons for the call for Wike's removal from office, citing his role in the political unrest in Rivers State He main...

Oct62024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Timi Frank accuses Wike of plot to block allocation to LGs in Rivers State

Press Release

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to secure a court injunction to block releases from the Federation Account to the 22 Local Government Councils in Rivers state. Frank who made this disclosure in a statement in Abuja, said Wike and his co-travelers that are opposed to the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, resorted to the plot following their failure to stop local government elections in the state which held successfully on Saturday the 5th of October, 2024. According to him, Wike through his proxies will tomorrow (Monday) or any day soon, approach a Federal High Court in Abuja with spuriou...

Oct52024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

WALE ADENIYI: 12 Outstanding Milestones of Renewed Hope Agenda at Customs House* By ASU BEKS

News Feature, Port News

There was wild jubilation across Customs formations nationwide when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu June last year announced the appointment of Mr. Wale Adeniyi as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service. Wale Adeniyi's emergence as the new helmsman of the Service brought to an end the infamous eight year regime of Hameed Ali which will go down in history as the most repressive in the over 100 year history of the Service. For eight years, Hameed Ali ran the Customs as if it was a military cantonment. Under him, the fear of Hameed Ali was the beginning of wisdom. Management meetings were usually one sided as most officers were afraid to trade opinions that would elicit his wrath. As one observer disclosed, the Hameed Ali days were the darkest moments in the history of Nige...