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Oct222017 by Our EditorNo Comments

INTELS free to re apply for cancelled contract … NPA

Port News

There are strong indications that INTELS Nig Ltd might be given yet another opportunity to bid for the lucrative pilotage contract cancelled last week by the Hadiza Usman led management of the Nigerian Ports Authority. Shipping World has learnt on good authority that INTELS bid , like others, would be considered on its merit after a thorough appraisal of all bids. Nigerian Ports Authority General Manager Corporate Communication and Strategy , Mr Abdullahi Goje , who confirmed this development exclusively to Shipping World however maintained that no special concession would be given to the Logistics giants. Said Goje in an SMS: ' It is a whole process which has to be discussed and addressed by management '. Ms Hadiza NPA's helmswoman, had over the week end responded to claims that IN...

Oct222017 by Our EditorNo Comments

Buhari and the South

Opinion, Politics

By Dele Sobowale “You know, in my very first meeting with President Buhari, he said he would like us to shift our focus to the northern region of Nigeria and we have done that. Now, it has been very difficult. The work there has been very difficult.” Jim Yong Kim, World Bank President. If any more evidence is needed that President Buhari has deliberately embarked on running Nigeria’s democracy as “Government of the Northern Region, by the Northern Region and for the Northern Region”, the World Bank, WB, President has removed all doubt. The very use of the term “northern region” makes it very clear that the man millions of us in the Southern Region trusted, campaigned for and supported is after all a northern believer. President Mohammadu Buhari As one of those who trusted him su...

Oct222017 by Our EditorNo Comments

The 10 largest container ports in the world

Education

An infographic released by The World Shipping Council shows the 10 largest ports by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) volume as of 2014, with a comparison of container throughput in 2013 for each port. 1. Shanghai, China For the first time in 2010, the Shanghai port was declared the largest port in the world. The China-based harbour overtook Singapore port and handled 29.05 million TEU's, leaving Singapore's behind with a half million TEU's. In 2014, Shanghai port set a historic record with over 35 million TEU's handled. 2. Singapore Built in 1819, the Singapore Port counts as an economic backbone because of Singapore's lack in land and natural resources. The harbor plays a vital role when it comes to the importation of natural resources, and the re-exporting of elaborated prod...

Oct222017 by Our EditorNo Comments

You are creating business centers, not churches’ – Femi Falana tells Pastor Adeboye

Religion

Fiery lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has joined the likes of Cardinal Anthony Okogie is attacking Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God [RCCG], following his declaration that he is on a mission to create more churches. Falana who is the father of popular musician, Falz, took a swipe at Pastor Adeboye’s intentions by saying he is creating business centers rather than churches because the branches will be engaging in the task of contributing more money for the church. Speaking at a conference organized to mark the 20th year anniversary of the death of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the famed creator of Afro Beat genre of music, Falana said that Pastor Adeboye should rather concentrate on winning souls for Christ instead of his dreams of pl...

Oct222017 by Our EditorNo Comments

Court Jails Kebbi Accountant-General 70 Years for N1.6bn Fraud

Law

The Court of Appeal in Kebbi has sentenced Kebbi State’s Accountant-General, Mohammed Dakingari, to 70 years in prison after finding him guilty of N1.6bn fraud. The appellate court, in its judgment allowed the appeal by the EFCC, convicted and sentenced Dakingari to seven years imprisonment each on 10 of the counts preferred against him by the anti-graft agency. The sentence is, however, to run concurrently. Kebbi State High Court, had discharged and acquitted Dakingari, on charges of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence preferred against him and one other by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He allegedly used his office as the Accountant-General for personal enrichment to the tune of N1.6billion. Dakingari was charged alongside Musa Yusuf, Managing Director, Bea...

Oct212017 by Our EditorNo Comments

Nigerians Fear Buhari, They Don’t Trust Him Says Jonathan

Politics

The Media Office of former President Goodluck Jonathan has accused the federal government and the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media, Femi Adesina of peddling falsehood over claims that Nigerians did not protest the hike in fuel price by the Buhari government because they trusted the government. In his response to Adesina and the Nigerian government, over the claims, Jonathan’s Media Office said fear, not trust was why Nigerians did not protest en masse against fuel price hike under Buhari. “When Femi Adesina says that it is because of trust that Nigerians did not rise up against the Buhari administration when it increased the pump price of petrol from N87 to N145, he betrays a deep ignorance and arrogance. “First of all, it was not Nigerians that rose up again the Jon...

Oct212017 by Our EditorNo Comments

NPA acquires modern equipment to tackle environmental pollution

Business, Port News

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has unveiled modern pollution and environmental equipment namely Drones, Jet skis and Booms for surveillance, monitoring and containing oil spillages. Others are Blowers, Pressure Washers, Skimmers, Power Pack Absorbers and Multiple Dispersant Sprays. Speaking during the event, the Managing Director urged the officer and staff in charge of the equipment to put them into optimal use to the appreciation of the stakeholders whilst bringing to the fore that the government was interested in ensuring the effective compliance and sustenance of the Ease of Doing Business at the Ports. She therefore postulated that matters concerning the occupational health of the officers and staff of the Authority was constantly paid...

Oct212017 by Our EditorNo Comments

Usman pledges to facilitate ease of doing business at seaports

Business, Port News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the business community in Nigeria that the authority has put in place appropriate measures that would enable it facilitate business activities at the nation’s Seaports. Usman gave this assurance while delivering a keynote address at a one day sensitization workshop put together by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and NPA held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos Friday. According to her; “It will interest you to know that even before the Executive Orders were signed into Law by the Federal Government, the authority had put in place measures aimed at attracting investments into the maritime sub-sector of the nation’s economy”. The Managing Director who was represe...

Oct202017 by Our EditorNo Comments

124 Broken Ships Dumped on South Asia’s Beaches in Q3 – NGO Report

Education, Law

Some 124 ships out of 227 ships broken in the third quarter of 2017 ended up on beaches in South Asia for dirty and dangerous breaking, the latest report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. A total of 42 ships were sent for demolition to Turkey, 35 to China, and 26 were scrapped in the rest of the world. Shipowners continue to sell their tonnage to infamous beaching yards in South Asia as it brings in more money. As explained by the Platform, there is little or no investments in proper infrastructure to contain pollutants and ensure safe working conditions, the proper disposal of hazardous wastes is overlooked, and migrant workers are exploited. Moreover, the prices offered for ships this third quarter have been high in South Asia, especially when compared to the figures of the firs...

Oct202017 by Our EditorNo Comments

TAX HOLIDAY: NIMASA Appeals Against Enforcing Judgment

Business, Law

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has appealed the judgment of the Federal High Court Lagos in the matter between Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Attorney General of the Federation, Global West Vessels Specialists Ltd and NIMASA. The Agency filed the appeal with an application to stay the execution of the judgment and restrain NLNG, pending the determination of the appeal. The appeal and stay was filed even before receiving the Certified True Copy of the judgment 14 days after the judgment was delivered in line with legal provisions. This proactive step of the Agency was taken to forestall any negative action, yet the NLNG ignored this court action and commenced a media trial. In the grounds of Appeal by NIMASA’s legal team, the Agency complained ...