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Oct192017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

House Members Want NPA-INTELS Pilotage Monitoring Imbroglio Probed

Members of the House of Representatives Wednesday called for a probe of the current face-off between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Intels Nigeria Limited leading to the termination of the Pilotage Monitoring Agreement with the oil and gas giant. A motion for the investigation of the matter was moved by Diri Douye (PDP, Bayelsa) who drew the attention of the House that the matter was of urgent national importance. Douye had told the House that the probe had become necessary since Intels had carried out logistics operatrions in Apapa, Onne and Warri ports for 17 years, adding that it was surprising that its contract on pilotage monitoring agreement could be terminated considering that the contract runs for 25 years. Besides, he argued that the termination could lead to mass sack ...

Oct182017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Crocodile Smile: IYC Blasts Military over attack on Ijaw Community in Edo State

Law, Politics

- Urges Aladja, Ogbe-Ijoh youths to embrace Peace The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has condemned the invasion of Ajakurama Community of Egbema Kingdom in Edo State leading to the burning down of 15 homes. The National Spokesman of the IYC Daniel Dasimaka expressed the disappointment of the IYC over what he describes as a systematic assault on Ijaw people in recent times. “For the avoidance of doubt we want the world to know that the IYC is totally against the current wave of unwarranted systematic assault on Ijaw people of recent. Just this year alone not less than five Ijaw communities have been invaded by the military. Not long ago Soldiers invaded and burnt down Ajakpa community, an Ijaw community in Arogbo clan in Ese-Odo local government area of Ondo state. Now it is the ...

Oct182017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Buhari’s silence over Misau-IGP face off worry CSOs

Law, Politics

IG of Police Mr Ibrahim Idris ... Calls for impartial, exhaustive investigations The joint Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have frowned at the failure of the Federal Government to address the serious allegations of grand corruption made by Senator Hamman Isa Misau, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District against the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission Mr. Mike Okiro, respectively. The CSOs in a press release issued in Lagos yesterday and signed by Okechukwu Nwanguma of NOPRIN Foundation, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri of Spaces for Change and eighteen others recalled that in the past three months, through interviews in the media and on the floor of the Senate, Senator Misau had consistently accused the IGP of grand cor...

Oct172017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

SIFAX Group Wins West Africa’s Innovative Shipping Award

Business, Politics, Port News

SIFAX Group has won an award at the just concluded 7th edition of the Nigeria Brand Awards. The Group is a multinational corporation with diverse interests in maritime, aviation, haulage and logistics, oil and gas and hospitality, The award is an annual event designed to reward deserving brands that have shown diligence, innovation and excellence in different business areas. SIFAX Group was awarded the ‘Most Innovative and Impactful Shipping and Cargo Company in West Africa’ in recognition of its customer-centric focus, innovation and excellent service delivery in the maritime industry. General Manager, SIFAX Off-Dock Nigeria Limited, Mr. Oliver Omajuwa, who spoke shortly after receiving the award on behalf of the Group, said the award is a validation of the hard work, creativ...

Oct172017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nigeria, Ghana sign MOU on piracy and terrorism

Business, Politics, Port News

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly combat the menace of piracy and terrorism in the West African waterways. Addressing newsmen in Lagos after the signing ceremony, the Director General of NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, explained that the MOU with Ghana is based on five cardinal focus to further strengthen ties between both countries in the West African sub-region. According to Peterside, “The MOU between NIMASA and the GMA will focus on the following areas: Knowledge transfer and sharing; Capacity building initiative; Cabotage enforcement joint study initiative; Comparative research initiative; and Joint efforts to combat piracy and terrorism. “These are t...

Oct172017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Poor Ship Financing: Nigeria May Lose Out From Africa’s $2.7trn Freight Earnings

Business, Misc, Politics

By YUSUF BABALOLA, Lagos Unless Nigeria’s shipping sector is resuscitated or over $100 million in the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF) is disbursed to ship owners who met the requirements, the country may lose out from the $2.7 trillion freight earnings, which is anticipated from Africa by the year 2020. According to report, about $2.7trillion freight earning is expected to come from Africa, with Nigeria ship owners not positioned to maximise the huge freight earning. The leading cause of losing out of the freight earnings is poor ship finance, which has led to inability of Nigerian ship owners to acquire vessels. Also, inability of ship owners to access the Cabotage Vessels Financing Fund (CVFF), a special fund set aside to aid indigenous ship owners has affected their busi...

Oct172017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

IYC cautions NIMASA against demotion, intimidation, sack of Niger Delta indigenes

Politics

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) yesterday cautioned against the continuous persecution, discrimination, as well as sack and demotion threats of employees of Niger Delta origin at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Its President, Eric Omare, said such an action by the General India Garba led agency was dangerous to the peace and security of the Niger Delta region.It noted that since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, Niger Delta people who were recruited at NIMASA during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and while Patrick Akpobolakaemi was Director General of the agency, have been under constant threat of sack and discriminatory treatment. “The threats have reached a crescendo under the board headed by General India Garba (rtd), who have n...

Oct172017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

INTELS can’t re-write our laws – Hadiza Usman

Politics, Port News

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman yesterday in Lagos declared that it took some 15 gruesome months of negotiation to make the management of INTELS Nigeria Ltd see reason why it would be impossible for the Federal Government to issue them a waiver on the TSA policy . Hadiza Usman who spoke at an interactive session with maritime journalists in Lagos said the NPA laid all its cards on the table making quite a lot of concessions to the Logistics Company. "We explained to them that failure to remit the pilotage dues to the TSA account was in total breach of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But they insisted on an upfront deduction of their 28 per cent service charges and other charges before remitting the balance to the TSA account." Ac...

Oct152017 by Asu BeksNo Comments

El-Rufai Behind Termination of Atiku’s Intel Contract With NPA – Sugar

Business, Misc, Politics, Port News

A political associate of Atiku, Alhaji Muhammadu Abdullahi Sugar, has alleged that Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State is using the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to fight former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Reacting to the news of the termination of Atiku’s Intels Nigeria Limited’s Boats Pilotage Monitoring and Supervision agreement entered with NPA, Sugar said the action was the “handiwork” of El-Rufai. He said the Kaduna governor used the NPA boss, Hadiza Bala Usman, to get at Atiku. There was no immediate response from El-Rufai’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan. Sugar, in a phone interview with DailyTrust on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari might not be aware of the development, saying, “Intels is a legitimate company doing legitimate business based on agreement with...