By Innocent Orok Nigeria ports in the Lagos axis may be forced to lockdown as the Coronavirus pandemic has recorded two infected persons in the last one week. It could be recalled that last week a staff of Ports and Cargo in the Tin Can Island port was reported to have tested positive to COVID 19. In latest development today, ...

By Innocent Orok For effective and prompt evaluation of cargoes from the nation premier port of Apapa, the Executive Secretary/ CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has brokered a deal between the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and APMT one of the terminal operators at the Apapa port complex. This has come as an effort to enhance ...

By Innocent Orok In its efforts to safeguard Nigerians against the rampaging Coronavirus pandemic, the Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe is set to launch a nationwide campaign to encourage Nigerians brace up for the use of facemask in public places. This is as the NCAC has successfully produced and kitted selected ...

By Innocent Orok The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun States Command has denied giving out 1,800 bags of weevil infested rice to the Oyo state government as palliatives as allocated to it by the Federal Government, through the NCS. The Customs through a statement from ABDULLAHI-LAGOS ABIOLA, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER OYO/OSUN AREA COMMAND dated 25th APRIL, 2020 denied the news making ...

…As Gani Tarzan Donates Sanitizers By Innocent Orok Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu in his efforts to alleviate the suffering of the people during the Coronavirus lockdown in Lagos State has donated 100 bags of Rice and 300 bags of Garri to the organised body of registered Boat Operators in Lagos, Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters ...

BY INNOCENT OROK In its bid to further bring succour to importers and businesses during the Covid19 pandemic the management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council met with haulers yesterday to discuss adherence to health and safety guidelines during this period of COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press statement issued by the Council and signed by Rakiya Zubairu , Deputy Director Public ...

…As NSCDC, others are accused of Connivance Pipeline vandalism in Lagos State has become a recurrent issue, and except urgent steps are taken, Ikotun in Igando/ Ikotun Local Council Development Area may be in the news soonest with a more devastating human and material losses than the Abule-Ado explosion. Writes Chikem Onyenomnachi and Ambrose Nnaji The activities of some miscreants ...

By innocent OROK The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has announced the total donation of N1.5m to the Federal and Lagos State Government as well as various stakeholders and media organizations in the maritime industry as palliatives to assist them cushion the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic. The donations was contained in a press statement issued yesterday ...

By Innocent Orok Barely 24hrs, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has rejected a donation of N100,000 given to it by the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF). This was contained is a Press Release signed by the National president of ANLCA , Iju Tony Nwabunike issued today. It could be recalled that NAGAFF in a ...

By Innocent Orok To further promote the culture of protection and prevention against the rampaging Coronavirus pandemic, the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) is set to roll out local made facemasks and hand sanitizers to Nigerians. This has become imperative due to government growing concerns about certain breaches of covid 19 protocols, particularly on the dedicated use of ...