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Court reserves ruling on CMA, CGM application The Justice Oguntoyibo Federal High Court Lagos Division has reserved ruling in the case between CMA CGM Nigeria Shipping Limited plus three others, who are the plaintiff, and the Inspector General of Police, NYA Integrity Action Group and two others, as respondents. The CMA CGM has dragged the IGP, AIG Zonal Monitoring Unit, Zone 2 Headquarters and two others before the Federal High Court in the matter of its fundamental human right to restrain the respondents from investigating and or prosecuting it and three others over charges of alleged manipulation of import and clearing documents, in which the shipping company and other affected parties are believed to have shipped 1 0x20 containers of SOAP they unsuccessfully declared as medicure and pedicure into the country in April 2015 through the Tin Can Island Port. After more than two years of the relief sought, in which the respondents are believed to have made appearances, sub...

Brisk Waterways Smuggling East of the Niger  BY EGUONO ODJEGBA Despite reported unsparing efforts by the Customs Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali, retired, to reduce corruption to the barest minimum, reposition and reform the system, there are indications that marine operational   areas South East and South-South geopolitical zones reek of high profile waterways smuggling, robbing the country of hundreds of millions of naira due from revenue leakages. Facts emerging indicate that above has been made worse by the continued criminal official neglect of the administrative, infrastructural and operational assets of the entire marine unit believed to have hit the zero bottom, following successive administrations apathy.   Top on the concerns are hints that arms and ammunition believed to have been concealed in some of the smuggled commodities like rice may have steadily and illegally found their way into the country; in spite of the existence of the Eastern M...

STOAN: Oyong emerge new President BY EGUONO ODJEGBA Dr. McGeorge Oyong, Managing Director of Jevkon Oil has emerged the new President of Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), yesterday, at its elections held at the Avenue Suites Victoria Island, Lagos. He polled 12 votes to beat his runner up, Engr. Alfred Okoigun with 2 votes. This is even as Messrs Enoh Williams and Sonny Eja emerged 1st and 2nd Vice President, respectively with 22 votes each. While Mr. Wilson Nwagwu polled 22 votes to emerge Chairman, Training and Capacity Building Committee, Engr. Lucky Akhiwu scored 12 votes to defeat Stan Athekane with 2 votes as the new Chairman, Technical Committee. Twenty of the thirty member house cast their votes to produce the third exco, which also include Babalola Adefarati, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, Mr. Wisdom Nwagwu, Chairman, Training and Capacity Building Committee, Mrs. Iroghama Obuoforibo, Chairman, Finance and Membership Committee and Dr. Louis Ekere, Ch...

Bello bags Man of the Year 2018 award Erudite and developmental inclined Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barrister Hassan Bello has been nominated for Man of the Year 2018 award by Beam Magazine. A statement by the media organization said Bello’s nomination and selection was based on credible audit appraisal of his performances, adjudged innovative and developmental in both local content capacity and investment rating. Publishers of the city newsmagazine said Bello has been able to effectively drive the Council’s 16years blueprint into derivable benefits, optimizing industry growth through every available instrument such as the Cargo Defense Fund, which it says has hitherto remained a highly misunderstood intervention instrument. The statement signed by its Editor-in-Chief, Ubon Akpan reads: “After careful deliberations the Editorial Board of the Beam Media Group (BMG), publishers of the Beam Magazine, has elected Barr Hassan Bello the Executive S...

Group recognizes ‘Indomitable Maritime Women’    Calls for Woman President, Gender Parity BY SANDRA UKELE Organizers and participants at the MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame ,WoFHoF, has called on Nigerians to reconsider its political setting by giving women greater political participation and giving them the chance to emerge president, arguing that the trend has become global. This is coming on the heels of the recognition and adoption of nine women in the maritime industry into the MMS WoFHoF, on the basis of their distinguished career pursuit and contributions to the mentorship of younger women. The inductees include Mary Hamman, Ifeoma Adanma Ezedinma, Mrs. Khadijat Sheidu-Shabi, Barr. Obiageli Ogbenyanu Obi and Folake Oladapo Soji-George. Others are Barr. Nneka Ogochukwu Obianyor, Barr. Nana Yakubu, Macfoy Rollens and Dr. Mrs. Felicia Chinwe Mogo. The non-governmental group also called on the Federal Government to introduce a gender character policy aki...