Author: Kenneth Jukpor

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned. Citing sources, Channels Television confirmed that he resigned on Sunday night on the grounds of ill-health. When contacted, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, said, “All I know is that he’s going to declare open a workshop this morning at the NJI (National Judicial Institute).” Other attempts to reach close associates of the CJN, such as Dr Mike Ozekhome (SAN), proved abortive as they didn’t take their calls. Following his resignation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will be the next acting Chief Justice of Nigeria sequel…

As part of efforts to address unfair shipping surcharges, high and unstable cost of transport to African nations, the Union of African Shippers’ Council (UASC) has started working to harmonize Customs duties and freight rates of homogeneous cargoes imported and exported by member countries. This novel initiative was proposed today by UASC member countries including; Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and Cameroon at the ongoing 2-day meeting of the UASC Committee of Experts on Costs, organized by Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in Lagos. At the event exclusively covered by News Diet, some of the products considered for data synchronization for harmonized charges…

A former President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Eugene Nweke has admonished the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to quit the campaign to return to ports. Nweke made this call in a press statement issued on Thursday, while admonishing the agency to synergize with other organizations to be able to effectively carryout its functions away from the ports. The veteran freight forwarder was reacting to the Director General of SON, Farouk Salim’s recent call to have SON at the ports to curb the influx of substandard goods in the country. News Diet recalls that…

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Transportation in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute is set to host the 16th edition of the International Maritime Seminar for Judges under the chairmanship of His Lordship, Hon. Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour CFR, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The event, which has been described by stakeholders as a prime event in the nation’s maritime calendar, will take place at Ladi Kwali Centre, Sheraton Abuja Hotel, from 5th – 7th July, 2022, from 9:00am – 5:00pm daily. As the industry arbiter, it is the mandate…

Nigeria’s Supersand Eagles are returning to life and consequently international competition with a fixture against Libya in July. This followed the confirmation of their fixture by the Confederation of African Football. The Nigerian side would battle Libya in a two-leg playoff for a spot at this year’s Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Mozambique. They are two-time African champions, having won the then African Beach Soccer Championship in 2007 and 2009, and were runners-up in 2010. The team also reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Italy in 2011, losing to…

In a bid to support the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the South West leaders are demanding assurances fir Senate President, the party’s National Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). This would appease and incentivize the South West leaders who feel disadvantaged having missed out on the president and vice president slots at the party. Following the emergence of a former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the PDP South West leaders see their demands as fair. Sources close…

The United States President, Joe Biden; the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson; as well as the Canadian Prime Minister, Justice Trudeau, among others, have condemned the ruling by the US Supreme Court to overturn verdict on the Roe Vs Wade case on abortion. The court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade case ruling that recognised women’s constitutional right to have an abortion. But condemning the decision, the US President said it would “dramatically change life for millions of women in America and exacerbate growing tensions in a deeply polarised country,” The Guardian UK reports. The…

Despite the strategic role of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the nation’s economy and security, the Service has been labeled a major hindrance to trade and the logistics sector, rather than a facilitator. Complaints about the operations of Customs reached new heights yesterday, as the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki described the Service as a hindrance to trade and logistics instead of a facilitator of trade. While the Transportation Minister was making this remark in an engagement with maritime stakeholders including; maritime lawyers, journalists and maritime women associations in Lagos, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents…

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki has warned the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) not to assume maritime security as its core focus at the expense of other obligations. Saraki, while engaging maritime lawyers yesterday, said the agency may become overwhelmed by the burden of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) while other neighbouring countries were recording notable accomplishments in seafaring, better capacity for indigenous ship owners and other aspects of maritime administration. The Minister stressed that while Nigeria has commendably taken the lead role in combating piracy in the GoG, the Ghana…

Begins clampdown on errant trucks from Monday As part of efforts to rid the Lagos port corridors of indiscriminately parked trucks and retailers, the federal government has flagged off the Phase II of the Operation Free The Ports’ initiative in Lagos, today. The ceremony which held at the headquarters of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is expected to sanitize the port corridors with errant trucks and shanties set to be seized from Monday, next week. Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki commended the initiative managed by the Ports Standing Task Team (PSTT). The Minister,…