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OMIS AWARDS, 2022: Greg Ogbeifun, Industry Gurus For Special Recognition.
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Some maritime industry key players alongside frontline practitioners in allied areas who were nominated by leading voices in consideration of their selfless leadership roles and contributions to the growth of the sector have been pencilled down for special recognition by the Maritime and the Offshore Awards (OMIS), 2022.
These include the Board Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Senator Margery Okadigbo; Chairman, Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho and pioneer Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mrs. Mfon Usoro.
Others are the Chairman, Starzs Investments Company Limited, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun; and Senior Partner of Olisa Agbakoba Law, OAL, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN).
Chief Executive Officer of The OMIS, Femi Da-silva, disclosed this in a statement.
Other distinguished personalities listed for various award categories are the Managing Director, LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi; Commercial Manager, APM Terminals, Temilade Ogunniyi; CEO, Multimix Group, Dr. Obiora Madu; President, Nigerian Maritime Law Association, Mrs Funke Agbor (SAN) and CEO, Charkin Maritime and Offshore Safety Centre, Dr. Charles Wami. Equally slated for laurels ate the Founder, Women in Logistics and Transport, Hajia Aisha Ali-Ibrahim; CEO, Ocean Deep Services, Mrs. Macfoy Rollens; Executive Director, Sifax Group, Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, among others.
In the corporate organizations category, Da-Silva added, Samsung Heavy Industries, Bureau Veritas, CMA CGM Shipping, Niger Dock, SIFAX are also to earn special recognition.
Da-silva explained that The OMIS Award Banquet which coincides with the International Maritime Day (IMD) which is usually celebrated in the same month is slated for September 24 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel.
The award event would feature exciting side-attractions including an exhibition and panel discussions along the theme of this year’s IMD.
Speaking on The OMIS, Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin, said, “This highly celebrated event will not only showcase the maritime sector, but also celebrate achievers and highlight the sector’s strategic position in the league of the political economy of the nation”.
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MAN, Oron, Poised To Train ‘Outsiders’ At Discounted Rates.
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March 28, 2024By
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By Izuchukwu Ozoemena
The Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, (MAN), Commodore Emmanuel Duja Effedua (rtd) has restated that the apex maritime training institution is unique and ever ready to discuss with allied institutions that may wish to take advantage of her ultramodern facilities to improve on their training at discounted rates. The training school, he emphasized, is not in competition with any other.
He was speaking at the conclusion of a training programme on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Model Course 6.09 for Instructors from JABEEB Consult Ltd., AvantGuard Security Solution, Marojion Marine and Maritech Academy.
The two-week train-the-trainer programme, which graduated about thirteen participants at MAN, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, was designed to facilitate delivery of training in competency standards as required by the International Maritime Organisation for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, including 2010 Manila Amendments.
The aim of such training, the Rector explained, was to fast-track the exploitation and development of the marine and blue economy in line with presidential priorities.
“We are not in competition with other maritime institutions. For the sake of national development of our marine operations, we are open to discussions with similar institutions that may wish to take advantage of our equipment to improve on their training at discounted rate,” he announced.”
He said that as part of efforts to boost the Academy’s teaching workforce in order to meet the expectations in line with her mandate, it recently employed Commander Narayan Subramaniam and Sudabathula Sravan Kumar, two reputable industry experts of Indian nationality.
Being an international institution, he disclosed, the Academy has trained up to forty participants from allied nations and is poised to continue in this trajectory to boost manpower development for the maritime industry especially towards the realization of the blue economy at the global level.
“We have already trained over forty participants from allied nations. We are eager to do more within our capacity to supercharge manpower development that would unlock the full potential of the blue economy.”
He informed that the institution now wears a different look, signifying total transformation.
“The perception about the Academy is totally different now. If anyone who has not been to the Academy in the last three years comes today, there might definitely be some sort of disorientation, because it has been totally transformed. It is a complete departure from what it was in the past, “ the Rector noted.
Speaking on their experiences at the Academy, one of the course participants, Ojokojo Mattew of AvantGuard Security Solutions Ltd, stated that, “Maritime Academy of Nigeria instructors are well grounded knowledge-wise and the quality of teaching facilities are top-notch.
“I must say, for an organisation of this capacity run by the government, I am really impressed. Even more impressive is the knowledge base of the lecturers. The interactive sessions we had were expository, the lecturers were able to dig into residual knowledge and give us a lot of scenarios and hands-on experiences. Indeed, my expectations have been surpassed.”
The Managing Director of JABEEB Consult Ltd., Engr. Augustine Juweto, expressed his admiration for the Academy’s serene and conducive learning environment, comparing it with what obtains abroad.
“Years back when I came here for some courses, the facilities were moribund. Now, I can comfortably say that there is 100% transformation of all the facilities. The environment is serene and conducive for learning. This is comparable to what is applicable outside this country. The Rector has done wonderfully well. I want to really commend his efforts,” he said.
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CSR: SIFAX Logistics Donates Office Equipment To LASTMA
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March 28, 2024By
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By Izuchukwu Ozoemena
The donation of two units of an air conditioner, a refrigerator, an executive office table, and a chair to the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) by the SIFAX Logistics Company Ltd is in line with the conglomerate’s corporate social responsibility and an eloquent commitment to robust stakeholder-engagement across all sectors of the economy and beyond.
The gesture also underscores the conglomerate’s belief in the vision of LASTMA which is to ensure that Lagosians enjoy stress-free traffic in the State.
Basil Agboarumi, the Executive Director, Corporate Affairs and Governmental Retaions of SIFAX Group stated this at the handing-over of the items in Lagos.
In his remarks at the event, Adewale Adetayo, General Manager, SIFAX Logistics Company Limited, also noted that the donation was to strengthen the company’s strategic partnership with LASTMA and also support the agency’s newly-appointed General Manager.
“We are in the business of transportation,” he stated, “and LASTMA is one of our key stakeholders, especially in the area of traffic management. This gesture is to further strengthen our strategic
relationship with the agency and to show our support to the new GM who we believe has what it takes to reposition the agency and fulfil the vision of LASTMA.”
In his contribution, LASTMA’s General Manager, Bakare-Oki Olalekan, lauded SIFAX for the donation. He added that effective traffic management is foremost on his agenda and his operatives have effectively keyed into the vision.
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JANUARY TO MARCH: Tincan Customs Realized N240bn, Intercepted 11 Rifles, Illicit Drugs, etc
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March 17, 2024By
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By Izuchukwu Ozoemena
In the first two-and-a-half months of 2024, the Tincan Command of the Nigeria Customs Service realized a revenue of N240,302 million even as the Command’s monthly target stands at N94 billion.
For January and February, the Command surpassed her expected revenue target of 188billion.
Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Deraa Nnadi disclosed this to the press, Friday. He congratulated the Command’s
stakeholders who have been responsible for the payment of this duty but most importantly, officers of the Service and other esteemed stakeholders including the press family for helping to sustain some of these achievements.
He disclosed that for the month of January, the command surpassed its revenue collection by 107%.
“For the month of February, it was also surpassed by 140%. So, consistently, we keep improving”, the CAC assured.
On arms seizures, the CAC displayed 11 guns including pump action guns, 6 pistols including semi-automatic arms and pepper spray guns, military vests, among others.
In collaboration with the NDLEA, her partner agency, the Command also confiscated psychotropic substances imported into Nigeria.
Handing over the seized items to the DSS and the NDLEA, Nnadi said:“The Command’s anti-smuggling drive has yielded the following results: one 20P 9964 Rifle; another 20P 9964 Rifle; one Pump Action Rifle; one Practical Tactical 30H 80019922 Rifle; another 20P 992 Rifle; two AV Pump Action Rifle; and yet another P10115 Rifle. In total, we seized 11 Rifles and six Pistols from different containers imported into the country at different times.”
Also confiscated are several kilograms of Cannabis Indica and 23 packages containing 23 kilograms of Heroin concealed in a container. The Command, he said, is mum on further disclosures regarding this so as not to endanger ongoing investigations.
“Let me state that our resolve to make these seizures is further support to the efforts of the federal government to keep the nation safe. As you are all aware, the conveyors of these products intend to use them for nefarious activities that includes support to the insurgents, kidnapping activities and other vices that are inimical to the well-being and security of our nation.”
He beckoned on the Command’s stakeholders to join and support the recently unveiled Time Release Study initiative aimed at measuring the time it takes to take delivery of cargo from the ship side when the cargo is dropped till it enters the owner’s warehouse.
“It is a World Customs Organization- supported programme that will further help to optimize service delivery in our seaports and in our business process”.
He requested the press to keep highlighting this because it is a tool for the WCO to measure the time it takes to deliver cargo.
“As far back as 2006, we have been promoting the idea of 48 hours cargo clearance. In fact, as some of you may recall, during my second media briefing with you, I said that by now, we should be talking about 24 hours cargo clearance and not 48 hours because from 2006 till now, we have come a long way and we should have improved beyond this.”
“The question is, are we already achieving less than 48 hours? Yes, we have. But certain circumstances, when you take the average time it takes to clear cargo, overall, we have not done so much and that is why the Time Release Study was introduced to measure the time it takes to take delivery of cargo from the port.”
He hailed the press for helping to propagate some of the ideas.
“As you all know, we said that the time for delivering our result for this Time Release Study is six months. But like I said at Marriott Hotel during the launch, we try as much as possible to reduce the time- frame and deliver the result earlier than six months”.
Elaborating on inter-agency collaboration, the CAC vowed that the Service would not rest on its oars.
“This collaboration,” he announced, “has been existing since 2017 when barge operation was introduced. Successive governments have set up task forces to find solutions to this. All government agencies have been involved. We’re going to consolidate on the gains already achieved and ensure these are sustained.”
“As you also know, on assumption of office, the Comptroller-General of Customs made it a point of duty to visit all security and government agencies. He visited the IG of Police, National Security Adviser, Chief of Army Staff. For the NDLEA, we signed an MOU on collaboration. At the strategic level, we’re collaborating. At the operational level in the ports we’re collaborating and the results are showing.”
He strongly suggested that same collaboration be extended to the tactical level which is the lowest level of Customs administration to include training opportunities.
“Talking about training, just three days ago, the CGC was at Jaji to kick off 2024 ‘Exercise Haske Biu’, a joint exercise organized by the Nigerian military for all security agencies ranging from Customs, the Police, Immigration, NDLEA, Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force. I have been a participant at ‘Haske Biu’ twice as team leader and once to deliver a paper. So, you can see that all these are a sustained effort. Rome was not built in a day!
Regarding concerns on the source of the seized arms, Nnadi commended the media for being so smart to identify when information is not being given out.
“You also notice that I did not give out container numbers. What we try to do is to protect some of these information in order not to jeopardize investigations.”