As the federal government’s workers are in anticipation of the promised new salaries this month, the Minister of Labour and productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu has disclosed that the new wage is realistic and sustainable.

At a time when stakeholders in the maritime industry are kicking against the introduction of the controversial Container Tracking Note (CTN), three government agencies in the sector, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) are presently at war over whose duty it is to collect the fee on behalf of government.

ELDER statesman and former Federal Commisioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has declared that he has nothing against the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, despite their political differences, saying: “In politics, sons have contested against fathers but that has not severed the father-son relationship.”

THE Port and Terminal Multi-purpose services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested an American, Mr. Alfred Kwaku Antiwi, over importation of arms and ammunition .

THE Port Facility Security Officers Forum (PFSO) has called for a deliberate policy to checkmate the numerous agencies of government currently located in the Nigerian Port, saying that “these agencies are beginning to make cargo clearance more cumbersome.

THE National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) has commenced a training programme for its members on the techniques of trade facilitation.

As part of measures to improve and enhance efficiency, management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has embarked on massive training and retraining of members of staff.

THE Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, has compiled the first register of freight forwarders in Nigeria with the registration of 2,042 freight forwarders, 650 companies and four associations to carry on the business of freight forwarding.

THE Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Hydrographic Society (NHS), Surveyor Olumide Omotosho, has warned against the inadequate practice of hydrographic practice in Nigeria saying that “the nation’s security and safety could depend on a well surveyed marine environment during a war situation.

THE Badagry Maritime Academy project initiated by the immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Ade Dosunmu, has been scuttled as the land upon which the school was being built has been taken back by the owners, the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON).