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Commission Charges Community On Infrastructure

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cession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has intervened and prevailed on the people of Katampe in FCT not to disrupt the provision of infrastructure in the district.
Chairman of ICRC, Senator Ken Nnamani, announced this while inspecting Katampe Engineering Infrastructure site in Abuja recently.
He said the indigenes had attempted to disrupt the progress of work at the site.
The Tide reports that the Katampe project is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract between Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and Deanshanger Project Limited.
The project entails the development of engineering infrastructure for Katampe District, Phase 11, based on design, finance, build and transfer (DFBT) model.
The five-year project, which was signed in October 2010, with a three-year construction period inclusive, is expected to cost N61billion.
“Katampe project is a flagship of the PPP project in Nigeria, a new model for procuring public infrastructure.
“We are hoping that the completion of this will spur a number of other projects that will be cued under the PPP arrangement.
“The programme will save a lot of money for the Federal Government because much of the cash outlay will be sourced from the private sector’’, Nnamani said.
Director of PPP Projects in FCDA, Mr Umar Jibril, said the project had attained some level of progress.
According to him, the rainy season, which was impeding tangible progress, was over and has paved the way for substantial work in the area of roads and culverts.
He said having the sewage and manhole already on ground indicated that something tangible had been achieved with connectors and small accesses in place.
On compensation and resettlement, Jibril said talks were in progress for the resettlement of the Gishiri village.
“We are harmonising between the departments that are responsible for the movement.
“That means identification of the indigenes and where they are, all this being done by the Department of Resettlement and Compensation.
“We are working together so that the issue is sorted out as quickly as possible’’, he said.
The Managing Director of Deanshanger, Mr Shehu Dikko, said that the company would complete the project in time.
“We are happy for the intervention and the visit of the ICRC with its chairman. We are grateful for the support and will continue to work as a team’’, he said.
Dikko put the quantity of work done so far at between 15 to 20 per cent but said that the figure represented the physical work on site only.
He said the work on design, procurement and engineering was almost 90 per cent completed as the materials to be used were on ground.
Dikko assured of a qualitative work which he promised would be delivered in May 2015.

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NPA Assures On Staff Welfare 

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The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has said the management will continue to accompany its port infrastructure  and equipment  modernization drive  with the development of the welfare of its personnel.
Dantsoho made the disclosure recently while responding to the commendation by the Maritime Workers Union (MWUN) and the senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASGOC) on the  clearing  of the age-long problem of employee stagnation, when the union paid him a courtesy visit at the Authority’s headquarters in Lagos.
A Statement by NPA’s General Manager Corporate & Strategic Communications, Mr. Ikechukwu Onyemekara, quoted Dantsoho as saying,  “our Port infrastructure and equipment modernization drive will go hand-in-hand with continuous staff welfare improvement”.
The NPA MD disclosed that human capital development constitutes the key strategy for creating and sustaining superior performance under his watch, adding that “talent development constitutes a critical success factor for the actualization of the big hairy audacious goals we have set for ourselves especially in the area of Port competitiveness.
“The only way we can meet and indeed exceed stakeholders’ expectations is to deepen the competencies of our human resources assets and boosting their morale.”
Speaking further, Dantsoho commended the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, for approving the strategic proposal of the Dantsoho-led Management team that solved the over a decade-long problem of lack of promotion that had fuelled industrial disharmony.
“I must specially appreciate our amiable Minister for graciously approving the multi-pronged stratagem we deployed that cleared all outstanding cases of employee stagnation by conducting examinations in one fell swoop and instituted timelines to forestall a recurrence of such anomaly”, he sad.
Speaking on behalf of the joint maritime labour unions, the President  of Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations & Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), Comrade Bodunde stated, “In addition to clearance of the backlog of stagnated promotions, we also wish to express our appreciation for the increase in productivity bonuses, provision of end-of-year welfare packages for staff, and the revision of the Financial Guide to the Condition of Service, which now addresses our members’ concerns about inflationary pressures.”
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ANLCA Chieftain Emerges FELCBA’s VP

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National Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Elder Olumide Fakanlu, has been elected Vice President of the Federation of ECOWAS Licensed Customs Brokers Association (FELCBA).
The election took place during the FELCBA Congress, held from Tuesday, June 17th to Thursday, June 19th, 2025, in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Fakanlu’s emergence as Vice President marks a significant achievement for Nigeria within the regional customs brokerage community.
Apart from Fakanlu, Secretary of the Seme Chapter of ANLCA, Austin Nwosu, was also elected, securing the role of Secretary of Relations with Institutions.
The Nigerian delegation played an active role in the congress, with Michael Ebeatu nominated as a member of the electoral officer team, ensuring a fair and transparent election process.
The three-day congress concluded with delegates undertaking a visit to the Sierra Leone Port, offering insights into the host nation’s maritime operations, followed by a recreational trip to the Tokeh Beach.
The newly elected executives are expected to lead FELCBA in its efforts to harmonize customs brokerage practices, promote trade facilitation, and advocate for the interests of licensed customs brokers across the ECOWAS sub-region.
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NSC, Police Boost Partnership On Port Enforcement 

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In a bid to enhance more enforcement in the nation’s Port, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to stronger inter-agency collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
The Council said the collaboration is aimed at enhancing stronger enforcement, compliance and improve operational efficiency across Nigeria’s ports.
Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of  NSC, Dr. Pius Akutah, made this known during a visit to the  Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The visit, which he said, focused on strengthening institutional synergy, comes in the wake of growing responsibilities for the NSC under the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
Akutah emphasized the critical role of security agencies in supporting port operations and ensuring regulatory compliance.
He called for the posting of police officers to assist the Council’s monitoring and enforcement teams at key port locations including Lagos, Warri, Onne, Port Harcourt, and Calabar.
“The posting will complement the activities of our revived task teams and enhance our ability to enforce standards across the maritime logistics chain”, he said.
Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Egbetokun, assured the Council of the Force’s readiness to continue supporting the growth of the maritime sector.
The IGP acknowledged that compliance enforcement is essential to the successful implementation of Nigeria’s Blue Economy objectives.
“The NSC and NPF are expected to deepen collaboration in the months ahead, with a shared focus on building a secure, efficient, and competitive port environment”, to the IGP emphasized.
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