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How to Seduce Straight Guys AS a further safeguard against the avoidable importation of Coronavirus, COVID-19, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has asked the Federal Government to impose the mandatory 14 days restriction on all cargo vessels, including oil and gas vessels before they are allowed to berth at any of the nation’s seaports. President Muhammadu Buhari, had last Thursday directed relevant agencies of government to ensure that only cargo ships that have been at sea for more than 14 days are allowed to dock at the port as part of measures aimed at curtailing the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. The President, however, said that the new restriction would not apply to vessels carrying oil and gas products because there is minimal human contact with regards to such vessels. While commending President Buhari for his efforts so far, President-General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, said the 14 days restriction on cargo vessels should apply to oil and gas lad

How to Seduce Straight Guys Now fixing host community employment ratio — Effedua By Eguono Odjegba •Maritime Academy, Oron THE Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua (retd.) has disclosed that indigenes of the host community have enjoyed far more privileged employment and admission ratio in excess of lawful recommendation. Effedua who made the clarification when officials of the Oron Union paid him a courtesy visit, said management of the Academy under his watch will continue to do everything possible within the ambit of the law to provide employment and admission openings for indigenes of the host community. He further reeled out a list of abandoned and ill executed projects awarded to Oron indigenes, some of which he was constrained to revoke, re-award and already completed. He described Oron people as peace loving and urged the leadership of the union not to allow criminal elements to distort the facts of the peaceful nature of the Oron clan,

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Godwin Oritse Sea port STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigeria maritime industry have blamed the high port charges on corruption and other sharp practices saying that there are payments that are not official. Speaking on the recent report of a study commissioned by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on port charges, the Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Mr. Kayode Farinto, said that the issue of corruption cannot be ruled out noting that it has negatively affected the cost of cargo at the Nigerian ports. Farinto said corruption and under the table payments account for about 30 percent of the charges while arbitrary charges by government agencies and private operators stand at about 55 percent. He said: “If you look at the percentage of under the table cuts which is about 30 percent of the port charges and compare that to the 55 percent of arbitrary charges being collected by government agencies and private operators

How to Seduce Straight Guys Minister, Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, says his ministry has not received any request from Nigerians aboard for their evacuation in view of the global Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic outbreak. Onyeama made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force briefing on update of COVID-19 in the country. “As of now, we do not have any request from any of the embassies from Nigerians wishing to be evacuated from various countries. “But certainly, if we receive notification from any of our embassies, we will react accordingly,” he said. The minister, responding to an allegation, said it was not true that a Nigerian lady and her husband were poorly treated in Lome, Togo, while on their way back from Brazil, through Addis Ababa, to the country. He said that the Government of Togo was placing anyone coming from a foreign country in isolation, saying that they were rightly placed in

How to Seduce Straight Guys AS a further safeguard against the avoidable importation of Coronavirus, COVID-19, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has asked the Federal Government to impose the mandatory 14 days restriction on all cargo vessels, including oil and gas vessels before they are allowed to berth at any of the nation’s seaports. President Muhammadu Buhari, had last Thursday directed relevant agencies of government to ensure that only cargo ships that have been at sea for more than 14 days are allowed to dock at the port as part of measures aimed at curtailing the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. The President, however, said that the new restriction would not apply to vessels carrying oil and gas products because there is minimal human contact with regards to such vessels. While commending President Buhari for his efforts so far, President-General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, said the 14 days restriction on cargo vessels should apply to oil and gas lad

How to Seduce Straight Guys Now fixing host community employment ratio — Effedua By Eguono Odjegba •Maritime Academy, Oron THE Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua (retd.) has disclosed that indigenes of the host community have enjoyed far more privileged employment and admission ratio in excess of lawful recommendation. Effedua who made the clarification when officials of the Oron Union paid him a courtesy visit, said management of the Academy under his watch will continue to do everything possible within the ambit of the law to provide employment and admission openings for indigenes of the host community. He further reeled out a list of abandoned and ill executed projects awarded to Oron indigenes, some of which he was constrained to revoke, re-award and already completed. He described Oron people as peace loving and urged the leadership of the union not to allow criminal elements to distort the facts of the peaceful nature of the Oron clan,

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Godwin Oritse Sea port STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigeria maritime industry have blamed the high port charges on corruption and other sharp practices saying that there are payments that are not official. Speaking on the recent report of a study commissioned by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on port charges, the Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Mr. Kayode Farinto, said that the issue of corruption cannot be ruled out noting that it has negatively affected the cost of cargo at the Nigerian ports. Farinto said corruption and under the table payments account for about 30 percent of the charges while arbitrary charges by government agencies and private operators stand at about 55 percent. He said: “If you look at the percentage of under the table cuts which is about 30 percent of the port charges and compare that to the 55 percent of arbitrary charges being collected by government agencies and private operators

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Eguono Odjegba * Mor Prosperity; one of the two newly acquired vessels by Morlap Shipping Company. FOLLOWING the current global struggle with Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic and the need to mitigate the spread of the virus in Nigeria through shipping activities, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has banned vessels without thermal screening facilities from operating in Nigerian waters. This is in addition to developing guidelines to monitor and support all types of ships operating in the Nigerian maritime domain. READ ALSO: COVID-19: INTELS Donates Isolation Centres at the Onne Port A statement made available to Vanguard Maritime Report by the Agency’s Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Itsiche Osamgbi, quoted Dr. Jamoh as saying that the purpose of the new guidelines was to help shipping companies and all maritime stakeholders to follow shipping advice provided by United Nations

How to Seduce Straight Guys FOLLOWING Presidential directives, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has said that the ports in the Lagos area will remain open and operational in the duration of the two-week lock-down of Lagos State. In a statement on Monday, the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communication department of the agency, Engr. Adams Jatto, assured all stakeholders that arrangements have been made for operations at the ports to continue without any hindrance.   READ ALSO COVID-19: nTel donates 4G advanced tools to NCDC for prompt nationwide contact assistance The statement said that safety procedures, which will guarantee the wellbeing and security of stakeholders and staff have been put in place, adding that all are advised to kindly comply with directives of port officials. It added that all other government agencies responsible for smooth operations in the ports are to be at their respective duty posts to discharge their functions in line with the presidenti

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Eguono Odjegba * Mor Prosperity; one of the two newly acquired vessels by Morlap Shipping Company. FOLLOWING the current global struggle with Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic and the need to mitigate the spread of the virus in Nigeria through shipping activities, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has banned vessels without thermal screening facilities from operating in Nigerian waters. This is in addition to developing guidelines to monitor and support all types of ships operating in the Nigerian maritime domain. READ ALSO: COVID-19: INTELS Donates Isolation Centres at the Onne Port A statement made available to Vanguard Maritime Report by the Agency’s Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Itsiche Osamgbi, quoted Dr. Jamoh as saying that the purpose of the new guidelines was to help shipping companies and all maritime stakeholders to follow shipping advice provided by United Nations

How to Seduce Straight Guys FOLLOWING Presidential directives, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has said that the ports in the Lagos area will remain open and operational in the duration of the two-week lock-down of Lagos State. In a statement on Monday, the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communication department of the agency, Engr. Adams Jatto, assured all stakeholders that arrangements have been made for operations at the ports to continue without any hindrance.   READ ALSO COVID-19: nTel donates 4G advanced tools to NCDC for prompt nationwide contact assistance The statement said that safety procedures, which will guarantee the wellbeing and security of stakeholders and staff have been put in place, adding that all are advised to kindly comply with directives of port officials. It added that all other government agencies responsible for smooth operations in the ports are to be at their respective duty posts to discharge their functions in line with the presidenti

How to Seduce Straight Guys ..Says more patients to be discharged any moment ..Expresses satisfaction with level of compliance on Presidential directive so far Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, flanked by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (left) and Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola (right) during a media briefing to update on the Coronavirus pandemic, at Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday, March 22, 2020. By Olasunkanmi Akoni In view of the current trend and successes recorded in the confirmed cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic in the state, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed optimism that only if people are determined to continue fighting in unity, the imported deadly disease will be defeated soon and all will come out victorious as always. This came as Sanwo-Olu commended the spirit and level of compliance by residents on the first day of the 14-day restriction of movement ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari in a bid to st

How to Seduce Straight Guys ..Says more patients to be discharged any moment ..Expresses satisfaction with level of compliance on Presidential directive so far Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, flanked by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (left) and Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola (right) during a media briefing to update on the Coronavirus pandemic, at Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday, March 22, 2020. By Olasunkanmi Akoni In view of the current trend and successes recorded in the confirmed cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic in the state, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed optimism that only if people are determined to continue fighting in unity, the imported deadly disease will be defeated soon and all will come out victorious as always. This came as Sanwo-Olu commended the spirit and level of compliance by residents on the first day of the 14-day restriction of movement ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari in a bid to st

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Eguono Odjegba Sea port ASSOCIATION of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, has called on the Federal Government to declare a force majeure on imports and exports operations in the ports with immediate effect. ANLCA, in an open letter to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said it is fully in support of Federal Government efforts to contain the spread of the virus through partial lock-down of industrial and business activities, and argued that a force majeure will not only suppress the spread of the deadly virus but also create a buffer against unquantifiable economic loses which accumulated port charges and fees will impose on the port economy and the port business community at the end of the COVID-19 crisis. The letter signed by the ANLCAs National President, Mr. Uju Nwabunike, stated that “whereas partial and total lockdown by various states has immediately taken adverse toll on all imports and exports, presently trapped in the various gatew

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Eguono Odjegba Sea port ASSOCIATION of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, has called on the Federal Government to declare a force majeure on imports and exports operations in the ports with immediate effect. ANLCA, in an open letter to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said it is fully in support of Federal Government efforts to contain the spread of the virus through partial lock-down of industrial and business activities, and argued that a force majeure will not only suppress the spread of the deadly virus but also create a buffer against unquantifiable economic loses which accumulated port charges and fees will impose on the port economy and the port business community at the end of the COVID-19 crisis. The letter signed by the ANLCAs National President, Mr. Uju Nwabunike, stated that “whereas partial and total lockdown by various states has immediately taken adverse toll on all imports and exports, presently trapped in the various gatew

How to Seduce Straight Guys •Why Pantami, Danbatta must work together •How Telcos’demands could be met •What NCC”s order on collocation may achieve Pantami-Danbatta-Inuwa By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor President Muhammadu Buhari, overlooked the melodrama between the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr  Ibrahim Pantami, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta and the Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, during the launch of the digital economy complex Ombura, Abuja recently, to charge them on closing the access gaps in the country. The president who listened to claims and counter claims from the three stakeholders on their contributions towards the developments in the sector, however, charged them to ensure that telecom operators in the country, met the targets set in the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 by giving special attention to

How to Seduce Straight Guys President Muhammadu Buhari HAVING heard from President Muhammadu Buhari the measures the Federal Government is taking in partnership with states and patriotic individuals to contain the Coronavirus pandemic, there are further measures we want to see in the comings days. We must all bear in mind that though the Federal Government and President Buhari must provide the leadership in mobilising (as it has done) the enormous institutional and financial resources at its disposal, the main hands-on fight is at the state, local government, community, family and individual levels. We must all be involved and do our part. Awareness must continue to be drummed up through all available means. The big danger is that the vast majority of Nigerians are not fully aware that Nigeria is a potential disaster zone. Some foreign countries, such as Israel, appear to have taken proactive steps to escape a putative explosion of infections in Nigeria by evacuating their citiz

How to Seduce Straight Guys •The BBC team at the session By Prince Osuagwu One month after, the echoes of Social Media Week Lagos SMWL, is still reverberating. One of the major reasons this social gathering still makes impact long after it held, appears to be the relevance of the sessions and quality of discussions they attract during and after the event. As a platform that specifically champions the course of social media for social good, it may not be surprising that a play-back of some of the sessions, find themselves at the heart of developments in the society, weeks and months after. For instance, the British Broadcasting Corporations, BBC’s session “the growing audiences in a competitive digital space” appears to have anticipated the tough information management Nigeria and other countries of the world are grappling with now, with the rampaging Coronavirus pandemic gaining tremendous ground across the world. Although the aim of the session, was more about explaining how BB