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‘Come help us,’ New York gov tells US health-care workers

New York's governor on Monday pleaded with health-care…

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Paul Omorogbe
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COVID-19: CBN-led coalition begins supply of medical facilities in six geo-political zones

The Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), led…

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Adeoye Faith
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

NNPC assures nationwide products delivery as depots remain operational

In its bid to ensure that the presidential…

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Adeoye Faith
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COVID-19: Kwara arrests 15 transporters, seizes 80 okada

Kwara State government has arrested no fewer than…

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Adeoye Faith
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COVID-19: Kaduna court grants two Islamic clerics, 8 others N1m bail

A Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court has granted bail…

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi
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COVID-19: 12 suspected cases test negative in Ondo

Ondo State government on Monday said all the…

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi
Delta monarch urges Buhari Buhari commissions made-in-Nigeria vessel, Buhari hails pilot, FG begins implementation, Army lacks power to investigate crime – Court …Awards N15m damages against Army, Police Sunday Ejike – Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday held that the Nigerian Army has no power to arrest, detain and investigate crimes. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, while delivering judgment in a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by Miss Grace Anita Paul against the Chief of Army Staff, the Nigeria Army, Inspector General of Police and the Nigerian Police Force held that the Nigerian Army would be usurping the fun by delving into arrest, investigation and arrest over crime allegation. Miss Paul had, in her suit alleged that officers of the Nigerian Army invaded her residence and abducted her to Mambilla Barracks in Abuja on October 24th 2019 where she was subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. She said she was kept in a guardroom with other male inmates and later transferred to the SARS where she was kept for more than two months without charge or trial. Justice Taiwo, in his judgment held that the Nigerian Army lacks the power to arrest, investigate and hold in custody anyone who is not subject to the Armed Forces Act or any other military law. While dismissing the objections of counsel to the Nigerian Army, A.A. Mohammed (SAN), the Judge held that the Military should not usurp the powers of the Nigerian Police under Sections 4 and 84 of the Police Act which empowers the Police to detect and investigate crime. Counsel to the applicant, Akpomiemie Akpomiemie had argued that the Military lacks the power under Section 217 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to arrest, detain and investigate anyone not subject to Military law. Akpomiemie also argued that the detention of the Applicant by the defunct SARS of the Nigeria Police is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. Justice Taiwo held that for democracy to thrive, all agencies of government should act within the law and awarded damages of N5 million against the 1st and 2nd Respondents (The chief of Army Staff and the Nigerian Army) and N10 million against the Inspector General of Police and the Nigerian Police Force sued as 3rd and 4th Respondent respectfully. The Judge also made an order of perpetual Injunction restraining the Nigeria Army and the Nigeria Police from further violation of the rights of the applicant. The court also ordered the Police to return all her seized items within seven days., Buhari pledges support for Lagos, Buhari flags off Kano-Maradi non-career ambassador-designates, Buhari hails China-Nigeria relations, Buhari to perform groundbreaking, African Union may be irrelevant, Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, graduates for extension service, Buhari okays Fikpo’s nomination, Appraising Buhari hails Niger Republic, Buhari cancels Christmas homage, Buhari pledges Nigeria’s support, Security challenges facing Nigeria

COVID-19 lockdown: Financial institutions allowed to operate ― FG

President Muhammadu Buhari has given his approval for…

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi
Apapa customs generates 2022,Extortion: Lagos bans military checkpoints in Apapa, outlaws nine illegal checkpoints, As VIN protest lingers winners losers emerge, Over the past few years, players in the freight industry mounted a consistent demand for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to overhaul imported vehicles valuation system, on the heels of recurring conflicts between them and customs valuation officers. For the majority of customs brokers and freight forwarders, the harmonisation and standardisation of the Customs’ valuation system was urgently needed. In the absence of a standardised valuation system, Customs officials were accused of high handedness and extortion through the use of deductive valuation. Responding to this demand for a standardised valuation system, the Nigeria Customs Service last week introduced an e-valuation system known as Vehicles Identification Number (VIN-valuation), being an artificial intelligence manual that is wholly self acting, utilising world class data which drives documentation processes in an electronically digitised format. With the introduction of the VIN valuation system, many expected standards in Customs valuation processes to be above board. However, rather than commend Customs for the bold initiative, majority of those who have clamoured for the change and who are primary beneficiaries of its laudable gains began to complain about the process, taking it to an unexpected height through organised protest, and calling for its rejection. Last week, the protest got to an unprecedented level and clearing agents decided to embark on an indefinite strike to express their displeasure over the newly introduced Customs VIN. With the clearing agents refusing to clear imported vehicles that had arrived at the Port and Terminal Multiservices Ltd (PTML) and Tin-Can Island ports, many vehicles became trapped inside the ports, thereby accumulating demurrages and storage charges that run into millions of Naira. Winners With so many imported vehicles trapped inside the ports due to the ongoing strike by clearing agents (which is in its second week), some port operators are currently smiling to the bank while there is confusion inside the ports. Top among the operators who are benefitting from the ongoing protest are the foreign shipping companies who are making millions of Dollars on trapped cargoes in the form of demurrage charges. In line with shipping rules, demurrage charges are billed on every container carried by a ship once a ship is delayed due to reasons beyond the shipping company. “Once a ship arrives at a port and cannot discharge her contents due to issues beyond the shipping company, the ship starts billing the containers that she is carrying what is called demurrage charges. For the number of days that the ship waits to discharge her contents, she bills every container that she is carrying demurrage charges. “The strike by the clearing agents over the VIN controversy has already lasted one full week and we are already into the second week, yet the strike over roro cargoes is still on. Vehicles have been offloaded by ships at these port terminals and those vehicles should have been cleared to create space for newer arrivals at the port terminals. However, due to the ongoing strike, these vehicles have not been cleared. Definitely, we have a problem. “If this strike persists, it will get to a point ships won’t be able to discharge cargoes at the port terminals anymore because the whole port terminal will be filled with uncleared imported vehicles and the ships will start billing demurrages on the vehicles that they are carrying. What this means is that while the clearing agents are protesting and refusing to clear imported vehicles, the shipping lines will be making more money on the cargoes that they are carrying,” a shipping agent who wouldn’t want his name in print told the Nigerian Tribune exclusively. Another set of winners while the strike lasts at the ports is the port terminal operators. At Nigerian port terminals, newly arrived cargoes have free storage days that they are not billed what is called storage charges. However, after the expiration of the grace period which varies between three days and five days, the port terminals start billing uncleared cargoes storage charges. With the ongoing port strike over the Customs VIN valuation spiralling into the second week, trapped vehicles are already incurring storage charges. Except the clearing agents suspend the strike and return to work, many of the trapped cargoes will have to pay through their noses to get cleared from the ports. Losers For every strike action at the ports, the cargo owners are always at the receiving end. Cargo owners, who have made orders for cargoes to be brought to Nigerian ports, pay extra charges once there is disruption to the cargo clearance logistic cycle. In 2021 alone, importers paid around N200 billion as storage and demurrage charges due to server breakdown at the ports, National President of Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics in Nigeria (APFFLON), Chief Frank Ogunojemite, explained. According to the APFFLON National President, “The recurring server failure in Customs operations grossly hindered freight forwarders and importers from taking delivery of their consignments in good time, even as shipping and terminal charges accrue.” He said for over two weeks the server experienced downtime, leading to importers and their agents paying over N200 billion on demurrage to shipping lines and terminals. “Looking at the number of vessels that arrived sometime last year and multiplying it by the number of containers in the vessels, which is about 2,000, you will discover that we paid over N200 billion in just two weeks of the server malfunction. “So, the strike on VIN already lasted a week and we have started counting the second week. Demurrages and storage charges are piling up. Importers will pay for these disruptions because the foreign shipping lines and the terminal operators won’t release any cargo if these monies are not paid,” Ogunojemite said. Another set of losers at the ports once there is a cargo clearance disruption is the Nigeria Customs Service. With a hefty revenue target of N3.1 trillion placed on the Service, Customs needs every available time to collect revenue on imported units of containers at the ports. Any form of disruption that leads to containers not being examined or duty paid for, the Customs loses precious man hours in achieving its revenue target. Aside from losing out on revenue that should have accrued into the government coffers, the nation’s ports, during protest by clearing agents, battles with efficiency, which is the hallmark of leading ports globally. When a port lacks efficiency, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) also loses out on expected revenue as the percentage of cargoes that ought to have been handed within a specific period of time are not always met. 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COVID-19: Massive congestion crisis looms at Lagos ports

Massive congestion is looming at the ports in…

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BREAKING: Ogun govt postpones lockdown directive till Friday

The Ogun State Government has postponed the lockdown…

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Adeoye Faith
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COVID-19: Buhari lists, commends ‘public-spirited’ donors

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his appreciation to…

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Daramola Oluwafunmilayo
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COVID-19: Oyo govt distributes preventive materials to LG chairmen

Oyo State government, on Monday, distributed some preventive…

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Bioluwatife Akinyemi
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Hon Elumelu, family test negative for coronavirus

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,…

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Daramola Oluwafunmilayo
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There’s no coronavirus outbreak in Delta ― Govt

Delta State government on Monday reiterated again that…

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi
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COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu commends Lagosians for their endurance

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended…

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COVID-19: Ondo govt orders total closure of markets, as 5 of 12 suspected cases return negative

The Ondo State government has ordered total closure…

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COVID-19: Ganduje to provide palliatives for journalists working in Kano

Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, in his…

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi
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COVID-19: Ooni urges FG, state govt to partner herbal medicine practitioners on curative measures

As the number of persons infected with coronavirus…

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BREAKING: Nigeria records second death from coronavirus

The Nigerian government has confirmed the second death…

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Daramola Oluwafunmilayo
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Governor Fintiri locks down Adamawa over coronavirus for 14 days

The Adamawa State government has imposed a lockdown…

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi
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COVID-19: Chinese group donates counter-coronavirus medical protection materials to Bauchi govt

As a measure of augmenting the fight against…

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Temitope Adegbuyi

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