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Every year, the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON), holds its annual conference and awards to take stock of the preceding year and show appreciation to deserving patrons and stakeholders. Point News247 reports that the 2021 edition of AMJON’s Annual Conference/Awards is slated to hold at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel Ikeja on Friday, 19th November, 2021. The Conference is tagged; ‘Seamless Port Operations in Nigeria’. According to the President of AMJON, Mr. Paul Ogbuokiri, the post COVID-19 edition has been repackaged to be the biggest event to be held by the vibrant Nigerian Maritime press this year. He added…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday, arraigned one Afamefuna Udensi before Justice Emeka Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on charges bordering on importation, sale and distribution of fake Phini Tramadol 100mg. Point News247 reports that in the suit numbered FHCL/294/C/21, the suspect was said to have used the NAFDAC number of Tramadol 100mg, a registered product belonging to Macdec Pharmaceutical to perpetuate the crime. According to NAFDAC, Phini Pharm, belonging to Udensi in a premeditated attempt to beat NAFDAC’s Ports Inspection Directorate (PID) at the port of entry, concealed the fake…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has released new standards for agricultural produce. This is in a bid to ensure Nigeria harnesses the opportunities and benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Point News247 reports that SON is prepared to curb the rather high level of rejections faced by the nation’s agro products at the international markets. According to SON, concerted efforts are being put in place in order to make locally made products, especially agricultural commodities, acceptable and competitive particularly in intra- African trade. The Director General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, recently stated these on the sidelines…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generates more than 80 per cent of its annual revenue from Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo States. The four states are located in the south-west geopolitical zone of the country. This was revealed in a report obtained by Point News247 from an investigation conducts by Ships and Ports news. The Nigeria Customs Service derives its revenue from import and excise duties. Customs data shows that the four south-west states account for 80.48% of NCS revenue. Lagos alone accounts for 75.975% while Ogun, Ondo and Oyo contribute 1.249%, 0.004% and 3.142%. Also, the south-west…

EFCC Boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa has said michief makers are trying to link EFCC to the raid on Justice Mary Odili’s residence. Point News247 reports that the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, says the agency has no connection with the raid on Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili’s house. Recall that security operatives had on Friday night, conducted a search on the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili. The search warrant was allegedly signed by a Magistrate who later said there was misrepresentation in obtaining the warrant. Bawa while speaking during an interview on Channels Television,…

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, a Nigerian human rights activist and wife of late spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has given birth to a set of twins. Okei-Odumakin, 55, delivered a boy and a girl at a hospital in the United States of America (USA) on Wednesday. This is coming six months after Odumakin passed away at the Critical Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The activist made this disclosure in a statement she posted on her official Facebook page. She explained that the idea to have another child after 18 years of birthing their last child was conceived…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in her efforts to boost Nigeria’s industrial development and improve its competitiveness in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA),has unveiled 37 standards for Industrial Standardisation Strategy. Chairman, SON Governing Council, Mrs Evelyn Ngige, disclosed this when the governing body of SON paid a visit to its facilities at Ogba, Lagos. Ngige explained that, three out of the 37 standards were reviewed while, eight were newly-developed adding that, 26 had been adopted for existing international standards. The approved standards according to her, cut across various sectors of the Nigerian economy and are in line…

Point News247 reports that bandits who abducted 15 villagers in the Mazakuka axis of Mashegu local government area, Niger State, have threatened to kill them if N4 million ransom is not paid on each abductee. Point News247 also gathered that the bandits had initially demanded N100 million on the 15 villagers but later reduced it to N4 million per person. The bandits had on Monday morning killed 18 worshippers in the Maza-Kuka community mosque and abducted 15 people. They were also reported to have made their demands through the village head Mallam Abubakar and the chief Imam late on Wednesday…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over alleged poor management of the nation’s economy. Point News247 reports that Atiku made this comment at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national elective convention in Abuja. He scored the All Progressives Congress (APC) government low on virtually all development and growth indices. Atiku insisted that President Buhari had simply failed to make the most of the opportunity Nigerians availed him when he was first elected in 2015 and again in 2019. In his words; “Today, our country is going through the most trying and difficult period of…

The controversial NIN-SIM linkage registration, as directed by the Federal Government, has been moved to the end of the year. Point News247 reports that the Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the end of 2021. This was contained in a joint statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head, Corporate Communications at Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Mr Kayode Adegoke issued on Saturday. The statement was titled ‘Stakeholders Applaud the NIN-SIM Verification Exercise as FG Urges Citizens and Legal Residents to Enrol Before the End…