BY PROSPER OKOYE Human traffickers and migrant smugglers are expected to face tougher, more coordinated enforcement following the conclusion of a four-day workshop aimed at strengthening transnational investigations into Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM), organised by the Foundation for the Internationalization of Public Administrations (FIAP). Javier Leon, Deputy Team Leader at…
By Sylva OBASI As part of activities marking its 40th anniversary, Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL) on Wednesday commissioned a 6,000-litre solar-powered borehole and renovated male and female toilet facilities at Government Secondary School, Ogu, in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area , Onne, Rivers State. Commissioning the projects, the company’s Managing Director, Mrs Iroghama Ogbeifun, described…
…As CEO, Iroghama Rehabilitates Schools, Commissions Projects By Sylva OBASI The STARZS Investments Company Ltd (SICL), an indigenous shipping company, in continuation of its 40th Anniversary activities, on Wednesday, began a campaign for Environmental awareness and sustainability, beginning with planting of trees in some schools. The company also, in association with the Nigerian Environment Society,…
By David Oladimeji In a move aimed at supporting the career advancement of young Nigerian seafarers and cadets, a leading indigenous shipping and logistics company, Sea Transport Services Nigeria Ltd has pledged to provide sea-time opportunities for the best graduating maritime students produced through the Annual Maritime Students and Youth (AMSAY) Conference organised by Platform…
By Sylva OBASI The week-long 40th Anniversary activities of STARZS Investments Company Ltd continued on Monday with the Managing Director, Iroghama Ogbeifun officially flagging off a Special Skills Acquisition and Maritime Education programme, beginning with scholarship to 40 beneficiaries. The SICL Boss officially announced it in Port Harcourt, stressing that the beneficiaries of the scheme…
By Sylva OBASI The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer CEO, STARZS Investments Company Ltd. (SICL), Iroghama Ogbeifun on Saturday strongly commended her father for laying a solid faith-based foundation for the Company, stressing that that important gesture had not only paid off, it has also become a credible guiding beacon. “We’re a faith-based company….
…Prepares To Host The World On Friday By Sylva OBASI The Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL) on Saturday painted Port Harcourt, the oil rich state with blue as it commenced a week-long programme of activities to celebrate its 40th anniversary, with a Thanksgiving Service with the Chairman, Engr. Greg Utonwem Ogbeifun stressing that the SICL…
By Sylva OBASI Established on October 22, 1999 with regional Secretariat in Lagos, the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control operates under a cooperative agreement with the International Maritime Organization as an inter-governmental organization dedicated to harmonising port state control procedures, eliminate substandard shipping operations and protect Marine environment across the West and Central African…
By Sylva OBASI In continuation of it’s nation-wide coastal community women empowerment program in Nigeria, the African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative (AFMESI) has taken the program to Tarkwa Bay, a notable coastal community in Lagos state, South West, Nigeria. PLATFORM REPORTERS who covered the event gathered that the empowerment program held Wednesday in Lagos reinforces…
By Sylva OBASI The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, has called on maritime journalists to uphold the highest standards of ethics, accuracy and professionalism in reporting, describing responsible journalism as a critical pillar for the sustainable growth and development of Nigeria’s maritime industry. Dr. Akutah…
