BEARS & BULLS

 Since the amiable Chief Adebayo Sarumi took over the mantle of leadership at the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS) the group seems to have retrogressed and the unity of the group is threatened as the Chamber is sitting on a …

 The entire members of staff of Kings Communications felicitate with Okuneye Moyosola aka Mhoyor ‘the baby of the house’ who celebrated her birthday recently. Moyosola who has displayed a high sense of commitment in discharging her duties in the company …

Nigeria has recorded over 1,600 cases of pipeline vandalism since January. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu made the disclosure recently at the 2016 Annual Conference of National Association of Energy Correspondents with the theme, “Low …

The Nigerian Customs Service seems to be more resolute in its anti- smuggling crusade in recent times. Tin-Can Island Customs Command has intercepted 31 containers of 14,000 bags of rice valued at over N71 million. Although rice importation through seaports …

Sokoto State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected about N198.5 million as internally generated revenue in 2016. Alhahi Sani Madugu,  Area Controller in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states said that about  N86,273,274.00 was collected …

Cruel death has snatched another stakeholder in the Nigerian maritime industry when it took the life of  the Acting Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Engr. Anthony Anayo Ishiodu. Ishiodu, who died recently after a protracted illness, will be …

Death knocked on the doors of the amiable Customs Public Relations Officer at PTML Command, Mr. Steve Okonmah, snatching his beautiful wife; Mrs. Mercy Okonmah. Last week we asked a rhetorical question: how would you like to die if you …

The media remains a very crucial aspect to the growth of any organization but only few companies in the Nigerian maritime terrain fully understand and exploit this. The media relations team of SIFAX Group is showing itself worthy to be …

This week ended on a positive note with developments coming from the Council for the Regulations of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), which has been slumbering for over a year now. Although the good news has not come to fore, …

Chief Festus Ejiofor, the factional president of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs  Agents (NCMDLCA) died a couple of weeks now from a sudden heart attack, after having been rushed to different hospitals  at the middle of …

On Friday this week, a container-laden truck was involved in an accident at Ojuelegba Lagos causing heavy gridlock for long hours on that axis. Although no live was lost, the cause of the accident was the dilapidated state of the …

In a bid to assuage the dearth of legal practitioners and judges who are knowledgeable in Maritime law, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council and the National Universities Commission (NUC) have agreed to collaborate on the introduction of maritime Law as a …

Usually , when one is retiring from service , it is said that one  has served meritoriously but it is difficult to address  this man like that. Mr. Chris Osunkwo, the  Customs  PRO of the Tin Can Customs Command is …

When I was told what some women have gone through to get the recognition of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN), I simply said, it is not worth the trouble. However, we know that  Barr. Mrs. Olafunke Agbor has been trying …

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and other stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have renewed contracts for lifting Nigerian crude oil. This …

Despite the efforts of the Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority towards ensuring only healthy trucks are allowed to business at the ports via Truck registration exercise, several rickety trucks are still seen entering and exiting the ports daily. …

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and other stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have renewed contracts for lifting Nigerian crude oil. This …

Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, former Director-General of NIMASA  in his maiden media briefing pastorally held everybody spell bound with prayers, prophesies and forecasts, punctuated with praises and worship. It was a Sermon on Mount Rockview! Hear this:  Dr. Dakuku Peterside  mesmerized …

The lingering crisis in the Nigerian Ship Owners Association(NISA) is taking tool on both factions. The Capt. Dada Labinjo led faction has been quiet and hardly even attends events these days, while the Aminu Umar faction is not finding things …

The  Port Standard Operating Procedures(SOP) and the accompanying Port Service Support Portal(PSSP) were launched in Abuja last week as a means of curtailing the rate of corruption at the nation’s ports.  Wonderful idea, from all the agencies and stakeholders at …