BEARS & BULLS

Anambra state has started the exportation of pumpkin leaves (Ugu) and bitter leaves (Onugbu) to the United Kingdom (UK). The first set of the exportation was on the 21st of January, 2016 after the Anambra State Ministry of Agriculture successfully …

When events are attended by a certain group of people, it is usually easy to identify the nature of the participants in attendance when it is time for item 7. The speed and manner with which freight agents rushed the …

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for surpassing the benchmark set by IMO for the compliance level of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. This finally marks something positive …

President Mohammadu Buhari had rode to power after promising Nigerians in his manifesto that he was out to cut the cost of governance and fight corruption. However, the 2016 budget has over N500 million budgeted for Cable Television for the …

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) took a giant step in his much verbalized war against corruption in the Customs when he gave a 14-day ultimatum for all senior officers of the Customs Service …

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has just concluded peaceful elections for the chapters in its Western zone. While this has been applauded my many, there is a concern as to why ANLCA chose to use a hotel …

The Western zone of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has successfully elected new executives into the various chapters in the zone. The elections have set a new record as the most peaceful and hitch-free voting in recent …

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has relented on its much publicized efforts to investigate and expose the alleged corrupt practices of senior customs officers in the Tin Can Island Ports (TCIP) of the Nigeria Customs Service …

The planned sack of 66 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on drug addiction charges by the Comptroller General Hameed Ali (Rtd.) has come on the heels of renewed vigour to achieve his mandate to reform and restructure the …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) were probably attempting to hide something about the 5,000 tally-clerks and onboard security it has abandoned when Captain Ihenacho Ebubeogu recently told MMS Plus that the NPA had no relationship with tally-clerks and NPA didn’t …

MMS Plus recently visited the Apapa Customs Command to find most of the Customs officers filing out to go for sporting activities. This new development was instigated by the new Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd). When …

When Standards Organization Nigeria (SON) visited the headquarters of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) for a one-day training, SON had come to enlighten the agents but the lecture could not start as the representatives of SON couldn’t set …

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) displayed a rare forte when they stunned the congregation with glorious worship at the annual Thanksgiving of Rose of Sharon Fellowship of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The police sang with angelic voices …

Nigeria was missing in action during last week’s election into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, yet she continues to pride herself as the hub of maritime in Africa.  Five African countries- Egypt, South Africa, Kenya and even Liberia were …

Mr. Kingsley Anaroke, CEO, Editor-In-Chief/ Publisher of MMS Plus Weekly, recently fetched another award in recognition of his encouragement towards girl-child and professional women in Leadership in Nigeria from Reading Hamlets, a non-profit organization led by women dedicated to ending the …

Despite assurances from the government and its agencies that there is enough fuel being distributed around the country and citizens need not go into panic buying, the situation has continued to exacerbate. Marketers and other groups that have held the …

The Safety department of Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos has taken a giant step to rid Lagos ports of rickety trucks by setting up a surveillance team which has begun physical inspection of trucks at …

Newly whitewashed fences have been erected on both sides of the Apapa bridge leading to Ports And Terminal Multi-services Limited. Pedestrian users of the terminal now have to do an unappealing extra 30 minutes ‘about turn’ under the hot grueling …

We the staff of Kings Communications Limited celebrate our very own CEO, Editor-In-Chief/ Publisher of MMS plus weekly, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke as he marked his birthday last week. You remain our icon and an epitome of astute and veteran journalism. …

The environmental degradation at the Tincan Island Ports access road has taken a worse deplorable facet as the road has been turned into a refuse dump site. This situation has further worsened the gridlock in front of the port as …