The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has renovated the dilapidated control towers at Apapa and Tincan ports to enhance vessel traffic management, navigation, advance visibility, safety and security as well as reduce vessel waiting time. Speaking at the commissioning yesterday, the …
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The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, declared the purported launching of Nigerian carrier, Air Nigeria, at the twilight of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari a fraud. The parliament asked President Bola Tinubu to suspend the process and probe those involved …
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Stakeholders in the nation’s maritime industry have knocked the Federal Government over the $3.2bn modernisation project of the Nigeria Customs Service. The Chairman of the Trade Modernisation Project Limited, concessionaire of the facility, Saleh Ahmadu, last week, said that …
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) has refuted the claim that it has been involved in ethnic lopsided appointments in the management cadre of the agency, saying the publication was propelled by mischief aimed at misleading Nigerians. According …
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has been caught in an employment racketeering scandal involving his wife, Mrs. Victoria Anwuli Irabor. According to @PIDOMNIGERIA, General Irabor used his influence to get his wife, Mrs. Irabor, a secret job …
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· APMT Under Security Surveillance · Bonny Deep Seaport, PH-Maiduguri railway on course Against all expectations that the National Transport Commission (NTC) Bill would receive accelerated attention from the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo as a transport …
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By Babajide Okeowo As the Maritime Industry’s Amazon, Mrs Margaret Onyema-Oraekwusi begins her final journey home, the MMS Woman Of Fortune Hall of Fame (MMS WofHoF) Initiative has paid glowing tribute to a woman who contributed immensely to the …
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Tributes have been pouring in for Mr Ray Ugochukwu, a media giant, versatile unionist, and brilliant journalist who died on Thursday, June 1, 2023. His sudden death has thrown the maritime industry which is yet to recover from the …
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By Babajide Okeowo The immediate past Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello, and the former Director, Commercial Shipping of the Council, Mrs. Dabney Shall-Holma have been conferred with the prestigious National Honours Award of …
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By Babajide Okeowo The Founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for having the courage to remove the controversial fuel subsidy. The MMS Plus had reported …
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has received support from the House of Representatives to disburse the $360 million Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF) to qualified Nigerian shipowners. A committee of the House, in its report, gave the …
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By Babajide Okeowo The President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Mfon Ekong Usoro has disclosed that the maritime industry is missing Mrs Margaret Onyema-Oraekwusi whose sudden death on the 28th of April jolted the industry. Usoro in an …
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The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has for the umpteenth time called for change in the Oil and Gas trade policy from the Free on Board(FOB) to the Cost,Insurance and Freight(CIF) model. Speaking …
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has threatened to embark on an industrial action on Monday over the poor welfare of its members in the shipping sector. The development has forced some operators in the maritime sector to kick, saying …
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The Nigeria Customs Service Board said it has approved the implementation of a competency-based accelerated career progression plan for officers of the service. This was contained in a statement recently issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Customs, …
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The family of the late Barr(Mrs.) Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi has released the burial plans for the Maritime icon who died over a month ago. Barr Orakwusi, a leading maritime lawyer with over three decades in practice and a frontline shipowner died …
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The outgoing Port Manager of Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Mrs Olufunmilayo Olotu, has charged the Federal Government to place a premium on fixing the port access roads to ensure the free flow of traffic in and around the port corridors. …
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The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) in collaboration with the World Bank under the Accelerating Revenue Mobilization Reforms Program (ARMOR), has initiated the modalities for migration from Fast Track Regime to Fast Track 2.0 (FT 2.0). This will reduce the cost …
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The House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring has approved that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency can continue the disbursement of $700m from the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund. The House had on May 2, …
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The dearth of ships in the country is affecting the maritime sector, seafarers have stated. They stated this at the recent graduation of 87 students on free basic mandatory cadet training organised by the Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research …
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