By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to reposition Nigeria’s economy, the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to boost export and creating a value chain that that would refine the products before exporting. The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), …
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has credited the Nigerian Ports Authority, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and other stakeholders for the release of 20 dockworkers earlier detained by the …
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The Tin-Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated N117.8bn between January and April 2020. According to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, NCS Tin Can Island Command, Uche Ejesieme, the revenue was achieved by …
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The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N623.7m for the Nigeria Customs Service to buy computers for its zonal and area commands. The council also approved N2.92bn for the construction of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks Scheme at Odukpani …
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, has made a total seizure of 180 bales of second hand clothes from a train operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation with a total Duty Paid Value of N13,252,311. The Area Controller, Oyo/Osun …
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Two months after the Lagos State government reclaimed a section of the Mile 2 school complex ‘colonised’ by miscreants, the same parcel of land has been allegedly sold to a shipping line. The school complex houses eight secondary schools – …
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• Wants power sector privatization reversed • Seeks expansion of move against bandits, others • Urges completion of Ajaokuta Steel projects • Lawmakers amend local content law • Plan agency to boost food security “Our committee needs to investigate the …
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By Kenneth Jukpor Ten pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing trawler HAILUFANG II, have been apprehended and handed over to the Nigerian Police by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy. The pirates, apprehended by …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have agreed to spend over N1bn on the quarantine and feeding of over 3,000 Nigerians awaiting evacuation in foreign countries. The two organisations are expected to share the over …
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• Workers to receive full allowances before transfer The directive to immediately relocate headquarters of all aviation agencies from Lagos to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will cost the Federal Government more of scarce resources. Aviation stakeholders, made up …
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CRFFN calls for patience, APFFLON anticipates more controversy By Kenneth Jukpor Freight forwarders operating in the aviation sector and ground handling companies await the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika’s decision on demurrage charges for the lockdown period, this week. …
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The Federal Government on Sunday impounded an aircraft belonging to a British company, FlairJet for operating commercial flights into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos despite the ban on such flight operations in Nigerian airports. It was gathered that FlairJet …
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The Vice President of the Association of the Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Kayode Farinto has hinted that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) may fuel the outspread of the deadly COVID-19 Pandemic in the maritime industry. Farinto in a chat …
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As part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has rounded up the first phase of its COVID-19 sensitization for the maritime community. The 3-day programme which started on Wednesday last week, …
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· How they flout CEMA, sell temporary imports · Port Stakeholders want legislation to place duties on containers By Kenneth Jukpor As part of the efforts to curb the practice of abandoning empty containers in Nigeria by shipping companies, port …
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation has said it is now compulsory for its workers and other people coming to the NRC premises to use face masks. Managing Director of the corporation, Fidet Okhira, stated this in Lagos while inaugurating a safety …
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Customs to pay N5million damages A court judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja yesterday, ruled that payment of import duty on goods and personal effects contained in a passenger’s baggage is unlawful. The Abuja Judicial Division [Coram: J.T.Tsoho, CJ] …
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N47 billion for the provision of additional 40 megawatts of electricity to the national grid. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the …
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By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to sensitize the Nigerian populace in maritime communities on the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), to contain the spread of coronavirus. According to …
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By Kenneth Jukpor Following the decline of admiralty law practice in Nigeria attributed to sub-optimal procedural rules and poor judicial interpretation of substantive laws, the Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA) has inaugurated a 16-member committee to boost the practice in …
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