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FAAC Begins Talks on Review of Revenue Formula

FAAC Begins Talks on Review of Revenue Formula

FG, states, LGs share N701bn for April The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has begun talks with stakeholders on the review of the current revenue allocation formula between the federal, state and local governments. Under the current sharing formula, the …

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Stakeholders Urge FG To Create Maritime Accident Investigation Bureau

Stakeholders Urge FG To Create Maritime ‘Accidents Investigation Bureau’

By Kenneth Jukpor Maritime experts have admonished the Federal Government to take a cue from the aviation sector by establishing an agency to be known as ‘Accidents Investigation Bureau (AIB)’ to provide in-depth study and statistics  of accidents in the …

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BREAKING: Ikeja Customs Intercepts, Destroys Smuggled Poultry Products Worth N5.5Million

  By Oyeniyi Iwakun Smugglers may have encountered yet another waterloo as about 917 cartons of poultry products with the Duty Paid Value of N5,502,000 suspected to be smuggled  en-route the Seme border was destroyed yesterday by the Federal Operations …

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Nigerian Seaports Lose Position In Global Port Rating

Stakeholders tackle customs over multiple cargo examination

•Apapa command insists on right to operate at gate •NPA faults action, says it’s against Ease of Doing Business Irked by the challenges of multiple cargo clearance at seaports, maritime stakeholders have berated the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for posting …

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FG, others plan N1.7tn investment in Niger Delta

FG, others plan N1.7tn investment in Niger Delta

The Federal Government on Monday announced that about N1.7tn would be invested by various stakeholders in the Niger Delta between this year and 2021. It said the fund would be spent on the development of the region, adding that about …

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Investor to provide $10bn for Nigeria’s speed rail projects

Investor to provide $10bn for Nigeria’s speed rail projects

A United States-based investor, Ameri Metro Incorporation, on Monday declared its readiness to provide $10bn for the construction of speed rails in Nigeria. The firm told the Federal Government that it had the capacity to fund rail projects across the …

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Court Stops State's Control Of Inland Waterways

Customs, NPA Disagree On  Executive Order  Interpretation

* Customs lacks right to stay at port gates- NPA By  Oyeniyi Iwakun All seem not to be smooth at the ports quarterly stakeholders meeting held in Lagos last week as a tough argument ensued between the Executive Director, Marine and …

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ANLCA To Contest CRFFN Governing Council Elections, Withdraws Court Case

ANLCA To Contest CRFFN Governing Council Elections, Withdraws Court Case

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has revealed its intention to contest in the upcoming governing council elections of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and withdrawn its court case against the Council. …

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Shake-Up Underway As Internal Strife, Unbridled Corruption Rock CRFFN

CRFFN Governing Council Elections To Hold On June 29

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has announced June 29, 2018 as the new date for election of practitioners into its Governing Council. The Registrar of the Council, Mike Jukwe, on Thursday last week, in …

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How Transport Sector Could Forestall Nigeria's Economic Recession

Amaechi, Sarumi, Others To Grace 2nd Maritime Technical Summit

The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi will be the Special Guest of Honour at the 2nd Maritime Technical Summit coming up on May 22nd, 2018 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The summit which …

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National Fleet Can’t Thrive Without A National Maritime Policy – Dr. Mbiah

How Africa Can Combat Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

·         Why sea-link project failed ·         African ship-owners are myopic- Islamic P&I Club By Kenneth Jukpor As part of efforts to resolve the ravaging problem of maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, the Former Chairman, International Maritime Organization (IMO) …

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Dakuku, Jibril, Others To Grace NAGREEN Awards/ Lecture

2018 World Environment Day: MMS Introduces NAGREEN Awards/ Lecture

In a bid to maximize the celebration of the 2018 World Environment Day, Kings Communications Limited, publishers of Money Management Series (MMS Plus) newspaper in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Nigeria’s foremost agency on …

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Govs Seek to Take Over Fuel Subsidy Payments

Govs Seek to Take Over Fuel Subsidy Payments

Move could end inefficiency, graft, shortfall in NNPC remittances to treasury NEC uncovers fraudulent non-remittance of N526bn, $21bn by govt agencies Recommends indicted agencies for prosecution The governors of the 36 states of the federation are canvassing a novel initiative …

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FOU Ikeja Customs Impounds N1.10bn Contraband In One Month

FOU Ikeja Customs Impounds N1.10bn Contraband In One Month

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja has intercepted various contraband and other goods on detention with a duty paid value(DPV ) of One Billion, Ten Million, Two hundred and Ninety -Five  Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty …

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Maritime Development: African Nations Need Comprehensive Maritime Policies

Maritime Development: African Nations Need Comprehensive Maritime Policies

By Kenneth Jukpor Maritime experts have posited that a comprehensive maritime policy framework is a prerequisite for developing maritime infrastructure across the African coastal states. This position was first posited by the Former Chairman of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) …

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Nigeria Recycles Only 13% of 110,000 Acid Batteries Yearly

Nigeria Recycles Only 13% of 110,000 Acid Batteries Yearly

Stakeholders in the renewable energy sector have raised the alarm that only about 13 per cent of the over 110,000 used lead-acid batteries (ULABs) that find their ways into Nigeria yearly are recycled. Speaking at a workshop on how to …

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NCAA Cautions Pilots, Operators Over Hazardous Weather

NCAA Suspends First Nation Airways’ Operations

We are currently working assiduously on fleet expansion, says airline  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) of First Nation Airways indefinitely. The agency notified the airline about the suspension in a letter with …

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GOOD Corruption: How CRFFN Spent N3.9billion 2017 Budget

GOOD Corruption: How CRFFN Spent N3.9billion 2017 Budget

*N1bn spent on Phantom IFFN building project *N850m used for security equipment *FG introduces Disbursement Accounts to check capital flight While the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) prepares for election into its governing board, more …

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FRSC Clarifies Rickety Vehicles To Clampdown

FRSC Returns Recovered N2m to Crash Victim’s Mum

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has rescued crash victims involved in a lone accident on the Lagos /Ibadan Expressway and returned over N2million recovered from the scene to the mother of the owner. Mr Clement Oladele, the FRSC Sector Commander …

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SIFAX Haulage, Corporate Affairs Manager Win Awards

SIFAX Haulage, Corporate Affairs Manager Win Awards

SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited one of the subsidiaries of SIFAX Group and Mr. Olumuyiwa Akande, Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager, SIFAX Group have won two awards at the 6thedition of the Nigeria Transport Awards held in Lagos recently. As …

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