Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited (PCHS), a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and operator of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, has recorded another milestone with the successful cargo handling of equipment for the $200 million Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) …
Read More »Terminal Operators Tasked To Assist NPA In Repairs Of Ports Decaying Infrastructure
By Babajide Okeowo The President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Prince Adewale Adeyanju, has tasked the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to involve terminal operators to whom the ports were leased to carry out routine rehabilitation and maintenance of the …
Read More »WiLAT Nigeria Poised For Annual Event
Women in Logistics and Transportation (WiLAT Nigeria) is poised to join the rest of the world for the 2023 WiLAT Day. The event, themed: Women Entrepreneurs In A Dynamic Environment” will take place in Lagos on Thursday, July 27, 2023, …
Read More »NISA Inaugurates New Office After 20 Years, Carpets NIMASA On Shipping Development
Otunba Sola Adewumi, President of Nigerian Ship-owners Association (NISA) After over 20 years of existence,the Nigerian Shipowners Association(NISA) last week inaugurated own corporate head office with fan fair in readiness to partner the current administration to influence policies that will …
Read More »Govt Needs To Create Environment For Indigenous Participation In Crude Lifting- GOG Marine Boss
By Babajide Okeowo Mr Bem Garba Mr. Bem Garba, the Chief Executive Officer of GOG Marine, a specialized Marine Transport and Maritime Logistics Support Service provider has called on the government to create an enabling environment for more indigenous participation …
Read More »Stakeholders Highlight Importance of Virile Transport, Logistic System To Food Security
By Babajide Okeowo As the fear of food insecurity intensifies and Nigeria moves towards building a resilient food system, stakeholders in the Supply Chain industry have highlighted the importance of a virile transport and logistics industry to this drive. Speaking …
Read More »Mmesoma: Committee Releases Report, Says She Admitted Using Her Phone To Manipulate UTME Result
Innoson Reverses Scholarship Awarded To Her The committee of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to look into the examination fraud involving 19-Year-Old Mmesoma Ejikeme has confirmed that she manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, giving herself …
Read More »Terminal operator hikes tariff on imported vehicles by 36%
Months after the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria requested that terminal charges be reviewed upwards, Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited has announced a 36 per cent increase in tariff on imported vehicles with effect from July 1. In a public …
Read More »2023 Half Year Review: Rail Dips By 49%, Road Up By 8% As CPPE Calls For Import Duty Concessions
Muda Yusuf, LCCI Boss The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise(CPPE) has called on the Federal Government to make urgent interventions in the economy to address the negative impact of the fuel subsidy removal, harmonization of the foreign exchange windows …
Read More »Bello-Koko, Jime, Comrade Adeyanju To Grace MARAN Roundtable, Thursday
By Babajide Okeowo Koko Bello, MD, NPA The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mohammed Bello-Koko, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hon Emmanuel Jime, and the President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria …
Read More »Nigeria passenger traffic grew 60% in four years – Report
The International Air Transport Association has reported a significant increase in Nigeria’s passenger traffic and seat capacity, reaching nearly 60 per cent above the levels recorded in 2019. This growth marks a continuation of the positive results already seen in …
Read More »APM Terminals, NDLEA raise awareness on drug abuse
APM Terminals Apapa has collaborated with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to increase awareness on drug addiction and the negative impact of stigmatisation on drug users and their families. The terminal operator commemorated the 2023 International Day against …
Read More »Society charges FG on maritime diversification roadmap
Angus Obinna Chukwuka Admiralty Lawyers Society of Nigeria (ALSN) has called on the Federal Government to immediately fashion out a blueprint for the development and diversification of the maritime sector. ALSN also called for a state of emergency on revamping …
Read More »Kaduna dry port operator seeks completion of rail infrastructure
Four years after the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, flagged off the rail movement of cargoes to/from the Kaduna Inland Dry Port, construction of the rail lines has been abandoned. The Federal Government commenced construction of rail to …
Read More »NCS to redefine operations with AI-driven solutions
Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it is set to redefine its operations with the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions like ChatGPT and advanced geo-spatial intelligence approaches such as GEOINT. According to the NCS, these …
Read More »CUSTOMS CG’s FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Medlog, Sapid In Messy Container Flying Syndicate Allegation
AS the new Comptroller General of Customs(CGC), Adewale Adeniyi assumed office last week, one area he is expected to beam his searchlight is on the high-scale nocturnal fraudulent activities being perpetrated by some customs officials in connivance with importers at the Medlog Jetty and Sapid bonded terminal, all located at Satellite Town, Lagos.
Read More »Alleged N136m Fraud: Seven Years After, Appeal Court Acquits Ex-NIMASA DG
Ex NIMASA DG, Calistus Nwabueze Obi The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has acquitted former Acting Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Calistus Nwabueze Obi in the alleged N136m Fraud case. Justice Ngozi Nwosu-Iheme …
Read More »NIMASA Issues Disclaimer On Fraudulent Employment Scheme
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a disclaimer over “a fraudulent employment scheme currently making the rounds online, and especially on various social media platforms”. In a statement issued on Friday titled “Fake Website On NIMASA …
Read More »Lekki port receives first transshipment vessel
Lekki Deep Seaport The management of Lekki Deep Seaport has announced the arrival of Rimbaud, the first transshipment vessel to call at the container terminal of the deep seaport. A statement by the port said that the vessel owned by …
Read More »NPA begins evacuation of overtime cargoes
Determined to pave the way for efficient operations at the port, the Nigerian Ports Authority has commenced the evaluation of overtime cargoes at the ports. A statement by NPA said that the moves to evacuate over time cargoes at the …
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