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-Condemns the abduction of Dapchi girls -Calls for 35% Affirmative Action MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative has tasked the federal government and other stakeholders on the need to create an enabling atmosphere for gender equality, promotion …

By Kenneth Jukpor As part of efforts to develop the nation’s ailing economy, a former Chief-Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Auta has called on the Federal Government to channel more resources towards the development …

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that no nation can attain sustainable growth and development relying on her and/or single source of revenue as world economies are now consciously or …

– Dakuku charges them to be diligent The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of eighty-five (85) Management Staff to their next grade levels. The promotions were ratified at the meeting …

The management of Dangote Group has said its sugar and salt companies lose about N2 billion monthly to the perennial traffic gridlocks on Apapa Port roads every month. The company’s traffic Manager, Mr. Mohammadu Rabiu, revealed this at a stakeholders …

Stakeholders, including the Nigerian military and the Lagos State Government wednesday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to all tanker drivers to vacate the bridge in national interest and security. The resolution was reached during a stakeholders meeting at the Naval Base …

Says economy has completely exited recession Disturbed by the recent air mishaps involving Dana Airlines, the federal government rose from a seven-hour Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, Abuja wednesday, with a resolution ordering a complete audit …

  By Oyeniyi Iwakun As part of efforts to facilitate legitimate trade in line with the ease of doing business concept of the federal government, the new Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Tin Can  Island port, Lagos, Comptroller Mohammed Abdullahi …

The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) nets N146 million as internally-generated revenue last month. The Comptroller of the command, Mr Benjamin Binga, made the disclosure in Minna on Wednesday, 7th March, 2018. The command, comprising Niger, …

Calabar port suffers neglect The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that ship traffic at the seaports is on a downward trend. The Nigerian Ports Statistics 2012-2017 released by the NBS yesterday showed that ship traffic at the ports …

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and senior officials of various regulatory agencies on Monday, till the wee hours of yesterday in Lagos, had an emergency meeting over one too many incidences in the air travel sector. The minister, …

• Releases N1.7 billion for Intl Wing The federal government on Monday lamented that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu would not enjoy full international certification until the myriads of challenges constituting security threats at the airport are fully …

Daily consumption hits 60 million litres The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday disclosed that the alleged unwholesome activities of cross-border smugglers of petrol in border states across Nigeria had now forced it to record a daily under-recovery worth N774 …

  *NPA patrol boats are moribund *Criminals are domiciled in the Ports More facts have emerged on the increasing sea robbery and piracy in the Nigerian Maritime domain, with shipping companies lamenting that they pay as much as 30,000 Dollars …

By Kenneth Jukpor The National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has pointed out corrupt practices as the reason most Customs agents in the country turn millionaires speedily. Shittu, who was speaking during …

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it had so far disbursed a total of N20.24bn for 2,724 mortgages to support Nigerians in buying their own homes since May 2015. According to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. …

The private terminal operators at the nation’s seaports have carried out their treat of challenging the Appeal Court judgment that declared some of their charges illegal and penalty of over one trillion naira slammed against them. The concessionaires, under the …

Customs personnel at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have been accused of conniving with cargo agents to deprive the federal government of revenues that accrue from imported commodities. Reports indicated that almost half of the goods imported are …

By Oyeniyi Iwakun The Apapa traffic gridlock was top on discussion as an urgent need requiring a lasting solution at the 2017 fourth quarter meeting for stakeholders in the port sector, organized by the Ports Consultative Council (PCC) in Lagos. …

The Nigerian Maritime industry is projected to grow by 2.5 – 5 % within the period 2018-2019 and a projected increase in demand for maritime services in Nigeria during the period of projection. This was contained in the Nigerian maritime …