How FG aids corruption at ports Why ease of doing business has failed Why House of Reps endorse NIMASA 1% allocation to Navy By Kenneth Jukpor Following the heated polity from latest Corrupt Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International …
Read More »Shippers’ Council Seals Cosco Premises Over Demurrage Charges, Recovers $23,000
Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Division, has recovered $23,000.00 from Cosco Shipping Company as overbilling demurrage charges for Sunflag Steel Limited, in Lagos. The Deputy Director, Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Division, Chief Cajetan Agu recently led the …
Read More »Port Access Roads: Reconstruction Needed To Save Businesses, Not Palliatives
In a bid to save businesses from the impending shut down due to the deplorable state of the Tin Can–Coconut port access road, Mr. Oliver Omajuwa, General Manager, SIFAX Off Dock Limited has urged the Federal Government as a matter …
Read More »Jean-Chiazor Set To Launch ‘Essays In Admiralty’ Volume 3
By Kenneth Jukpor Jean Chiazor and Company, a renowned legal outfit in Nigeria invites all stakeholders in the maritime industry to the launch of its latest book, Volume 3 of “Essays in Admiralty” which covers the global perspective of shipping, …
Read More »Nigerian Passengers Decry Poor Facilities On British Air Carriers
By Kenneth Jukpor According to passengers, Bristish Airways, one of the leading airlines in the world, has been accused of sending the worst airplanes in its fleet to Nigeria. British Airways which recently said underlying operating profits climbed by …
Read More »Lekki Port CEO Lauds LASG, NPA For Support
The Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise, Mr. Navin Nahata has commended Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Ports Authority, the major stakeholders in the development of the Lekki Port project, for their unwavering support so far on …
Read More »Stakeholders Warn of Looming Danger in Aviation Sector
Stakeholders in the aviation industry have warned of impeding danger in the sector, pointing out that the two Dana Air flights incidents in the last two weeks may be an augury of more tragic incidents or accidents that could happen …
Read More »Oil installations still under threat, says NIMASA
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has said that oil and gas installations in the country are daily confronted by diverse threats and that security agencies must come together to protect the maritime domain. The Director-General, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku …
Read More »Intels decides revenue sharing formula with FG – NPA
The House of Representatives heard on Wednesday that the revenue collection contract between the Nigerian Ports Authority and Integrated Logistics Services Limited hugely favoured the latter such that the firm determined the Federal Government’s share. The NPA and Intels signed …
Read More »Land Syndicate In Imo State Govt House Takes Over Shippers’ Council Property
A land-hijack syndicate allegedly led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Sir. George Eche has emerged in Imo State, with records of different properties forcefully taken from helpless people in the state capital, Owerri. This act is perpetrated …
Read More »INTELS empowerment scheme attracts 700 women
The Women Empowerment Programme Synergy Scheme (WEPSS) of INTELS Nigeria Limited, has attracted no fewer than 700 women from the target communities. A corporate social responsibility initiative of INTELS, WEPSS was established in 2013, with the vision of empowering 5,000 …
Read More »Customs goes tough on smugglers in Ogun
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command, has vowed to track down smugglers that dealt a deadly machete cut on one of its officers recently, and make them to face wrath of the law. Controller of the Command, Comptroller …
Read More »IMO tackles distress, safety issues at sea
Signs new pact to support sustainable shipping The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has commenced moves to evaluate the prompt response to distress and safety from seafarers at sea. The group is expected to meet the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and …
Read More »$1.3b facilities idle as delay stalls upstream sector projects
Stakeholders appeal to FG over looming 30,000 job losses If a new upstream project is not approved after the completion of the Egina Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) vessel, ship repair and fabrication yards worth over $1.3 billion may remain …
Read More »Dana Aircraft Overshoots Runway, Runs into Bush at Port Harcourt Airport
Just after the embarrassment of an emergency door falling off on landing in Abuja, Dana Airlines was on Tuesday enmeshed in another aviation near mishap, this time in Port Harcourt. Reports said the airline’s plane, coming from Abuja, overshot the …
Read More »Relief for importers as government relaxes rule on palletisation policy
The Federal Government has relaxed its new cargo import policy on palletisation, urging all importers to comply with international standards and stacking prescription by the original manufacturers of products. In a statement obtained by media yesterday, the Federal Ministry of …
Read More »Dana, Asky Sign Agreement on Strategic Partnership, Fleet Acquisition
Nigerian domestic carrier, Dana Air, and the Lome-based African airline, Asky, have signed an interline agreement to deepen their presence in the regional air travel market. Dana said part of the agreement includes aircraft partnership deal with Asky to add some new …
Read More »FG Approves 100% Salary Raise For Shippers’ Council
*NPA MD Laments Poor Salary Scheme *NIMASA Directors earn more than NPA, Shippers’ Council bosses *Why CVFF may never be disbursed By Kenneth Jukpor The impending transformation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) into the National Transport Commission (NTC) …
Read More »Seme Customs Nets N546m Revenue In January
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, said it generated N546.8 million as revenue for January. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Selchang Taupyen, quoted the Comptroller of the command, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, as saying in a statement. He also …
Read More »MMS WoFHoF Appoints Akerele As Project Adviser
The pioneer Director General of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS), Mrs Ifeyinwa Akerele has been appointed as MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame(WoFHoF) Initiative Project Adviser by the Management and Board of Trustees of the Not- for- Profit organization, …
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