Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of £578,080 found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the account of a maritime firm, ZAL Marine Limited, domiciled …
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The federal government said on Monday that it would today inaugurate what it termed Joint Working Group for the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) Focus Labs in the State House, Abuja to boost economic growth. A statement by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s …
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The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, may likely lose its slot as the second busiest airport in Africa, coming second to OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, because of poor aviation fuel supply and the outrageous price of the product, …
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Nigeria Needs Only 2 Multiplicity of deep seaports “A Fad” — Expert By Kenneth Jukpor & Oyeniyi Iwakun While Federal Government and several state governments are making frantic efforts to woo investors in order to actualize their desire for developing …
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Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dissolved the 2017 compliance team and replaced it with a strike force. Mr. Joseph Attah, the Public Relations Officer of the Service, disclosed this to the Newsmen on Thursday …
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The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N31 billion in January, up from N25.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2017. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mrs Nkiru Nwalla, made this known in an …
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Ondo state government has opened a standard transit park known as Ore sunshine city where trucks and luxury buses can be parked in an environment that has full compliments of all conveniences. It has now become an offence for drivers …
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The Federal Government has approved the promotion of 78 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to different new ranks. The affected officers were decorated with their new ranks and were …
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The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineer (NAAPE) on Friday grounded the services of Bristow Helicopters over staff welfare issues, alleging racism in the company’s operations. NAAPE President, Comrade Abednego Galadima, who briefed the press during the picketing at the airlines …
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By Kenneth Jukpor Amid the controversy following the introduction of palletization policy at the ports, several stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to thread cautiously with the implementation. The General Manager, SIFAX Shipping Company Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX …
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Nigeria slipped into 90th place behind Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in the global Open Budget index released on Thursday. Nigeria’s score on the open budget index dipped from 24 in 2015 to 17. In Africa, Nigeria currently ranks 23 behind Rwanda, …
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Major work is now set to commence on the $6 billion (approximately N2.1 trillion) Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Company Limited (BFPCL), situated in Bayelsa State, it was learnt wednesday. The phase one of the project expected to become fully functional …
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Says NNPC solely bears difference in landing cost of fuel The federal government Wednesday provided clarity on why the proceeds in the excess crude account (ECA) have remained stagnant despite rising oil prices, saying constrained production volumes had undermined rising …
Read More »The World Customs Organization (WCO) has conferred a prestigious Merit Award to Tincan Island Port Command in this year’s International Customs Day (ICD) with the theme “To Secure Business Environment for Economic Development”. Making the presentation on behalf of the …
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The oversight duty by senators at the Customs headquarters yesterday turned out to be dramatic as what was meant to be a routine visit sparked another confrontation between the senators and Comptroller General (CG) Colonel Hameed Ali (retd.). The Senate …
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The Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) has opened discussions with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to forge closer ties on a range of issues from use of land in the ports where oil and gas free zones are …
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to withdraw all its members from the seaports nationwide if the federal government does not carry out emergency fixes on all access roads to ports, especially the Apapa port, by Monday, …
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Why Maersk line, Grimaldi, others bunker in Abidjan, Angola By Kenneth Jukpor Investigations have shown that Nigeria loses N35 billion annually as a result of its absence from legitimate oil bunkering,.This calculation is based on average annual ship traffic of …
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Ogun state command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday announced its achievements of 810 seizures with DPV of N1,581,410,058.00 and total revenue of N6,162,559,790.13 from January to December, 2017. In a statement made available to MMS Plus, the command’s …
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has embarked on massive capacity building aimed at equipping its personnel with the requisite knowledge and technical know-how required for the smooth operations of the agency’s accredited laboratories across the country. A press release on …
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