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The G7 Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group (G7++FOGG), Monday met in Nigeria to join forces with regional stakeholders to tackle the issues of maritime crimes bedeviling the region. Led by Italy, the G7++ harped on maritime crimes such …

Senate President Bukola Saraki has called for closer coordination between agencies of the government that are in-charge of youth development and job creation in order to ensure that federal government’s policies and programmes on job creation are aligned across the …

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) were over the weekend thrown into mourning when a  container laden Sifax Group truck crushed one of their colleagues to death. The dockworker simply identified as ThankGod Ojomah, with Micura Stevedoring Services Limited, …

• Customs seizes 650 bags of rice Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto Command, comprising Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States, yesterday warned rice smugglers to steer away from the zone or face the wrath of the law. The comptroller of the …

  Nigeria beats Morocco, Egypt on gross tonnage NTP to solve Nigeria’s transport needs—Usoro By Kenneth Jukpor & Oyeniyi Iwakun  Although Nigeria’s woeful failure to get re-elected into the ‘Category C’ of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council seat, didn’t …

GDP must grow above 4% to affect lives of Nigerians, says Emefiele Fitch cuts Nigeria’s 2017 GDP growth forecast to 1% Determined to significantly boost the contribution of the non-oil sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Central Bank …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned air travellers in Nigeria that flights would be disrupted due to the harmattan haze which has led to flight cancellations and delays. The regulatory body said the warning was necessary because cancellation …

  The Lilypond area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has experienced impressive boost in its operations as it exceeds its revenue target for the year, 2017 as early as November. The statement made available to MMS Plus by …

Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N262.3 billion revenue between January and November 2017. The Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) in charge of the command, Compt. Yusuf Bashar made the disclosure while receiving a delegation …

By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to address the myriad of challenges facing Logistics and Supply Chain in Nigeria, the African Centre for Supply Chain (ACSC) has called for the development of a National Logistics Policy in the country. The …

PENGASSAN threatens strike, to prolong fuel crisis Oil price rises on threat of Nigeria strike, short covering Following the directive by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to end the …

The Federal Government on Thursday declared that all foreign brands of rice in the country at the moment were smuggled, adding that some of them were poisonous. According to the government, recent tests conducted by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture …

NNPC moves to bridge supply gap DPR orders depot owners to give priority to Lagos The federal government Wednesday in Abuja, denied insinuations that the current fuel scarcity plaguing the country is a ploy to increase the pump price of …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday announced that it intercepted 22 truckloads of foreign parboiled rice with 64 units of vehicles smuggled into Nigeria from neighbouring countries. Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) of …

By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to ensure expedite clearance of goods at the ports and in line with the Executive Orders on the Ease of Doing Business at the nation’s ports, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set up …

Over 99 persons have died in six boat mishaps that occurred in Kebbi, Niger and Lagos states between April and September, according to a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria. The survey was conducted in the three states. The …

• N’Assembly approves MTEF, increases oil benchmark to $47/b • Appropriation Bill passes second reading Barring any unforeseen circumstances, there are indications that the legislature is set to accede to the request by the executive for the passage of the …

It is unbelievable to hear that infighting and gross insubordination is tearing NPA apart. The Public Affairs department is polarized with the new General Manager (GM) still confused and standing alof in disagreement always with his subordinates who have mastered …

President of ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA), Senator Stella Oduah, has said that the womenfolk is crucial in the development of the regional block. She made the assertion while speaking with journalists at the on-going Second Ordinary Session of the …

In a new move designed to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of its products, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with the e-commerce platform Jumia Nigeria to sell its cement to customers …