Miss ANLCA, Greatestlove Uwadiale has emerged the winner of the first ever Face of Maritime International (FOMI) Beauty Pageant organized by Platform Reporters on Sunday in Lagos. Uwadiale, a final year student of Mass Communication department at the University of …
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Approves only 3 deep seaports Ibom project delights investors Federal Government has approved a 50-year concession period for Ibom Deep Sea Port (IDSP) to help attract investors, as stakeholders have declared the project most viable in the West and Central …
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port has generated 25.7 billion in the month of November, 2016. The Customs Area Controller Comptroller (CAC) Bashar Yusuf disclosed this during a session with some stakeholders in his office recently. The …
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria has begun plans to merge with the Institute of Transport Administration (IOTA) in order to transform the transport sector in Nigeria. Several members and top executives have been advocating this merger …
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…Say it negates CRFFN Act The Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Sir Mike Jukwe has said that the provisions in the draft Bill for the amendment of the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) …
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Following complaints of alleged ill-treatment by passengers of recent London-Lagos Arik Air flights, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), has summoned the management of the airline to appearance before it to provide facts relating to the allegations. The summon, which was …
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The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Federal Government to suspend its new policy of banning the importation of vehicles through land borders. The lawmakers specifically advised President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene by urgently directing the Nigeria Customs Service …
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The ban on vehicle importation through the land borders as well as the review of other fiscal items may have forced the Federal Government to reduce the projected revenue from the Nigeria Customs Service by N48.8bn in the 2017 fiscal …
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has intervened in the rift between Arik and some of its passengers over the failure of the airline to bring in their luggage from London Heathrow since Friday, December 2. In a letter by the …
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The ongoing restructuring that led to the dismissal of many workers in different aviation agencies will help the sector increase its contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said. According to …
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The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 20ft container of “READY TO EAT FOODS” like Egusi Soup, Jollof Rice, Ogbono, Yam Porridge imported from India. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bashar Yusuf, spoke with stakeholders at …
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The Federal Government on Monday announced that 571,000 tonnes of foreign rice warehoused in neighbouring countries were being targeted for the Nigerian market for the Christmas and New Year season, but vowed to stop their entry. It also stated that …
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…As Fiscal Policy Changes Continue The Federal Government has continued to implement drastic changes in the fiscal policies of the nation, with the latest being the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders with effect from January 1, …
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In a bid to appreciate the efforts of the major stakeholders in the shipping industry, the Complaints Unit of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council organized a “Stakeholders Appreciation Night” last week to congratulate stakeholders on their immerse contribution towards the growth …
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Despite efforts to increase security at the country’s airports, cases of passengers losing items in their baggage to unknown persons is on the increase. Although official figures obtained from the Consumer Protection Department of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority showed …
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*NNPC Invites Indigenous shipowners over crude carriage *SOAN Promotes local content with Locally bred seafarers Fresh facts have emerged on why the Federal Government has resolved to sign a crude oil supply contract with Niger Republic, even as the Nigerian …
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The Nigerian Ports Authority has expressed concerns over the gridlock in Apapa, Lagos, which is hampering access to the Lagos seaports. The Managing Director, NPA, Ms. Hadiza Usman, who said this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, however, declared that …
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The Federal Government has stepped up response against spillage in the marine sector, the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, has said. This, she said, was to prevent oil pollution in water bodies as more companies were moving their crude …
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No fewer than 22 illegal refineries and oil wells have been destroyed by the Nigerian Navy in an operation in the Ogu Bolo area of Rivers State. Our correspondent learnt that the NNS, in a patrol team from FOB BONNY, …
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Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited made history recently when the largest ship to call at any Nigerian port berthed at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos terminal of Ports & Cargo, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group. The container vessel, …
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