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5000 Trucks Cloaking Apapa Port Roads

Hassan Bello Emerges Best Maritime CEO Of The Year 2015

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) Barr. Hassan Bello has been selected as the Nigerian Maritime Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the year 2015 by industry stakeholders in a random survey conducted by Kings Communications Limited, the publishers …

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NAGAFF Blames NPA For Eastern Ports Neglect

NAGAFF Laments Exclusion Of Agents From Customs’ IDPs Committee

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has expressed displeasure at the continued relegation of freight agents and its regulatory body, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN) by the Comptroller General Customs (CGC) Hameed …

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Navy Vital to Nigeria’s Serene Maritime Environs- Onne Port Manager

Navy Vital to Nigeria’s Serene Maritime Environs- Onne Port Manager

Onne’s Port Manager, Mr. Durowaiye Ayodele has attributed the growing peace and tranquility in Nigerian waterways and maritime environs to the involvement of the Nigerian Navy in commercial shipping. Mr. Durowaiye stated that the surveillance function of the Nigerian Navy …

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FG  Renews  Bello’s Appointment  

Survey Shows Over 60% Ports Government Officials Request Facilitation Payments

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) as the Economic Regulator for Nigerian Ports has described the outcome of the survey which shows that a large number of government officials request facilitation payments in the ports as the bane of corruption. The …

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Pay duties on imported vehicles by April 12 –Customs

Customs Officers Given 14-Day Ultimatum To Declare Assets

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) has taken the fight against corruption in the Customs to new heights as he has given a 14-day ultimatum for all officers of the Nigeria Customs Service make …

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Asaba Airport: 14 Firms Bid For Concession

Asaba Airport: 14 Firms Bid For Concession

No fewer than 14 companies have indicated their interest to bid for the proposed concession of the Asaba International Airport. They include the BGL Consortium, FBN Capital, Infrastructural Bank Plc, One Dott Aviation, Rougton International Consortium, Ponclef Associates Limited and …

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Jetty Operators Urged To Support Government Eliminate Apapa Gridlock

Jetty Operators Urged To Support Government Eliminate Apapa Gridlock

The General Manager Western Ports, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Chief M.K Ajayi has called on Jetty operators in the Tin Can Island axis to fully support the federal government in its efforts towards to curb the gruesome Apapa gridlocks. Chief …

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Ex-Customs CG, Dikko, dies at 60

Dikko: Buhari Rejects Emir’s Plea

Friends Abandon Dikko EFCC Keeps Search Report Secret As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intensifies pursuit on the immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko over corrupt allegations, the Emir of Daura, Alhaji …

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CAFFA Advices FG To Seek Due Consultations Before Approving Policies

The Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Association (CAFFA) has advice the Federal Government to subject policies that have to do with foreign exchange to due consultation and not general pronouncement as a general pronouncement affects not only the trading community but …

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Ejibunu resumes at Customs FOU A, vows to fight smugglers

Customs Seizes N2.7 Billion Contraband, Arrests 316 Suspects

The war against smugglers of contraband has yielded more results as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded 467 seizures worth N2.7 billion. Also, no fewer than 316 suspects have been arrested by the Zone C in connection with smuggling …

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ANLCA Western Chapter Elect New Excecutives

ANLCA Western Chapter Elect New Excecutives

The Western Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) yesterday elected new executives into the Apapa, Seme, PTML, Muritala Mohammed Airport (MMA) and Kirikiri Light Terminal (KLT) chapters. The newly elected chairmen are Nze Aloy Igwe (MMA …

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Court refuses to lift restriction on Tompolo’s N3bn account

Court Orders Arrest The Of Tompolo Over N13bn Fraud

A Nigerian court on Thursday ordered the arrest of former Niger Delta militant leader Government Ekpemupolo on theft and money laundering charges totalling more than $175 million. “A warrant of arrest has been issued forthwith to compel his attendance in court,” …

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CG Ali Decorates New DCGs and ACGs

CG Ali Decorates New DCGs and ACGs

Solicits for best Customs feat in 2016 The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has charged members of the new Management of Nigeria Customs Service to deliver on the mandate of the Customs and embrace hardwork and commitment …

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Ex-Customs CG, Dikko, dies at 60

Security Operatives Lay Siege To Dikko’s Residence In Abuja

Security operatives in two loaded trucks on Friday, besieged the house of former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr Abdullahi Inde Dikko, on Ahmed Musa Street, Jabi, Abuja. It was gathered that stern looking mobile policemen and officials …

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National Carrier: Nigeria Signs MoU With PIL, Singapore

Shipowner Petitions Amaechi Against NIMASA

A shipowner, Twinstomp Energy Limited, has through its lawyer, Andrias & Co, petitioned the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, against the investigation into a ship collision handled by the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. The petition, signed by …

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Graft: FG gets 5,000 tips from whistle-blowers

NIMASA Collected Revenue In Dollars, Remitted Naira – FG

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday, said the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency had not been remitting the revenues generated to the government’s coffers. The immediate past Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolkemi, is currently facing 40 …

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2017: Customs Generate N486Bn In First Half

CG Reproofs NAGAFF Over Public Hearing On Serving Customs Officers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reproached the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarder (NAGAFF) over its claims to possession of evidence on corrupt practices of certain serving customs officers and consequent planned public hearing. This was contained in …

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Shippers’ Council Converts 800 Importers

Maritime Journalists Set Up Advisory Council

Maritime journalists in Nigeria have commenced plans to set up an advisory council to enhance and enrich journalists operating on the maritime beat and also checkmate the unprofessional conducts of maritime journalists. The proposed advisory committee would have representatives from …

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IMF’s Boss Lauds Buhari’s Fight Against Graft, Urges Fiscal Discipline

IMF’s Boss Lauds Buhari’s Fight Against Graft, Urges Fiscal Discipline

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde has expressed confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign against corruption but warned the President on the need for fiscal discipline. Lagarde spoke at a media briefing at the …

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At Last, ANLCA Warring Factions Agree To Strike Unconditional Truce With Peace Committee

ANLCA Sets 90-day Agenda For Incoming Executives

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has set a ninety-day agenda for contestants undergoing screening into the various elective executive positions in five chapters of ANLCA western zone, come mid-January 2016. According to a statement signed by the …

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