The President of African Federation of Freight Forwarders, Mr. Lexzy Nwangwu has urged the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) to pip into the activities of the Customs Intelligent Unit which he described as the fulcrum of …
Read More »Customs Intercepts 576kg Of Narcotics Intercepted At Apapa Ports
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded 576 kilograms of narcotics concealed with food items that were destined for South Africa, but intercepted at APM terminal Apapa. The Acting Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone …
Read More »Transport Minister Orders Probe Of N13billion MAN Allocation
Amaechi to Rector: “I will remove you, I will sack you” Scandals, allegations trail Okpo 5 African Countries Make IMO Council The new Transport Minister, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has swung into action to effect changes in the transport sector, …
Read More »Clearing Agent Gets 2 Years Jail For N320,000 Fraud
NAN- An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old clearing agent, Olabamiji Samson, to two years imprisonment over a N320,000 fraud. The Magistrate, Mrs. Adenike Shonubi, sentenced the accused without an option of fine. “It will serve as deterrent …
Read More »Broken Scanner: Customs To Continue Physical Examination Of Cargo – Edike
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has said that it will continue physical examination of cargo for now because scanners which should aid e-examination are broken down. Acting Comptroller General of Customs, ACG, in charge of Zone “A”, Charles Edike, who …
Read More »West Blue Consulting Bags Two NITA Awards
West Blue Consulting (WBC) has bagged two awards from the Nigerian Technology Awards (NITA), as it emerged the Software Development Company of the Year and also, the winner for the Best Use of Social Media Government Agency category. West Blue …
Read More »ANLCA, NAGAFF Endorse CTN
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Clearing Agents (ANLCA) and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) have released a joint press release endorsing the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. The …
Read More »NIMASA Shuts Obat Oil Jetty For Non-Compliance With ISPS Code
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has shutdown Obat Oil and Petroleum Limited Jetty at Ibafo for non-compliance with the provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code. NIMASA, in pursuant to its mandate as …
Read More »5 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Foods Arrive At Lagos
Five ships laden with petroleum products and foods have arrived Lagos ports, waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday in Lagos. NPA stated this in a document, a copy of which was made available to the …
Read More »Electronic Call-Up System To Sanitise Truck/Tanker Movement Takes Off Soon
An electronic call-up system to sanitise the movement of trucks and tankers operating in the Lagos ports will take off soon, its initiators said on Monday. Chief Chris Orode, Chairman of FT Logistics Global Services Ltd., a platform for electronic …
Read More »Biafran palliatives: Buhari To Appoint Igbo, Head, Maritime Agency
Amaechi To Anti-CTN Group: Govt. Needs Money CTN On Move: Jobbers Demand ‘Settlement’ As Condition Worried by the turn of events in the country over the exhumed agitation for Biafran Republic associated with the Igbo ethnic extraction, the Presidency is …
Read More »FOU Zone A Seizes N45m Goods
The new Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A Ikeja, Comptroller Madugu Sani Jubrin has begun an anti-corruption vendetta which has led to seizures of various prohibited goods worth over forty-five million naira (N45,000,000) in …
Read More »PAAR Emerges NITDA Best E-Governance Project
The Pre Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has emerged best e-governance project for 2015 in an award organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency in collaboration with NIHILENT. PAAR is a clearance tool introduced …
Read More »N100bn Debt: FG To Establish Airport Development Fund
Confronted with a N100 billion debt on assumption of duty last week, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday, hinted that the federal government would set up an Aviation Development Fund (ADF), to turnaround the present …
Read More »NPA Surveillance Team Impounds Rickety Trucks In Lagos
A surveillance team has been constituted by personnel of the Safety department of Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority [NPA] in Lagos as they renew efforts to rid the Lagos ports of rickety substandard trucks. The surveillance team has …
Read More »NAGAFF Inagurates Newly Constituted NEC
Nweke to vacate office in March 2016… The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has inaugurated a new 40-man National Executive Council (NEC) less than two weeks after it dismissed the former Council in its bid to restructuring …
Read More »How Jonathan Helped Buhari Recover $600m From Aides
Why CTN Was Suspended Shipping Lines Make U-turn, Beg CTN: Not For Shippers – NSC There are indications that President Mohammed Buhari (PMB) has recovered $600million (N132billion) to the nation’s treasury through former President Goodluck Jonathan who has visited his …
Read More »NPA Not Crippled By TSA – Captain Ebubeogu
The General Manager, Public Affairs of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Captain Iheanacho Ebubeogu has debunked claims that the NPA has been in financial crisis since the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Capt. Ebubeogu stated that the TSA is …
Read More »A WIND OF CHANGE IN WISTA – NIGERIA
Change a six letter word was usually associated with commercial bus drivers and their conductors as well as petty traders until now. With the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) as the President elect of Nigeria, the word suddenly became …
Read More »Maritime Bigwigs Shittu, Nweke Conferred Fellows Of ACSC
Presidents of two crucial maritime agencies, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Prince Olayiwola Shittu and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) Chief Eugene Nweke were recently conferred fellows of the African Centre for Supply …
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