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Nigeria is losing not less than N800 million annually as a result of restriction on vehicles import into the country, the President, Shippers’ Association, Lagos State, Mr. Jonathan Nicol, has said. The import restriction was part of the provisions of …

Aviation and transport workers have reacted to the merger of the Federal Ministry of Aviation with that of Transport with anxiety. The Chairman of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Comrade Benjamin Okewu told stakeholders at a …

A 37-member National Executive Council of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has emerged after extensive deliberations by the Board of Trustees (BOT). In a statement signed by the chairman of the board Mr. Chidiebere Enelamah, he …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed it has received the federal government’s permission to boost its workforce with additional 720 staff. The agency said the new intake would be mostly deployed in critical areas around the airside …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been accused of attempting to cover up the death of 8 (eight) Nigerians and 1 (one) Ghanaian in an accident involving a collusion between a Greek flag Vessel, MT Elixir and …

A former Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, on Wednesday told the Senate ad hoc Committee on Power that the nation was still experiencing epileptic electricity supply because the regulatory agencies had failed to carry out necessary enforcement and discipline. …

The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) , retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Tuesday warned that any customs officer caught involved in corrupt practice, would serve the maximum 10-year jail term prescribed by law. Ali gave the warning in Sokoto when …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced that the Authority will be relieved of the responsibility of engaging the services of Tally clerks and On-board Security men and making any payments to them at the expiration of their current contract …

Shipping lines retreat on agitation NSC sets 1 month compliance period Facts have emerged on why the Federal Government insisted on re-introducing the Advanced Cargo Tracking Notes, called CTN, despite opposition from Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the multinational …

The recent rating of Port Harcourt International Airport as the worst in the world by sleepingInAirports.net may have prompted the announcement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), that the re-modelling works at the facility and others in the …

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has expressed its willingness to partner with the Plateau State Government (PSG) to revamp the Inland Container Depot (Dry Port) Project in Heipang, Plateau state that was suspended due to unavoidable circumstances.. The Executive Secretary and …

The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has dissolved the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association with a view to repositioning the management team for improved efficiency and services to members. In a statement …

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.), has disclosed that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generates between N1 billion and N1.5billion on a daily basis through various import duties. Ali stated this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy …

The Advanced Cargo Tracking Notes (ACTN) of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has kicked off yesterday after a sensitisation programme for shippers and their agents at  the Council on Monday. The ACTN which was introduced in cargo clearance process in …

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called for caution in the on-going restructuring of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The association made this known to the press in a statement signed by the Deputy National President, …

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. Saleh Dunoma, told the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Aviation on Tuesday that most of the facilities and equipment at the nation’s airports were obsolete as most of them were …

Following the sack of 34 high ranking officers and in line with the on-going restructuring of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Six (6) Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs have been appointed to fill the vacuum left by the exit of their …

The Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council on Monday disclosed plans to develop a single window platform for the automation and integration of export processes. The automation and integration will be done through the Nigerian Trade Hub …

Shippers Council Engages CBN OPS, Others Lament The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have yielded to the complaints of the Nigerian Shippers Council(NSC) for a review of the  restrictive foreign exchange policies introduced last June, 2015, described as a major …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) have reiterated their resolve to work, collaborate and partner with a view to enhancing the revenue generation strategies of the Federal Government from the nation’s seaports. According to the …