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Stakeholders Pinpoints Ports Competitiveness As Road-Map To Effective Regulations

Stakeholders have pointed out that increased port competitiveness and clear cut understanding of what the Nigerian Shippers’ Council is regulating as regards enforcement should be the priority of the Council if it is to succeed in its role as a …

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MAN Oron Rector Dies Calls For 15% Funding

MAN Oron Rector Dies

The Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron, Amb Joshua Okpo has been confirmed dead. He died in Uyo in the early hours of Tuesday, although the cause of his death has not been ascertained as at press time, …

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NAGAFF Blames NPA For Eastern Ports Neglect

NAGAFF Picks Holes In Reforms Strategy Of CG Ali

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has picked holes in the strategy employed by the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Hameed Ibrahim Ali to reform, restructure and increase revenue collection in accordance to the change mantra mandate …

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Women In Sector Pledge Support For Girls’ Career

Women In Sector Pledge Support For Girls’ Career

The  President of Women in Aviation (WIA), Nigeria Chapter, Rejoice Ndudinachi, has pledged to continue to support the girl child education and encourage them to take up career in the aviation industry to enable them contribute their own quota to …

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GOOD Corruption: How CRFFN Spent N3.9billion 2017 Budget

CRFFN Seeks Standardization of FIATA Programmes

The Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has decided to ensure standardization of FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) programmes in indigenous institutions to keep students abreast with trending global standards. CRFFN reached this decision to …

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Shippers Will Deploy Cargoes To Support ICD Development - Nicol

SON, SALS Fight Over SON Caps

The president of the Shippers Association Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Jonathan Nicol has engaged the Director General (DG) of Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Joseph Odumodu in a battle of words over the relevance of SON Caps in the …

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Abuja Airport Runway Repairs 80% Complete- FAAN

Nigerian Air Traffic To Hit 22 million in 2018

The Nigerian air passenger traffic from both domestic and international travels has been projected to rise to 22 million by 2018 according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The records of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) …

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Marine Surveyors, Boat Operators Tackle NIMASA Over  Water Craft Policy

 NIMASA Ag. DG Tagged In “White-Collar” EFCC  Bribery

How Akpobolokemi, EDs, Others Shared Tompolo’s  Money Stakeholders Call for Investigation Report As Court Arraign 7 Staff There is a strong raging suspicion among stakeholders in the legal profession and maritime industry that the Acting Director General of the Nigerian …

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SAHCOL Appoints Rizwan Kadri As Chief Operating Officer

SAHCOL Appoints Rizwan Kadri As Chief Operating Officer

Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has appointed Rizwan Kadri as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Rizwan Kadri has over 25 years of extensive international experience in Aviation Management. SAHCOL believes Mr. Kadri’s appointment as COO spurs the company to …

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Ghana Launches National Single Window

Ghana Launches National Single Window

At the Official Launch of the Ghana National Single Window and National Single Window Seminar, with the theme: “National Single Window: ‘Collaboration Towards A Facilitated Trade Environment”,  from 1st – 4th December, 2015. The Official Launch was followed by a National Conference which …

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I Have Challenges With Men Everyday- Mary Hamman, WISTA President

WISTA Seeks Rebranding Of Nigerian Maritime In International Society

The women in International Shipping and Trade association (WISTA) Nigeria, has expressed its readiness to use the association as a platform to rebrand maritime in Nigerian within the international society. The newly elected President of WISTA, Mrs. Mary Hamman stated …

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At Last, EFCC Arraigns Akpobolokemi, Waredi, Agaba, Others Over Alleged N1.2bn Scam

At Last, EFCC Arraigns Akpobolokemi, Waredi, Agaba, Others Over Alleged N1.2bn Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned a former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and seven other staff of the agency. Those arraigned before Justice Salihu Sa’idu of the Federal High …

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Ilegal Drug Dealers To Bag Life Imprisonment - NAFDAC Boss

NAFDAC Warns Against Buying Expired Products This Yuletide

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday advised Nigerians to guard against buying expired products during the yuletide. Mr Dauda Gimba, the South-East Zonal Coordinator of NAFDAC, gave the advice in Enugu while speaking with …

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Aren't We Demarketing Nigeria’s Maritime Industry?

TICT Extorts N8m Weekly Bribe From Shippers For Debit Notes

Fresh facts have emerged on how Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) Apapa extorts shippers at the invoicing office of the terminal through the corrupt practice of coercing shippers and their representatives to part with as much as N2,000 to obtain …

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SON Sensitizes NAGAFF And ANLCA Members

SON Sensitizes NAGAFF And ANLCA Members

Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has begun sensitizing members of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) and the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) to ensure the freight forwarders fully understand SON’s activities and comply with …

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Maritime Security: Managing the Nigerian Navy 

Okowa Charges Navy On Effective Maritime Security

As Nigeria faces financial crisis as a result of dwindling revenue from oil resources, the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has challenged the Nigerian Navy to ensure effective maritime security. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day retreat …

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minister of Niger Delta Affairs Pastor Usani Usani

British Govt. To Help Develop Niger Delta Region

The British Government, weekend expressed readiness to collaborate with the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s to urgently fast tract the development of the Niger Delta Region. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Paul Arkwright gave the assurance when he …

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2017: Customs Generate N486Bn In First Half

CIU- The Hub Of Corruption In Nigeria Customs

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 …

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Customs Intercepts 576kg Of Narcotics Intercepted At Apapa Ports

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 …

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Transport Minister Orders Probe Of N13billion MAN Allocation

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, …

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