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 …
Read More »NIMASA Attempts Cover Up Of 9 Deaths In Vessel Collision
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 …
Read More »Consumers Get Only 50% Of Generated Power – Former Power Minister
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. …
Read More »10 Years Maximum For Corrupt Customs Personnel – Ali
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 …
Read More »NPA Hands-off Management of Tally Clerks And On-board Security
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 …
Read More »Why FG Re-Introduced CTN
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 …
Read More »Rating Of Nigeria’s Airports May Enhance Re-modelling project
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 …
Read More »Shippers’ Council Partners Plateau State To Revamp Heipang ICD Project
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 …
Read More »NAGAFF Dissolves Executive Council To Reposition Management Team
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 …
Read More »Revenue: Customs Generates N1.5bn Daily – Ali
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 …
Read More »CTN Kicks Off At Last
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 …
Read More »NAGAFF Cautions CG Over Customs Restructuring
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, …
Read More »Airport Facilities Obsolete, FAAN MD Tells Senate
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 …
Read More »Customs Embarks On Intense Restructuring
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 …
Read More »Customs, NEPC Plan Single Platform To Boost Exports
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 …
Read More »Foreign exchange bubbles: CBN To Relax Policy
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 …
Read More »NPA, Customs Set To Improve Nation’s Revenue
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 …
Read More »British Airways Launches New Luxury Magazine
Passengers flying with British Airways will now be able to browse at their leisure through the airline’s new luxury in-flight magazine. According to the airline, the new-look magazine appears in a customized journal-like size with unique cover artwork and specially …
Read More »Women Call On FG’s Support For Gender Database
Women have called on the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to partner MMS Plus Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame to build an enduring database for Nigerian women. Speaking at the just concluded 2015 Class of MMS …
Read More »FG Appoints Dikko APR To IMO
At last, the Federal Government has appointed Mr. Dikko Bala Tahir as the Alternate Permanent Representative(APR) to the International Maritime Organisation(IMO). Dikko is to replace Capt. Olugbade Ibrahim Adegboyega, the APR who is due to retire from service in November …
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