The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) has expressed his determination to ensure that the Customs Staff College remains a World class training institution. According to a release signed by the Customs Public Relations Officer …
Read More »Fake Products: SON Issues Ultimatum To Manufacturers And Importers
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has given a six month ultimatum to manufacturers and importers to key into the new standards regulatory instruments of the agency. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Joseph Odumodu who declared this recently, …
Read More »AMATO Moves To End Apapa Gridlock Crisis
In its drive to resolve the Traffic gridlock in the Apapa area of Lagos, which has been on the front burner for several weeks running, leading to a faceoff between truck drivers and the Lagos State Government, The Association of …
Read More »26 Ships Expected In Lagos Ports With Food, Petroleum Products
Twenty six ships laden with petroleum products, food items and general cargo are expected to arrive at the Lagos ports from Sept. 22 to Oct.10. This is contained in the daily ‘Shipping Position’ made available to newsmen in Lagos by …
Read More »British Firm Pays N11m Fine To NCAA For Illegal Flights
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has imposed a fine of N11m on a British firm, Gama Aviation, for allegedly flying its Bombardier Global Express plane into and within Nigeria illegally. The affected company has consequently paid N7m fine to the …
Read More »FG Lists Debtor Terminal Operators
BPE: STOAN An Aberration Operators dump platform APMT rated worse in breaches The recurring flagrant disregard for the port concession agreement by the terminal operators is a source of worry to the Federal Government, which is bent on reviewing all …
Read More »MAN Seeks Sustenance Of Protectionist Rules
Worried by calls by some investors urging the Federal Government to remove its protectionist policies in order to improve investment portfolio and bilateral ties, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to rebuff such ideas, …
Read More »TSA Will Not Disrupt Shipping Operations, Says Group
Implementation of the Treasury Single Accounts (TSA) will not affect shipping operations in Nigeria negatively, Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) declared. According to the group, shipping is an international trade that requires movements from one part of the world to …
Read More »Nigerian Airlines Accused Of Exceeding Expatriate Quota
Many of the over 450 Nigerian pilots and engineers who are unemployed have alleged that Nigerian airlines are exceeding the expatriate quota, which stipulated a specific number of foreigners the airlines should employ. The Nigerian Immigration Service monitors and ensures that …
Read More »Akwa Ibom Youths Seek Degree Programmes In MAN, Oron
The joint coalition of the Akwa Ibom Youth Council (AIYC) and the Essu Nlap Oron Development Organization (ENODO), have expressed their yearning to have the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron, upgraded to a degree awarding institution, to the Federal …
Read More »New FOU Zone ‘A’ Controller Pledges Renewed Commitment To Anti-Smuggling War
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has pledged its renewed diligence and commitment to degrade the activities of smugglers through aggressive patrol of all flanks and flashpoints. The new Customs Area Controller (CAC), …
Read More »Strike: Truck Owners Give LASG Conditions
The transport owners association and operators have agreed to suspend the two week strike action they embarked upon with immediate effect, while pleading with the Lagos State Government (LASG), to look dispassionately at their plea as contained in a letter …
Read More »Customs Seize, Destroy Frozen Products Worth N37.8M
In its continuous war against smugglers, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has yet recorded a series of seizures of banned frozen products worth N37,836,000.00 (Thirty Seven Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand naira), in the eighth (8) and Ninth …
Read More »Apprehension Grows At Ports As AMATO’s Strike Enters Third Week
As the strike action embarked upon by the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) and the National Association of Road Truck Owners (NARTO) extends into the third week, critical stakeholders have expressed apprehension that the strike might snowball into far …
Read More »Jean Honours Justice Ukeje
It is often refreshing to throw the spotlight on models of excellence in our society as worthy examples for others to follow, and what better way to capture the success of a role model than in a book which would inspire …
Read More »South-South Media Professionals Woo NIMASA
Maritime journalists drawn from the South-South Geopolitical zone have extended its arm of fellowship to the new management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), pledging their full support in assisting the Agency to fulfill the core of …
Read More »Industry Professionals Set To Train Operators In International Freight Documentation
The Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (ITAN) in collaboration with Land and Sea International Nigeria Limited, presents a two-day paper presentation to offer a systematic approach towards defining maritime logistics and documentation with its value creation from the perspective …
Read More »FG Sites Intergrated Transport Facility In Enugu
Community cedes 68 hectres of land Gov. Ugwuanyi supports NSC for NTC The Federal Government is to site three key transport infrastructure in Enugu State as a strategy to decongesting the seaports, promote export and create more corridors for transit …
Read More »Nigerian Ports Meet New Standards
Reports emerging from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) states that the fortune of the Maritime Sector is set to experience good times, as the Ports now function at par with international standards in the area of cargo handling and improved …
Read More »Freight Forwarders Should Acquaint Themselves With E-SONCAP Application- Aniebomam
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), has encouraged all freight forwarders, Nigerian importers and NAGAFF members in particular to always observe simple trade regulations of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), so as to support the organization in …
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