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NAGAFF To Develop A Cargo Village In Enugu State

NAGAFF To Develop A Cargo Village In Enugu State

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has revealed plans to develop a cargo village within the proposed East – Gate Enugu Airport City Development project to be anchored by NECI Land Development Corporation Limited. The proposed Cargo …

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Omatseye Appeals Sentence

African Shipowners Draft Cabotage Agenda For African Governments

African Ship Owners Association has drafted an agenda to create an African Cabotage Act in order to establish maritime hub in Africa and as a working document for the African Union (AU) heads of government meeting in Lome, Togo come …

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Maritime Workers Threaten To Shut Ports Over Unpaid Salaries

Maritime Workers Threaten To Shut Ports Over Unpaid Salaries

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria on Monday threatened to shut down seaports on Friday if the Nigerian Ports Authority failed to pay six months outstanding salary arrears to its members. The President-General of the union, Mr Tony Nted, gave …

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Rumble In NIMASA: Transport Ministry Demotes NIMASA Workers

Rumble In NIMASA: Transport Ministry Demotes NIMASA Workers

Warredi, Nabena, Others Affected Bad-blood Over Ag. DG’s Daughter’s, Hubby’s Transfer  IMO Celebrates Maritime Day Fresh rumble is brewing in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over the demotion of some management and other members of staff by the …

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Tallen, Sambo, Ifejika Set To Commission Multi-million Naira Lelook Bags Academy

Le looks Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Le look Nigeria Limited sets to  Celebrate its 30th Anniversary  on the 1st of October, 2015, at  Le Look  head office, 53 Lawson Street, off Moloney street Lagos Island, Lagos. The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Mrs. C. F .O. Ezenwa who …

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Freight Forwarders Charge Ali To Hit the Ground Running

Freight Forwarders Charge Ali To Hit the Ground Running

As the days count under the dispensation of the new Customs’ boss and expectations from the former Army Colonel by industry stakeholders remain high, freight forwarders in the country, under the aegis of the Concerned Accredited Freight Forwarding Associations (CAFFA), …

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Ali Pledges To Maintain Standard Of Customs Staff College

Ali Pledges To Maintain Standard Of Customs Staff College

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 …

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Fake Products: SON Issues Ultimatum To Manufacturers And Importers

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, …

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BEARS: Lagos Road Chaos

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 …

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Setting Agenda For Individuals And Organisations In Maritime

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 …

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Executive Order: NCAA Kicks Against Bribes, Corrupt Practices

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 …

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Customs, NPA Contest Ikorodu Terminal Management

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 …

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MAN Seeks Sustenance Of Protectionist Rules

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, …

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TSA Will Not Disrupt Shipping Operations, Says Group

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 …

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How Multiple Designation Policy kills Domestic Airlines’ Operations

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 …

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Akwa Ibom Youths Seek Degree Programmes in MAN, Oron

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 …

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New FOU Zone ‘A’ Controller Pledges renewed commitment To Anti-smuggling War 

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), …

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Strike: Truck Owners Give LASG Conditions

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 …

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Customs Seize, Destroy Frozen Products Worth N37.8M

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 …

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Apprehension Grows At Ports As Amato Strike Enter Third Week 

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 …

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