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Fuel marketers, FAAN clash over airport fee, passengers stranded

Fuel marketers, FAAN clash over airport fee, passengers stranded

Fuel marketers and officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria clashed at the Abuja airport on Thursday over alleged increase of apron access fee by 100 per cent. FAAN barred fuel marketers from accessing the apron of the Nnamdi …

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Truckers accuse NPA of safety compromise

Truckers accuse NPA of safety compromise

Truckers operating in the maritime sector have accused the Nigerian Ports Authority of not inspecting trucks before issuing them the minimum safety standard sticker. The Council for Maritime Truck Unions and Associations, in a recent letter titled ‘Contradiction, discrepancies and …

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1Q Performance: Apapa Customs Generates N212bilion, Intercepts 14 Containers

1Q Performance: Apapa Customs Generates N212bilion, Intercepts 14 Containers

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa  Area 1 Command on Tuesday announced a revenue generation of N212.5bn for the months of January, February and March this year. The Customs Area Controller(CAC),Comptroller Auwal Mohammed, said the Command recorded increase in export which …

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Customs FOU ‘A’ Seizes 11-Trailers of Rice, Poultry Products, Others Worth N694.4million

Customs FOU ‘A’ Seizes 11-Trailers of Rice, Poultry Products, Others Worth N694.4million

 The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos has  intercepted sundry items including 6,228 X 50kg bags of foreign parboiled rice (equivalent to 11 trailer loads),35,325 liters of premium motor spirit (PMS),279 Cartons of foreign poultry …

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Seme Customs records drop in Q1 revenue

Seme Customs records drop in Q1 revenue

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, said it recorded a shortfall in foreign trade in the first quarter. The Customs Area Controller, Seme Command, Dera Nnadi, who disclosed this yesterday, said the command generated a total of N350 …

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Senate okays new Chinese bank for $23bn railway project

Senate okays new Chinese bank for $23bn railway project

..terminates 700MW Zungeru power plant concession Senate on Tuesday rescinded its decision on the financier of the Kaduna-Kano railway project in the country from the China Exim Bank to the China Development Bank and harmonised the terms on the Federal …

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Maritime operators to get $700m for vessel acquisition –FG

Maritime operators to get $700m for vessel acquisition –FG

  The Federal Government has said operators in the maritime sector may get about $700m to acquire new vessels. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, said this on Tuesday at the maiden …

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Court Orders Forfeiture Of N725million, Banana Island Property Linked To Former NIMASA Director-General, Akpobolokemi

Court Orders Forfeiture Of N725million, Banana Island Property Linked To Former NIMASA Director-General, Akpobolokemi

The Federal High Court in Lagos State has granted an order of interim forfeiture of the sum of N725million and property located in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency …

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IATA warns Nigeria as airlines trapped funds hit $802m

IATA warns Nigeria as airlines trapped funds hit $802m

The total amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria has risen to $802m, according to latest figure by the International Air Transport Association-the Switzerland-based trade association of world airlines. As a result, IATA warned the Nigerian government that the …

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Bureau Of Public Service Reforms Rates NIMASA High On Corporate Governance

Bureau Of Public Service Reforms Rates NIMASA High On Corporate Governance

  The Bureau of Public Service Reforms, BPSR has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, a “Silver Level” Organization classed as Level 2, with a performance level of 74%; which implies that the Agency’s performance meets expectations …

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FAAN urges illegal occupants to vacate airport land

FG to demolish Lagos airport jet hangars

Barring any last-minute change of heart, the Federal Government will in the next one or two weeks begin the demolition of multibillion-naira private jet hangars located at the Murtala Muhammed International Lagos. The Federal Government said the hangars were obstructing …

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Weak regulations affecting industries — SON

Weak regulations affecting industries — SON

  The lack of regulation of conformity assessment activities over the years has adversely affected industries, according to the Standards Organisation of Nigeria. This was stated by SON’s Director-General, Mallam Farouk Salim, at the National Register for Conformity Assessment Practitioners …

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Court stops NCAA from issuing AOC to Nigeria Air

Aviation workers berate Sirika, vow to resist demolition of Lagos offices

  Allege plans to appropriate public assets for personal use Aviation workers’ unions have reiterated their earlier vow to resist the Federal Government’s plan to demolish office complexes of aviation agencies in Lagos State, to make way for a new …

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Count Down To Power Shift: Seafarers’Board Seeks Amnesty For 25 Seamen  In Prisons

Count Down To Power Shift: Seafarers’Board Seeks Amnesty For 25 Seamen  In Prisons

  With  no fewer than 25 Seafarers being detained  in Ikoyi  Correctional Centre for years now over sundry offences, the National Seafarers Welfare Board of Nigeria(NSWBN) has appealed  to President Mohammed Buhari”s administration  to revisit their cases and grant them amnesty as a parting gift …

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Delta Cargo unveils largest cooler facility at JFK airport

Delta Cargo unveils largest cooler facility at JFK airport

New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has concluded plans to unveil Delta Cargo’s newest cooler. The new state-of-the-art facility is the largest of its kind at JFK and offers an upgraded experience for customers with cargo that requires specialised …

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Aircraft manufacturer plans Nigerian factory

Aircraft manufacturer plans Nigerian factory

Diamond Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer, has announced that it is looking for a local partner who can help it to obtain a licence to produce aircraft in Nigeria. According to the firm, this is as it sets out to establish …

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N825bn Nigerian-bound cargoes trapped globally – Shippers

N825bn Nigerian-bound cargoes trapped globally – Shippers

The Nigerian Shippers Association has said that 68 per cent of Nigerian-bound cargoes worth N825bn have been trapped at different ports around the world due to the ongoing cash crunch in Nigeria. A member of the Board of Trustees of …

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Aviation unions to ground flights, airports today

Nigeria Air to commence operations before May 29

  The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has assured that the national carrier, Nigeria Air, would commence operation before May 29, 2023. Sirika, who disclosed this at the 2023 National Aviation Stakeholders Forum, said that the benefits from the establishment …

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Institute canvasses support for AfCFTA implementation

Institute canvasses support for AfCFTA implementation

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria has urged stakeholders to collaborate for the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. This was disclosed at the institute’s 2nd virtual International Academic Conference themed “The Commencement of AfCFTA: …

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Aviation unions to ground flights, airports today

FG plans stakeholders’ meeting for aviation industry growth

  In continuation of the tradition of regular interactions with major players in the aviation industry since the inception of the Buhari administration, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika will host aviation stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja. A statement by …

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