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WISTA Seek To Empower Women In The Maritime Industry

WISTA Seek To Empower Women In The Maritime Industry

Women in Shipping Industry and Trade Association (WISTA), Nigeria seeks to empower women in the maritime industry through its commitment towards development of women not only in Nigeria but within the entire African continent. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria …

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Tinubu Tips Dikko's Replacement

Tinubu Tips Dikko’s Replacement

Buhari Still Undecided NPA Shaky NAGAFF, ANLCA Divided The gale of leadership change in the nation’s parastatals which is already generating fear among some sitting chief executive officers, may soon sweep across the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian …

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FG  Renews  Bello’s Appointment  

 ‘CTN Is At No Cost To Shippers’- Shippers’ Council

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has debunked alleged claims of high cost of operating the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) to importers and freight forwarders. In a chat recently, with freight forwarders and other maritime stakeholders, the Executive Secretary of NSC, …

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AIB releases preliminary report on Med-View plane crash

Medview begins Lagos-London Route Soon, Takes Delivery Of B767-300ER Aircraft

MED-VIEW Airlines has completed arrangement to commence direct flight operations on the Lagos-London lucrative route by November this year. Its managing director/CEO, Muneer Bankole, revealed this last week, night after taking delivery of another Boeing 767-300ER with registration number 5NBQN …

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Customs blames Sapid Over inadequate Security

Customs blames Sapid Over inadequate Security

The blame game between The Ikorodu Lighter Terminal (ILT) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Sapid Agencies Limited over the security breach that led to the looting of three containers belonging to Elopetz Resources Limited who is suing the …

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Rivers Port Begins Access Road Maintenance

Rivers Port Begins Access Road Maintenance

The Acting Port Manager Rivers Port, Mrs. Eunice Ezeoke has applauded the flag-off maintenance of Port Harcourt access road, describing the development as right step in the right direction. Mrs. Eunice Ezeoke, who also doubles as the Traffic Manager of …

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Shippers Battle Police Over Container “Settlement”

Shippers Battle Police Over Container “Settlement”

Group Threatens Industrial Action IGP Wades In Over one hundred containers laden with different imported items have been intercepted by different commands of Nigeria Police Force under the cover of various charges ranging from economic and financial crimes, concealment of …

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NIMASA Redeploys Directors

NIMASA Redeploys Directors

The Acting Director General and Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO), of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has approved the redeployment of some senior management staff of the Agency. According to the Acting DG, the …

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Terminal Operators Waive N1.5bn Charges on TCN Containers

Terminal Operators Defy STOAN’s Directive Against  Shippers’ Council  Conference

Some members of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), last week, defied the directive of the association to boycott a conference on review of port concession agreement organized by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in collaboration with International Maritime Exhibitions …

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Terminal Owner Bans Agent For Not Indicting Customs Officer

Terminal Owner Bans Agent For Not Indicting Customs Officer

A powerful human drama unfolded at the front gate of a Customs bonded terminal when a Valuation Officer identified as Assistant Compt. Charles slapped an agent twice and pointed a pistol at him, threatening to shot him for attempting to …

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FG Tasks Stallion Group On 17% Local Content In Car Manufacturing

Customs Seal Stallion Group’s Premises Over Rice Import Debt

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday sealed the premises of Stallion Group’s Popular Foods and Masco Agro, and Olam in a bid to recover over N23.6bn allegedly owed the government by four rice importers. Other companies that are …

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POF Collection E-Platform: CRFFN Partners With NIBSS

POF Collection E-Platform: CRFFN Partners With NIBSS

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN), has embarked on a partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) PLC, to create an automated payment system for the collection of the Practitioners’ Operating Fees (POF) in …

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NIMASA Redeploys Directors

Buhari Searches For Credible NIMASA DG

Jauro Topples Obi In A ‘Coup’ Approves N2.4billion Suspicious  Deal Maritime Editors Seek EDs’ Sack Search for the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has began by the presidency, with professionalism, experience, competence and credibility …

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Insurers Plan Cover for Cargo and Rail Passengers.

Insurers Plan Cover for Cargo and Rail Passengers.

There are plans to introduce insurance policies that will provide cover for trains, their passengers and cargoes on transit. These were from investigations on the operations of firms underwriting non-life businesses. Reports from the Motor Technical Commitee of the Nigeria …

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CAFFA Express Mixed Feelings At CG’s Visit 

Ikorodu Customs Loots 3 Containers Worth Over N100 Million

Containers of goods worth over N100 million have been allegedly looted by customs officers at the Ikorodu Lighter Terminal, Lagos, while undergoing overtime clearing. According to Barr. Okwudili Alagbu of Okwudili Alagbu & Co, who said he had petitioned the …

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Orakwusi Emerges MMS Hall of Fame BOT Chairman

Shippers’ Council, International Maritime Hold Conference On Port Challenges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in conjunction with International Maritime Exhibition and Conference Limited is organizing a one-day conference to address the challenges in the port industry in recent times. According to Barr. (Mrs.) Margaret Orakwuesi, who is behind International …

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NAICOM releases draft guidelines on microinsurance operations

NAICOM Confirms Samuel As NICON Insurance Boss

The National Insurance Commission has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Bayode Samuel as the managing director/chief executive officer of NICON Insurance Limited. A statement obtained from the firm on Sunday said the confirmation was made known in a letter recently …

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Nigeria spends N1tn on food imports annually – FG

Nigeria Spends N1tn On Food Imports Annually – FG

The country spends N1tn every year to import rice, sugar, wheat and fish, translating to over N10tn from 2005 till now, the Federal Government has said. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Sonny Echono, stated …

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MWUN Election Crisis: High Court Stops Nted, Ministry, Vindicates MMS Plus

Maritime Workers Give NPA July 30 Ultimatum

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria last week gave the Nigerian Ports Authority up till July 30 to meet its demands without which it would embark on a strike. President of the MWUN, Mr Tony Nted, made the disclosure in …

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Operation "Hawk Descend”, customs seizes 12m worth frozen poultry

Operation “Hawk Descend”, customs seizes 12m worth frozen poultry

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has seized frozen poultry products worth over N12 million during the first week of operation “Hawk Descend” at Benin border, recently. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Mr. Wale Adeniyi, …

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