Nigeria has taken a major step towards concluding the process of domesticating five International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulatory instruments with the submission of the instruments of assent to five protocols of the IMO in London. This feat was achieved through …
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The Director General, Nigeria Chamber of Shipping (NCS), Mrs. Ifeyinwa Akerele has asserted that the shipping industry has been grossly neglected by successive governments. She stated this during the quarterly two day training course organized by the Chamber, titled, the …
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stressed that adoption of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET), does not mean that the old tariff plan is jettisoned. The Assistant Controller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), ZONE A, Victor Gbemudu, stated …
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AP Moller Terminals (APMT) Limited, Apapa , Lagos has blamed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), for the recurring delay in cargo clearance, resulting to inefficiency in ports operations. Speaking during a courtesy call by some management staff of the Nigerian …
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The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) is sponsoring the construction of the first major ship yard in Nigeria at the cost of $1.5 billion, in its attempt to turn the country into a hub for maritime operations on the …
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Shippers’ Council now in charge Stops illegal freight cost by shipping lines To ensure that Nigerian shippers are no longer short-changed by shipping lines and security of cargoes guaranteed, the Federal Government has re-introduced Cargo Tracking Note (CTN)to be managed …
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To register all service providers, NPA inclusive. At last, the official gazette order appointing the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) as the interim Port Economic Regulator (PER)has been released by the Federal Government, even as the gazette regulatory scope has equally …
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The Appeal Court in Lagos has again adjourned the appeal filed by the Sea Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), and the Association of Shipping Lines Agencies (ASLA) against the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to the 4th of February 2016 for …
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In a bid to stem huge capital flight by foreign airlines, domestic airline operators have asked the Federal Government to abolish the ‘multiple entry’ points granted foreign carriers flying into Nigeria, as such lopsided policy is injurious to the nation’s …
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The General Manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Western Ports Apapa, High Chief Kayode Michael Ajayi has expressed concern at the attacks on Terminal Operators by unwholesome elements through the waterfront due to lack of adequate security. The new GM …
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The Controller General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Dikko Inde Abdullahi has denied allegations of criticizing the plan by the Federal Government to pay a monthly stipend of N5,000 to unemployed Nigerian youths and insinuations that he kicked …
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One of Nigeria’s foremost conglomerates, the Stallion Group, has intensified efforts toward expanding its operations in the country’s fully integrated rice value chain. Stallion’s efforts to increase local rice production commenced as early as 2007 when the associated challenges were …
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Kenya Lobbies for IMO’s Sec- General As the world maritime nations gear up for another International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Governing Council meeting in London, this November, 2015, Nigeria’s sagging image as a global debtor-nation may degenerate to a pariah status, …
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The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero recently undertook his first familiarization tour of the Lagos Ports Complex (LPC), Apapa during which he commended the foresight of successive managements of the Authority for embarking on …
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Former image-maker of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), High Chief Michael Kayode Ajayi has been appointed as the new General Manager, Western Ports of NPA. He is expected to bring his wealth of knowledge in human resources and media management …
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Maritime Management Series (MMS), Plus Weekly, has appointed the National Publicity Secretary and Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Institute of Transport Administration (IOTA), Nigeria, Mr. Nnamdi Chisomaga Eronini as the Coordinator and Chief Operations Officer (COO), …
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The Former Head of State, Federal Government of Nigeria, General Abdul-Salam Abubakar, GCFR, chairs the 5thEdition of Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX), 2015, with the theme; Nigeria: Regenerating Economic Growth Through The Maritime Sector, from the 6th -8th of July 2015. Abdul-Salam will …
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The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dikko Inde Abdullahi, and the Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engr Saleh Dunoma, in a joint statement has agreed to work together for improved airport security. Following the …
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Ship Owners to Stop Cabotage Payment. At last, facts have emerged on how the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in collaboration with the National Assembly members depleted the N36.5 Billion Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) meant to empower …
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The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called for attitudinal change among the teeming populace of Nigerian towards the way things are done in the country. Speaking specifically on the need for maritime stakeholders to adhere to …
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