L-R: President General, Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju; Executive Director Operations,Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Engr. Fatai Adeyemi; Director General, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON; Head …
Read More »SAHCO PLC Wins Best Air Cargo Operation Handler Of The Year
L-R: Head, Corporate Communications, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC, Mrs. Adetola Vanessa Uansohia; Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr. Festus Keyamo; Chairman/Chief Host, NIGAV Awards, Mr. Fortune Idu during the presentation of the award. Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) …
Read More »Customs Rejigs Management Team As Jibo, Ogbudu Head Free Trade Zone
Adewale The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has carried out a minor management reshufflement in a bid to rejig the system following the recent statutory retirement within the service. Consequently, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has appointed two management members …
Read More »Save Importers Avoidable Losses, Aniebonam Tells Freight Forwarders
Dr. Boniface Aniebonam It is unfortunately disheartening that most freight forwarders have continued to inflict upon their principals avoidable additional duty payment as a result of non-disclosure of the actual content of laden containers in their transaction for customs purposesThe …
Read More »CRFFN: Stakeholders Advise FG Against Recalling Nwakohu, Plan Mega Protest
· How ministerial committee misled the Police to usurp powers of law court over ex-Registrar · “Nobody can stop me” —Nwakohu reportedly said Following the report that the former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Council for the Regulation of Freight …
Read More »Customs Cracks Down On Smuggling, Distributes Seized Items To Nigerians
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a strategic anti-smuggling operation and direct food distribution initiative in response to Nigeria’s food security challenges. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the initiative aims to prevent the unlawful exportation of …
Read More »Senate Approves Customs N5.09 trn Revenue Target, N706.4bn Budget for 2024
Customs CG, Adeniyi addressing National Assembly Committte On Revenue Nigeria’s Senate has approved the sum of N5.079 trillion naira as a revenue target and N706.4 billion as budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the 2024 fiscal year.The approval …
Read More »NIMASA Restates Commitment To Seafarers’ Mental Health
Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR (left) with the President General, Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju during a courtesy visit by National Officers of MWUN to the NIMASA headquarters in …
Read More »Oyetola Receive Port Community System Report For Increased Global Trade Benefits
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola formally received the consultant’s report for the implementation of Nigerian Port Community System from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA),last week, in Abuja. …
Read More »Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 Passes Second Reading At House Of Reps
Oyetola As part of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the year 2024, as signed in the performance bond by agencies, the Bill which seeks to repeal the Nigerian Shippers’ Council Act Cap …
Read More »FG To Adopt Alternative Energy Technologies For Transportation Challenges
Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali Poised to revolutionize the transportation landscape in the country and address its energy challenges, the Federal Government has given assurances that it will continue to implement workable and practical policy initiatives and strategies that will …
Read More »FG To Install Biometric Gates At Int’l Airports In March
Muritala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos The Federal Government has concluded plans to install biometric clearance gates for the Nigeria Immigration Service at the international airports in the country. The gates are expected to be ready at these airports by March …
Read More »Tanker Drivers Threaten To Stop Petrol Lifting Monday
Nigeria may witness another round of fuel scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, on Thursday, vowed to stop lifting petroleum products beginning from next week Monday due to the high cost of operations. NARTO members have repeatedly …
Read More »Lekki Port Assures Users Of Improved Operations
The management of Lekki Port and Lekki Freeport Terminal have assured maritime stakeholders of quality service delivery. According to a statement on Monday, the duo gave the assurance during the 2024 Roadshow organised by Lekki Port and Lekki Freeport Terminal, …
Read More »Ports Need Urgent Reconstruction, Reps Tell FG
The House of Representatives Committee on Ports and Harbours has called on the Federal Government to urgently reconstruct ports in the country. The Chairman of the committee, Nnolim Nnaji, gave the commendations recently, during a press conference to mark the …
Read More »Customs, NIWA To Partner On New Jetties
Adewale The Nigeria Customs Service is planning to collaborate with the National Inland Waterways Authority to construct modern jetties. This was according to the NCS Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi, who spoke recently in Lagos during the 2024 International Customs Day celebration themed …
Read More »NPA Defends Fees Collection In Dollars
The Nigerian Ports Authority has explained that it charges operators in dollars because shipping is an international business and the dollar is the globally recognised currency. The acting General Manager of Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Mrs Sarah Ballah, …
Read More »Port Workers Threaten Shutdown Over FG Planned 50% Revenue Slash
Akinola Bodunde, President of SSASCGOC The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria and Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies maritime branch have issued a warning that they will close down the country’s seaports if the Federal Government …
Read More »CRFFN: Nwakohu Writes Minister On untimely Removal, Lobbies For Recall
Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) Loyalists blackmail Minister, Acting Registrar with N90m contract Nwakohu claims official cars In a seeming unprecedented audacious move, the former Registrar/CEO of the Council for the Regulation of Freight …
Read More »CRFFN, NAGAFF Partner TO Strengthen Out Paths
By EKPO, ERIC The leadership of the Council for the Regulation Of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) began a tour of all the accredited associations in a bid to woo them into collaboration for mutual survival in the face of …
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