The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is considering a proposal from a South African firm for installation of cameras and a Command Control centre for surveillance of Nigerian inland waterways. NIWA’s Managing Director, Dr. George Moghalu stated this during a media …
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is set to make history as the first ever political party in the country to present a maritime agenda to Nigerians prior to a general election. This is so because the party has …
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The Federal Government is to engage the army and police to design a security template for all the rail corridors in the country as a way to stem the tide of train attack and threats. The Minister of Transportation, …
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The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Muhammad Bello-Koko, has urged the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, to play active role in the export processing zones to fast track Nigeria’s export drive. Bello-Koko said this in Lagos on Thursday, during a …
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By Frank Odinukaeze The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),Godwin Emiefele has identified corruption as the major reason for high exchange rate and scarcity of foreign exchange which has almost paralyzed the economy. Emiefele who spoke through the …
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In an effort to ensure the country is free from illicit and hard drugs, the Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made yet another interception of 55 cartons of Tramadol worth 1.375 billion naira. Briefing journalists …
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The Nigeria Customs Service in collaboration with Wildlife Justice Commission has arrested eight suspects in connection with the interception of 397.5kg of pangolin scales. A statement by the National Public Relations Officer, NCS Timi Bomodi, said three of the …
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The Nigeria Customs Service has said that importing what the country can produce is a big threat to the economy. The coordinator of Comptroller General of Customs Strike Force, Zone A, Deputy Controller, Mohammed Sani Yusuf, addressing journalists at Ikeja, …
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The TinCan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that the command makes an average of N2.5bn daily. The Customs Area Controller in charge of TinCan Island Command, Adekunle Oloyode, said this in a chat with our correspondent …
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…devotes N2.68bn for 60 security vehicles, gadgets for FCT The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.59bn for the development of the Badagry Deep Seaport project under a public-private partnership. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this …
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The National Inland Waterways Authority has said that inadequate boats may be responsible for overloading of boats. The Lagos Area Manager, NIWA, Sarat Braimah, who said this in a statement seen by our correspondent, added that the agency had …
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The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that his administration is working towards ensuring that the certificate of competency issued by the agency meets international standards. In a statement the Assistant Director, …
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The Federal Government in partnership with the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has commenced moves to attract extra $400 on the cost of every tonne of cocoa exported from Nigeria. It was learnt that Nigeria exports about 340,000 tonnes of …
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Nigerian manufacturers have slashed their investments by 56 per cent in seven years, reflecting a sector buffeted on all sides by a cacophony of poor policies and economic headwinds. Between 2016 and 2021, manufacturers’ investments tumbled from N489.44 billion to …
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The Federal Government-funded Phase 1 of the National Mass Metering Programme, NMMP, slated to commence in August appears to have been mired in uncertainty, as media source learnt that it had been put on hold following allegations of fraud by …
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*How Amaechi killed Cargo Tracking Note project- Ex-Agency Head * Railway project actors should be investigated * Agusto to CBN: Adopt annual 10% naira depreciation Being mindful of his limited time of less than ten months to the end of …
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said that unemployment and the business climate of manufacturing firms worsened in the second quarter of the year. The association stated this in its “Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index,” in which it noted that its …
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AIR travelers have begun groaning bitterly under the prohibitive fares airline operators have rolled out for flights within Nigeria as a one-hour flight now costs over a hundred thousand (N100, 000) naira. When media correspondent visited the domestic wings of …
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The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated the Expert Level Planning Team (ELPT) of the Agency to draft the National Maritime Security Strategy (NMSS) to sustain the Agency’s successes in the fight …
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas(NLNG)have resolved work together towards improving the state of the maritime industry. A working committee therefore will be set up to meet regularly to ensure improved liaison …
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