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THE Nigeria Customs Service Board has approved the promotion of 3,466 General Duty and Support Staff officers. A statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Timi Bomodi, on Tuesday revealed that the promotions happened after the NCS’s …

NDLEA partners ANLCA to curb Drug Trafficking By Kenneth Jukpor The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has tasked the helmsmen and leaders of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country to undergo drug tests and publicize their …

By Kenneth Jukpor Preparations for the inaugural Maritime and Offshore Award (The OMIS) has taking a higher gear with the unveiling of an international panel of judges. The panel of judges include; the Pioneer Director-General of Nigerian Chamber of Shipping …

By Kenneth Jukpor Aggrieved freight forwarders shut down Clarion Bonded Terminal at Alakija, Lagos over missing 19 containers believed to be fraudulently cleared and another 14 vehicles seized by the terminal management since 2021. The National Association of Government Approved …

By Kenneth Jukpor One of the gun boats in the fleet of Global West Vessels Specialists (GWVS), NIMASA/Barugu sank at the weekend at the Kirikiri Terminal, behind the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Resource Center. According to reports, …

By Kenneth Jukpor ·  FPSO Trinity Spirit operated without insurance – Legislators ·  How NIMASA could have impounded vessel – Warredi ·  Ship owners want AGF to lead forensic audit on CVFF Two months after the tragic explosion of the …

In a bid to boost effective service delivery, the Servicom Unit of  the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), on Wednesday 30th March, 2022 launched the agency’s Service Charter and Customer Care Policy Handbook. The launching held at the NSC’s Headquarters in …

  Clearing agents operating in the nation’s maritime sector have threatened to embark on a fresh strike if the Nigeria Customs Service fails to review its price charts for imported vehicles. According to the agents, the Customs’ current price charts …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has stressed that a well-regulated barge operating industry in the maritime sector is critical to ending gridlocks on ports access roads in Nigeria. The NIMASA …

Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa has commissioned a new digitalised administrative building as part of its $438 million investment in port development in Nigeria. The commissioning of the new smart building, which took place at the terminal in …

…Inaugurates Interim Committee for Lagos State By Kenneth Jukpor The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA) has condemned the recent terrorist attacks at the Kaduna Airport and bombing of a train along the Abuja-Kaduna railway. Describing these developments as …

By Kenneth Jukpor The President of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Hon. Tony Iju Nwabunike called for peace while stating that no genuine member of the association would have participated in the attacks at the national secretariat and …

By Kenneth Jukpor *SOAN protests continuous foreign vessels operations *Omatseye laments administrative glitch, waiver misconception One year after the attention of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency’s (NIMASA) was drawn to the breach of the NOGICD and Cabotage Acts …

  The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, says effective collaboration across the various levels of government in the nation and sub-region is the reason for the decline in piracy around the Gulf of …

  As part of efforts to address the fundamental issues responsible for gender disparity, Nigeria women intend to set-up a think-tank group to study and unveil the factors responsible for gender imbalance in the nation. This approach was mooted at …

  The plant has capacity to produce three million metric tonnes of fertilizer yearly. The President, who expressed happiness over the multi-billion dollar plant, also said the plant would reduce the nation’s dependence on the import of fertiliser. He said …

  DELTA Airlines has said it will soon commence flight operations to new routes as part of efforts to provide improved services to its customers. A statement by the airline said through Delta’s partnerships with Air France, KLM and Virgin …

  Men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command 1, have intercepted a police van loaded with contraband after it escaped from the Idi-Iroko border in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. The Customs Area Controller, Bamidele …

· Women Affairs Minister, Commissioners are seat-warmers · No budget for party women leaders- Dr. Kema Chikwe With the Nigerian women still nursing the pains of rejection of five gender-related bills at the National Assembly, fresh facts have emerged on how …

The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation IFC have said that Nigeria’s port reform programme, which saw the concession of port terminals to private operators under a land lord port model remains the best in the African continent. This …