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IWD 2022: MMS WoFHoF Urges National Assembly To Pass Gender Bills

IWD 2022: MMS WoFHoF Urges National Assembly To Pass Gender Bills

By Kenneth Jukpor MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative has called for the passage of the gender bills by the National Assembly. The Initiative made this call today as it organized a Road-Walk and a sensitization lecture …

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At Last, ANLCA Warring Factions Agree To Strike Unconditional Truce With Peace Committee

ANLCA Protesters Resurface, Urge Police IG Not To Reopen National Secretariat

A large number of youths under the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Wednesday stormed the sealed National Secretariat of the association at Inde Dikko House, Amuwo Odofin Lagos, demanding that the secretariat remained sealed until court proceedings …

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 Acting Registrar Appointment By CRFFN  Is Illegal - Opara

CRFFN Elections: NAGAFF Dominates New Governing Board

Chi Ezeh bags the most votes, Bola Muse misses out By Kenneth Jukpor The much anticipated Governing Board elections for the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has been concluded with the National Association of Government …

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Nigeria Could Be Sub-Regional Bunkering Hub For Ships

Nigeria Could Be Sub-Regional Bunkering Hub For Ships

By Kenneth Jukpor     Amid Nigeria’s huge maritime potentials and little or no area of specialization, the Secretary General of the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region, Capt. Sunday Umoren has …

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NIMASA, NIMET Partnership

NIMASA, NiMet Partnership Will Improve Maritime Sector – Jamoh

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out areas of collaboration in weather forecasting and climate research. Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh and …

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NLC rejects planned petrol price increase

NLC To Join Maritime Workers’ Strike Over IOCs

By Kenneth Jukpor   Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to join the Maritime Worker’s Union of Nigeria (MWUN) in it’s planned strike action if the conflict with International Oil Companies (IOCs) remains unresolved after the two weeks grace period. The …

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Financial Interest Responsible For Rush Into CRFFN Governing Council - Olanrewaju

Financial Interest Responsible For Rush Into CRFFN Governing Council – Olanrewaju

By Kenneth Jukpor A former Chairman of the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Aare Hakeem Olanrewaju has written the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi lamenting that financial interest is …

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VIN Valuation: Customs Make U-turn, Gives One Month Grace Period

VIN Valuation: Customs Make U-turn, Approve One Month Grace Period

NAGAFF, APFFLON commend Customs management Compel Shipping Lines, Terminals to waive charges Freight Agents beg regulators By Kenneth Jukpor   Following the decision of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to temporarily jettison the problematic VIN valuation process for one month, freight …

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APFFLON Condemns NAHCO, FOB Over Abandoned N250m Packaging Factory

CRFFN Elections: APFFLON Laments Inadequate Preparation Amid Hectic Screening Exercise

By Kenneth Jukpor   African Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has condemned the gross inefficiencies amid the screening processes ahead of the elections into the governing board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in …

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Three keys to keep one prepare

CRFFN Governing Board Is For Problem-Solvers – Ezeh

By Kenneth Jukpor   As the elections into the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) draws nearer, Hon. Princess Chi Ezeh has encouraged voters to cast their votes for problem-solvers. Princess made this …

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APMT Apapa Employees Get Onsite Laundry Services

APMT Apapa Employees Get Onsite Laundry Services

As part of efforts to enhance the work environment for its employees, Nigeria’s largest container terminal operator, APM Terminals Apapa has introduced onsite laundry services for the protective clothing for workers. The Terminal Manager of APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen, …

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Russia-Ukraine war: EU imports 40% of Nigeria’s gas, demands more

Europe Floods West Africa With Toxic Fuel

By Kenneth Jukpor   * Why scarcity will continue in Nigeria – Tanker owners * NIMASA should have impounded MT Nord Gainer – Expert As Nigeria plans to spend N201billion to clean 170.25milion litres of dirty fuel imported last month, …

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Kebbi Customs Seize Cannabis, PMS, Others Worth N32m In 3 Weeks

Kebbi Customs Seize Cannabis, PMS, Others Worth N32m In 3 Weeks

Barely three weeks under the new leadership at the Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), large parcels of drugs, 8,850 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other items worth over N32 million have been seized. This …

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Half Year Report: NPA Rakes In N172Bn In 6 Months, Remits N78.5bn

NPA Designates Lilypond Terminal As Non-Oil Export Processing Facility

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday affirmed the designation of the Lilypond Container Terminal in Ijora, Lagos as a specialized processing and handling facility for the exportation of the country’s locally made finished and agricultural goods. Managing Director of …

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NIMASA Re-commits Partnership To Reposition Maritime Industry

NIMASA Outlines Achievements Of Jamoh’s Administration In Two Years

As the leadership of Dr. Bashir Jamoh at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) clocks 2 years on March 10th, the agency has highlighted some of its modest accomplishments under the present leadership. The Agency continues to improve …

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2023: Nigerian Maritime Industry And Faces Of Reality

CRFFN Elections: Former NAGAFF President ‘Nweke’ Withdraws

A former President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Eugene Nweke, has withdrawn from the forthcoming Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders (CRFFN) Governing Council election scheduled to hold on Wednesday March 9, 2022. Nweke, in …

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Shippers’ Council Encourages Shipping Lines To Support Dry Ports, VTAs

By Kenneth Jukpor The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hon. Emmanuel Jime has encouraged shipping lines to patronize Inland Dry Ports (IDPs) and Vehicle Transit Areas (VTAs) across the nation. Jime, who was …

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Shipping companies, agents disagree over container fee

Shipping companies, agents disagree over container fee

Clearing agents operating at the nation’s ports under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents have disagreed with shipping companies over the payment and refund of container deposits at the ports. The agents alleged that operators were …

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N11tn spent on moribund refineries in 13 years – Reps

E-valuation: Reps give CBN, Customs two-week ultimatum to resolve port crisis

THE House of Representatives’ Joint Committee on Customs and Excise, Banking and Currency has given the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning; Central Bank of Nigeria; and the Nigeria Customs Service, as well as other relevant stakeholders two weeks …

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Unions protest airport concession, sue minister, FAAN

FG shifts concession of four international airports to Q2

  • To issue Requests-for-Proposal on national carrier establishment Monday The Federal Government has moved the target date for the concession of Nigeria’s four major international airports from the first quarter of this year to the second quarter. It also …

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