Nigeria, through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Republic of Korea today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of cooperation in the field of Maritime Security and Safety. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh …
Read More »Ogun Royalties Partner Customs As Comptroller Nnadi Visits Palaces
By Kenneth Jukpor Several royal fathers of various kingdoms in Ogun State have pledged support to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in a bid to curb smuggling activities in the state border regions. The royalties gave this assurance while receiving the …
Read More »Govs say subsidy’ll hamper salaries in 2022, back N5,000 grant
…Transport palliative will gulp N600bn for 20 million Nigerians – W’Bank Governors of the 36 states of the federation have agreed to back the Federal Government’s plan to give poor Nigerians N5,000 transport palliative, arguing that if the fuel subsidy …
Read More »ANLCA Airport Chapter Constitutes Committee As Reps Indicts Freight Forwarders
By Kenneth Jukpor Following the allegation by the House of Representatives that freight forwarders at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport obstruct the officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from carrying out their duty of 100% of cargo examination, the …
Read More »AfCFTA: FG to grow states’ export capacity to $1.2bn
The Federal Government, through the National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Agreement, said on Monday that the first of its strategic goals under the AfCFTA implementation plan is to grow the export capacity of every state to the …
Read More »NIMASA Sets-up Staff Joint Consultative Forum
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated an 18-member staff joint consultative forum for the purpose of strengthening the relationship between the Management and the entire workforce of the Agency. …
Read More »POF: Some CRFFN Governing Council Contestants Have Selfish Interests – APFFLON
By Kenneth Jukpor Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has advised the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi to be wary of some freight forwarders vying for a place on the Governing Board of Council …
Read More »90 ships seized by EFCC rot away in Lagos, others
Some of the ships seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have begun to sink in waters across the country, while many of those temporarily and permanently forfeited by suspected corrupt persons are being damaged due to lack of …
Read More »2021 IMO Council Elections: Transport Ministry, NIMASA To Spend Over N200Million
By Kenneth Jukpor · Experts divided on Nigeria’s readiness for IMO Council · Foreign navies responsible for calm Nigerian waters Over N200million will be spent by Nigeria in a few weeks as the nation vies for a place on the …
Read More »Terminal Operators Lead Agencies, Stakeholders On Automation Town Hall Meeting
Stakeholders in the maritime industry are set converge for the Town Hall Meeting being organized by the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers(LOMEP) to discuss automation in the logistics and the supply chain as well as the maritime in Nigeria. Players in …
Read More »NPA Exceeds Revenue Target In Half Year, Hits N256.28Bn Revenue
The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has recorded a revenue generation of N256.28bn as at September this year. The Acting Managing Director, Mohammed Bello- Koko, who disclosed this said the figure was against the expected N214.65billion for the same period. Koko …
Read More »Orakwusi, Ezenwa To Host 2021 MMS Hall of Fame Induction Programme
Exceptional women leaders in public and private sectors will meet under the umbrella of 2021 MMS Plus Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame(WoFHoF) induction programme and lecture come Thursday,December 9th, in Lagos under the distinguished chairmanship of Dr. Princess Vicky Haastrup, …
Read More »Terminal Operators Lead Agencies, Stakeholders On Automation To Town Hall Meeting
Stakeholders in the maritime industry are set converge for the Town Hall Meeting being organized by the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers(LOMEP) to discuss automation in the logistics and the supply chain as well as the maritime in Nigeria. Players …
Read More »WIMAFRICA Gets New Continental President, As Anishere Passes Baton To Yvonne
By Kenneth Jukpor A new Continental President has emerged at African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA) following a blissful transition which saw the immediate past President, Barr. Jean-Chiazor Anishere (SAN) handover to Madam Yvonne Lawson. This change in leadership took place …
Read More »CIoTA, CILT Presidents Collaborate To Enshrine Professionalism In Transport Sector
By Kenneth Jukpor The leadership of the two leading transportation institutes in the country, Chartered Institute of Transport Administration (CIoTA) Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria have opened talks to address Nigeria’s transport sector woes. …
Read More »NARTO Exits COMTUA Over Breach Of Agreement
The leadership of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has announced its withdrawal from Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) with immediate effect, following what it described as breach of agreement. Barely five months the Maritime …
Read More »Shipping Companies Sponsoring Fracas Among Freight Forwarders – ANLCA, NAGAFF
By Kenneth Jukpor Two of the leading freight forwarding groups in the country, Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) have accused shipping companies of sponsoring the rift among freight …
Read More »Nigerian Navy to get landing ship 2022 – Firm
Damen, an international shipyard group, has said it has launched a new 100-metre Landing Ship Transport 100 for the Nigerian Navy and will deliver it in 2022. The company said in a statement that the LST 100 was launched a …
Read More »Businesses groan over cargo clearance, Customs reject blame
As businesses continue to lament the challenges faced during cargo clearing at the ports, the Nigerian Customs Service has said it is not to blame for the delays importers suffer in clearing their goods. Private sector operators, including foreign and …
Read More »Nigeria, eight others top African countries with high airport charges – Report
Nigeria and eight others have been ranked as African countries with high airport taxes, a new report has revealed. Niger, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Bangui, Sierra Leone, Republic of Congo, and Nigeria topped the list of African countries with high …
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