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90 ships seized by EFCC rot away in Lagos, others

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 …

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Piracy: IMO Lauds NIMASA, Navy Over Reduction

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 …

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Clearing agents, maritime workers clash over freight charges

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 …

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

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 …

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Orakwusi Is Gone But Lives On - MMS Hall Of Fame

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, …

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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 …

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WIMAFRICA Gets New Continental President, As Anishere Passes Baton To Yvonne

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 …

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CIoTA, CILT Presidents Collaborate To Enshrine Professionalism In Transport Sector

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. …

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NARTO Exits COMTUA Over Breach Of Agreement

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 …

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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 …

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Nigerian Navy to get landing ship 2022 – Firm

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 …

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Customs impound 10,865 kegs of petrol at Seme

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 …

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FG disagrees as court stops Nigeria Air deal

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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PDP, CSOs lampoon FG as NFIU uncovers 96 terrorism financiers

#EndSARS report: HURIWA wants Lai Mohammed sacked, says minister lied to Nigerians

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has called for the dismissal, arrest, and trial of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for alleged falsehood as to what transpired at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos State on October …

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Five killed as gas explosion rocks Ladipo in Lagos

Five killed as gas explosion rocks Ladipo in Lagos

A gas explosion occurred on Tuesday morning on Ojekunle Street in the Ladipo area of Mushin in Lagos State. Media learnt that the explosion happened around 8am. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident to …

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Airlines record 24 emergency returns in five years

Singaporean, French firms, Bi-Courtney, 10 others jostle for Nigeria’s four int’l airports

A total of 13 airport consortia, comprising local and foreign companies, have submitted bids to be prequalified for the planned concession of four Nigerian international airports, media has learnt. This came as the Independent Concession and Regulatory Commission last week …

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Excess Taxation: 16,000 Water Firms Companies Shut Down

Excess Taxation: 16,000 Water Producing Firms Shut Down

By Kenneth Jukpor ·  Proposed excise duty regime negates FG’s ERGP – Manufacturers ·  Nigeria doesn’t have sugar problem – Producers insist As a result of a harsh fiscal environment and excruciating government tax regime, over 16,000 water producing companies, mostly …

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Princess Vicky Haastrup: Many  Sides To One Amazon

Haastrup Chairs, Anenih, Tallen To Speak At 2021 MMS Hall of Fame Induction

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 …

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NAGAFF Writes Finance Minister On Webb Fontaine's Inefficiencies

NAGAFF Demands 14-Day Demurrage Free Period From Shipping Companies

As part of efforts to minimize revenue losses by importers and their freight agents, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) is a seeking 14-day demurrage-free period for containers from shipping companies. The National Coordinator of the NAGAFF …

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Osinbajo To Chair 3rd CIoTA National Transport Summit

Osinbajo To Chair 3rd CIoTA National Transport Summit

By Kenneth Jukpor Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), would lead transport industry stakeholders as the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration (CIoTA) Nigeria holds its 3rd Annual National Transport Summit in Abuja, next month. The event themed; ‘Regulating the …

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