Hosting Maritime Administrations would enhance Nigeria’s hub port status-Peterside
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has said that the hosting of the Association of African Maritime Administrations AAMA, would among other benefits enhance Nigeria’s dream of emerging…
Shippers Council most suitable as Transport Commission, say stakeholders
Maritime industry stakeholders at the weekend made a strong case for the Nigerian Shippers Council NSC to transform into the proposed National Transport Commission NTC. The NTC Bill which is currently before…
Sea time: NIMASA, partners UK school to train 400 Nigerian cadets
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has commenced talks on a new partnership with the South Shield Marine School at the South Tyneside College, South Shield, Newcastle in…
Uniform: Crisis looms as Senate works out CG Customs, Ali
There are palpable fears in the maritime industry that a major crisis might be looming over the decision of the Senate, Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber to order Comptroller General of…
Buhari warns Customs CG Ali over disagreement with Senate
Strong indications emerged that the presidency may have been uncomfortable with the ‘ding dong’ affair between the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Col. Hameed Ali and the Senate,…
Customs impounds falsely declared tilapia fish consignment in Apapa
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has impounded a 40-foot container laden with tilapia fish imported from Turkey. The container with registration number DFOU6122880 was laden with 2,700…
Customs makes u-turn on vehicle duty verification policy
The Nigeria Customs Service yesterday succumbed to intense pressure over vehicle duty verification policy. The service had given vehicle owners and importers in the country between Monday March 13 and…
Customs vehicle duty status verification will create chaos, suffering-NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC has warned the Nigeria Customs Service that its new policy on the verification of import duty payment status of imported vehicles would bring about chaos…
130 NIMASA’s cadets graduate from Egypt, secure sea training slots
No fewer than 130 cadets under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme NSDP have graduated from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt. Meanwhile, the Arab Academy…
Apprehension heightens as Senate issues fresh order on CG Customs
Strong indications emerged that there are fresh apprehensions over the decision of the Senate, Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber yesterday to issue a fresh order on the Comptroller General of the…
