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…
Mixed reactions trail President Buhari’s return from UK
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria from the United Kingdom after seven weeks of medical vacation. The President had reportedly touched…
Shippers Council, Maersk hold talks on tariff, trade dispute resolution
The Nigerian Shippers Council, commercial regulator of the nation’s seaports has commenced talks with the global container shipping giant, Maersk as part of efforts to enhance trade facilitation in the…
ISPS Code: Nigeria’s port facilities on course, says NIMASA DG
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has said that the agency would stop at nothing in ensuring that all the ports and related facilities in the country totally…
FG committed to achieving port efficiency, competitiveness, says Bello
The Nigerian Shippers Council has said that the Federal Government is more than ever before committed to carrying out more reforms that would further make the nation’s seaports achieve a…
