SON set to return to seaports 11 years after…Consults NPA, Customs
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria SON, the country’s apex standards bureau is concluding plans to return to the seaports for the purposes of inspecting and vetting goods for import and…
FG nets N68bn from beer, other excise tariffs in six months…Begins new tariff on data, calls soon
National Public Relations, Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi. The Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service has collected over N68billion between January and June, 2022 from excise duty on beer,…
FG planning to link Lekki Port to rail lines-Minister
From left: Executive Secretary, NSC, Emmanuel Jime, DG NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Minister of Transport, Mu'azu Sambo, CEO, Lekki Port Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Rougang Du, Permanent Secretary of…
Minister of Transport lauds SIFAX Group, pledges FG’s support
Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock Nigeria Limited, Capt. Ibraheem Olugbade, addressing the Minister of Transport, Alhaji Muazu Sambo while Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited John Jenkins, Executive…
Apapa gridlock: We paid N250, 000 to access ports, says AMATO
The Association of Maritime Truck Owners AMATO, is recounting its ordeal during the dark days of Apapa gridlock under the chaotic manual truck management system supervised by the Presidential Taskforce,…
IMB: Singapore Strait, ‘area of concern’, as global piracy declines
Piracy and robbery aboard ships in Singapore and Asia Singapore Strait remaisn the area of highest concern for robbery of ships underway in the eastern traffic lane. While globally the…
NPA mulls 30% tariff relief to revitalise eastern ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has said it is planning to increase tariff relief on consignments by as much as 30 per cent for service providers, as part of a…
We’ll seek AK-47, AK-49 licenses for new security outfit-Ortom
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom at the inauguration of the Community Volunteer Guards, in Makurdi. Sequel to the inauguration of the state’s new security outfit; the Community Volunteer Guards,…
Exclusive: EFCC raids BDC operators in Lagos…As dollar crashes at parallel market
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Wednesday in Lagos, raided Bureau de Change BDC operators across various locations in the state over the falling value of…
NPA, SON partner to boost non-oil exports, check fake goods
From left: Managing Director, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko presents a plaque to Director General, SON, Farouk Salim during a visit of the SON management to NPA headquarters, Marina, Lagos, recently. The…
