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MWUN gives 7-day ultimatum for reinstatement of 600 workers disengaged at Intels
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has served a seven –day warning notice to the management of Intels Nigeria Ltd., to reinstate 600 of its staff who were recently disengaged from their jobs....
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Celebrating Prince Olayiwola Shittu @70
Celebrating Prince Olayiwola Shittu, a former National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents(ANLCA) with excerpts from the book, Beacons of Nigeria Maritime Industry. Prince...
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Tribute to JP Clark: JP, Our JP
By Professor Dele Layiwola Emeritus Professor JP Clark, as he is well known; a foremost poet laureate, will be sorely missed by his friends, associates and critics as well. What is less well known is...
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IMO collaborating to reduce GHG emissions from ports and ships
A new strategic partnership to strengthen cooperation between ships and ports to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been signed (on 13 October) by the International Association of Ports and Harbors...
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‘Hand Hygiene for All’: Wash your hands with water and soap
By Hope Orivri It is Global Hand Hygiene Day, which is marked annually on October 15. The 2020 theme for global handwashing ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ underscores the importance of washing our hands with...
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Trade: Border enforcement should continue for as long as neccesary- Dr. Olisa...
On this edition of ‘CEOs Talk Business’, Dr. Olisa Agbakob SAN, renowned maritime lawyer and Senior Partner at Olisa Agbakoba Legal sits ‘At The Marina Today’ to discuss issues of challenges with...
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Buhari to commission Lagos-Ibadan Railway January 2021- Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari will be commissioning the Lagos-Ibadan railway in January 2021 to improve movement for cargoes and passengers in the...
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Breaking news: Former NPA MD, Sarumi, loses wife
Chief Mrs Oluwakemi Sarumi is dead. She was the wife of Chief Adebayo Sarumi, a former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and presently the chairman of the Mission to Seafarers...
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IMB: Kidnappings in GoG surge by 40% year-on-year
There has been a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea in the first nine months of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, the latest figures from ICC...
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Kano Inland Port will be transit port, says Shippers’ Council
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council on Friday said that the Kano Inland Dry Port would be a transit port and expected to connect landlocked countries of Niger Republic, Chad, Northern Cameroun and other...
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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in the Gulf of Guinea
An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in the kidnapping of one crew member. The Marshall Islands-flagged ship, identified as Methane Princess, was...
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Agbakoba’s thoughts on Customs’ revenue generation and trade facilitation...
The Nigeria Customs Service is doing well with generating revenue for the Federal Government (See here). But, while doing that, it must also be seen to perform well at balancing its operations by...
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#EndSARS Protest: Customs personnel killed as hoodlums attack patrol base
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Command, was confirmed killed on Tuesday following an attack by hoodlums on a Customs patrol base at Oke Ore, Yewa South Local Government Area of...
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EndSARS Protest: NPA HQ set ablaze by hoodlums
The Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) Head Office on Marina, Lagos has been set on fire by hoodlums who have taken advantage of the #EndSARS protest.
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How trade policy can help achieve the UN goal on zero hunger
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Policies that affect trade and markets can have consequences for progress in all five action areas under SDG 2. Policymakers should recognize they may need to make difficult trade-offs...
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Maritime publishers condemn NPA’s building inferno, demand investigation
The League of Maritime Editors and Publishers Wednesday condemned the fire incident on the headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) linked to the ongoing ENDSARS protests nationwide. However,...
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Our youth and the unfolding national crisis: Need for urgent intervention
BY CONCERNED NIGERIANS We are responsible and patriotic Nigerians who have watched with serious concern the unfolding crisis threatening to engulf our nation. This has followed the recent protests by...
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Full speech of President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast on the #EndSARS protest
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, 1.It has become necessary for me to...
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