Pensioners urge NPA management to pay arrears of pension
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) 2006/2007 Pensioners on Friday urged the management of the organisation to pay the arrears of their pension.The National Chairman of NPA Pensioners, Mr Charles...
View ArticleGroup advocates 'no violence' in forthcoming general elections
Peace Ambassadors at the Joe Femi-Dagunro 'Walk for peaceful Election' at Ogudu, Lagos take-off point.A non-governmental organisation, Joe Femi-Dagunro Initiative, on Saturday urged Nigerians to shun...
View ArticleShipping Expert seeks adequate develoment of infrastructure for inland water...
Prince Ayorinde AdedoyinA shipping expert, Prince Ayorinde Adedoyin, has urged the Federal Government to provide adequate infrastructure to boost inland water transportation in the country. Adedoyin,...
View ArticleCustoms Service says under-declaration will continue to attract Debit Notes
CAC, Apapa, Eporwei EdikeThe Customs Area Controller, Apapa Area 1 Command, Mr Eporwei Edike, on Wednesday warned that customs agents should not cut corners in terms of value, quantity and description...
View ArticleWinners of ‘Enterprise Challenge Competition’ get N1.5 m each
Odiete, Yammama with organisers of the competition. Eseoghene Odiete and Nasir Yammama, both winners of ‘Enterprise Challenge’ have been awarded their prizes of N1.5 million each in addition to other...
View ArticleAssociation seeks creation of Ministry of Maritime Services
National President, ANLCA, Olayiwola Shittu.The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Thursday called for the creation of the Ministry of Maritime Services from the Federal...
View ArticleNPA to support Nigerian Navy in fight against piracy
F L-R: Managing Director NPA, Habib. Abdullahi and the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral JKZ AngoThe Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam...
View ArticleNigeria's Military Adviser to UN hands over Dean of MPAC to successor
Maj.Gen. Lincoln Ogunewe, Nigeria's Military Adviser to the United Nations(Right) handing over the Dean of Military and Police Advisers Community (MPAC) to Lt. Gen. Paolo Serra, Military Adviser;...
View Article33 ships expected at Lagos ports with food, petroleum products
Thirty three ships laden with containers,foods and petroleum products are expected to arrive Lagos ports fromFeb. 12 to Feb. 27.The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its dailypublication,...
View ArticleNCS, Seme Command seeks collaboration with Benin Republic counterpart
Comptroller Ndalati Mohammed, Controller in charge of Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reached out to the Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Benin and the Customs...
View ArticleANLCA Says It Can Generate N2trn Customs Revenue
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) says that its members alone can generate N2 trillion as customs revenue in 2015.The National President of ANLCA, Mr Olayiwola Shittu, made...
View ArticleCustoms command transfers 55,000 containers from Apapa Port — Official
The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it transferred over 55,000 containers to other terminals in 2014, to avert congestion in Apapa Port, Lagos State.The...
View ArticleNIMAREX 2015: Event holds April 27 to April 29
The 2015 edition of the annual Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) has been rescheduled from its initial March 29 to April 1, to now hold from April 27 to April 29.The Planning Committee in a statement...
View ArticleNCS says it did not withdraw operatives from Kebbi, Sokoto borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has denied allegation by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) that Customs operatives deployed at border stations in Kebbi and Sokoto States have been...
View ArticleMaritime Cabotage in Nigeria: The Need to Empower Domestic Shipowners
Mrs AkoduBy Bisi AkoduThe world is often been referred to as “a global village”. Countries are interdependent on each other in the area of trade and commerce. More than 80 per cent of global trade...
View Article'Terminal Operators have no right to continue collection of illegal charges’
Olisa Agbakoba(SAN)The firm of Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), counsel to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has submitted that seaport “terminal operators have no right to continue the collection of...
View ArticleAssociation demands reversion of Lilypond Container Terminal to truck terminal
The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has demanded the reversal of the Lilypond Container Terminal, Lagos, to a truck terminal.The National Chairman of the association, Chief Remi Ogungbemi,...
View ArticleInvestors set to operate ferries from Lagos to Tema, Ghana, says NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Thursday said that some local and foreign investors had indicated interest to operate ferries within Lagos as well as from Lagos to Tema in Ghana.Mr...
View Article14 ships laden with petroleum products, foods arrive at Lagos ports
Fourteen ships laden with petroleum products, foods and other goods have arrived Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) said on Thursday in Lagos.The NPA stated this in its daily publication,...
View ArticlePAAR should not be advisory, says customs agent
Mr Chuks Njemanze, Chairman, Lilypond Chapter, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), on Friday advised the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) that the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR)...
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