By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Founder of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has advised freight forwarders not to fall victims of being father when making cargo declarations to customs. Aniebonam made this call in a press statement he issued recently where he lamented that “It is unfortunately disheartening that most freight forwarders…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos SIFAX Logistics Company Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has donated some modern office equipment to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The equipment include two units of an air conditioner, a refrigerator, an executive office table, and a chair. While handing over the equipment in Lagos, Basil Agboarumi, Executive…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the directives of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has initiated a 90-day window, effective from 4th March 2024 to 5th July 2024, for the regularisation of import duties on specific categories of vehicles. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that to ease…
… Prioritizes Effective Communication at all Levels By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The newly appointed Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr. Dayo Mobereola says the Agency’s Management under his leadership will build a purpose driven organisation, while also prioritising effective communication at all levels to enhance innovation, collaboration and synergy….
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service has affirmed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigeria Export Promotion Commission (NEPC) on initiatives to enhance trade and boost export activities. Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, made this announcement on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Management team of the Agency to the…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has championed an Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) program to enhance the efficiency and predictability of trade facilitation efforts in the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi MFR, during a stakeholders Meeting on Tuesday, 19 March 2024, in Abuja, said the program would foster collaboration…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Following the meeting held on Monday between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Joint Task Board, the Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Joint Tax Board at the NCS headquarters Abuja. The MOU was signed during a courtesy visit by…
Ahead of the forth-coming 8th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference (AMSAY), the Continental Vice President, Women In Maritime Africa (WIMA) Chief Carolyn Akum Ufere has offered to gift the sum of Fifty Thousand Naira (#50,000:00) as Cash Prize to the Winner of Best Graduating Maritime Students Award (BEGMASA) for “Maritime Security and Safety Management”…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In my previous four articles about Mmaku Catholic Centre, I highlighted with nostalgia, the boom days of MCC and the circumstances that led to its fall. I also made a clarion call for its revival, and my conviction for a persistent call of MCC revival is obviously fueled by the following…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In the concluding part of this Exclusive interview with Fr Innocent Udeafor, the Catholic clergy assures there is hope for revival of MCC, but charges Mmaku people to move fast in saving the project in their community before it becomes too late to do so. He also touches on the impasse…
