By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In this final part of our exclusive interview with the Provost of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Dr Chuks Onuoha, he reveals how increase in foreign exchange rate, increase in customs tariffs as well as other administrative bottlenecks in cargo clearance inflated the cost of the Class A…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The foremost fisheries and maritime training institution in Nigeria, the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT), recently took delivery of a Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator acquired by the management of the school. In this exclusive Interview with PLATFORM REPORTERS, the Provost of the College, Dr Chuks Onuoha…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. The Port Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of Nigeria Customs Service has collected N66,920,181,586.30 as total revenue for first quarter of 2024 which is N22,198,965,809.55 higher than N44,721,215,776.75 collected between January and March 2023 representing 49.6 percent increase. Comptroller Saidu Abba Yusuf, Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command who described…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Apapa Customs Command, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba ,has commended the officers of the Non Intrusive Inspection Technology Unit (NIITU) for their invaluable contributions to the overall success of the command . Comptroller Jaiyeoba who was on an unscheduled visit to the scanner site reminded the officers…
The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez has congratulated the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola on his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. In a conveyance letter personally signed by him, the IMO Secretary General recognized the strides of the Agency…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service, Muritala Mohammed Airport Command has surpassed its 2024 First Quarter Target by generating the sum of Forty-Five Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty-Two Million, Four Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty-Eight Naira (N45,232,483,528) between January to March 2024. In its Q1 Report of 2024, a copy…
The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Ambassador Juan Ignacio Sell has declared that the Spanish Government is desirous to deepen cooperation with Nigeria through further collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Ambassador Juan made this declaration while inspecting the two new Bulletproof Security boats, built for NIMASA by a Spanish Company, Aresa….
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected N489,614,095,022.15 as total revenue for the first quarter of 2024, which is over a hundred per cent higher than the N212.5b collected same period of 2023 Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, commended the officers and port…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos March 28, 2024 is a remarkable day in the life and times of students, staff and stakeholders of the foremost marine school, the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) as the college took delivery of a class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator acquired for practical training of the students….
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to embrace the teachings of Ramadan, reiterating that only through eschewing bitterness, accommodating one another, and living with one another in peace and harmony can people achieve a prosperous country. CGC Adeniyi made this disclosure during the breaking of…
