By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has yet again increased the exchange rate used for calculating Customs duties at the seaports in the country. According to data from the official trade portal of the Nigeria Customs Service, the exchange rate was adjusted upwards on Monday, February 12th, from 1,417.635 Naira per…
· We will continue to prioritise Safety and Security on Nigerian Waters – Jamoh The United States Coast Guard USCG, has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE), placed on American-bound vessels from Nigeria. Cdr. Juliet Hudson at…
By: Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In the year 2016 during the early reign of Right Hon Rotimi Amaechi as the Transport Minister, he organised a maritime submit where all the who is who in the Nigerian Maritime sector attended. Amongst all myraids of issues raised and discussed at the occasion, the need for Mentorship and Succession…
SIFAX Group and its aviation partner, Changi Airports International from Singapore have opened discussions on strategic collaboration with the Federal Government and Lagos State government to develop the country’s aviation sector. SIFAX Group, through one of its subsidiaries, SAHCO Plc, is already a major player in the aviation ground handling space. However, the consortium is…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. January 26 each year, is known as International Customs Day. This is a day set out by World Customs Organisation to celebrate the roles and contributions of customs to global trade facilitation. In Nigeria, the 2024 World Customs Day was well organised by the Nigeria Customs Service under the current Comptroller-General,…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State joins Customs formations all over the World to celebrate International Customs Day in high spirit. This is even as the command has surpassed its January revenue target with 5 more working days to spare. Speaking in Onne while addressing stakeholders…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. The year 2023 may have come and gone but the programs and activities of Platforms Communications still reverberate the entire sector with its impacts. Lets take a cursory summary look of these programes and how they impacted the Nigerian maritime sector in 2023. 1. Immediately after the 2023 Presidential and Gubernatorial…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, says the Agency is committed to ensuring that the business of the Dangote Ports and refinery are not hindered by the implementation of the regulatory instrument under the provisions of the Cabotage law. Dr. Jamoh, who…
By A.O Vincent, Lagos Another maritime icon – an institution per excellence – is gone! We have again lost another doyen of the NIgerian Maritime Industry to the cold wicked hands of death! ENGINEER Akinsoji was Nigeria’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom; former Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron; the brain behind the establishment…
