By Sylvanus OBASI Foremost security provider in Nigeria, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has been confirmed as the official sponsor of the 2025 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) scheduled to hold in Houston Texas, United States on 5-8 May , 2025 . Executive Director, Technical and operations , Tantita security services Limited, Captain Wareddi Enisuoh …
By Sylvanus OBASI The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Services, NCS CGC Adewale Adeniyi, said that importers are diversifying their contraband portfolios combining pharmaceuticals, food items and control technology in systematic shipments. This is even as the Apapa Command of the NCS has made a total of 11 seizures comprising five units of 40-foot containers,…
By Sylvanus OBASI Determined to relieve external funding pressures and ensure trade facilitation between Nigeria and China, both countries engaged in a series of negotiations for a bilateral currency swap framework. Chairman Customs consultative council, Are Hakeem Olarewaju who is the Chairman of a Breakfast meeting held by Maritime reporters association of Nigeria ( MARAN),…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada has graduated 50 officers from Junior Course 21, after an intensive three-month training programme aimed at strengthening middle-level management capacity across the Service. Platform Reporters gathered that the graduation activities began with a regimental dinner on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, followed by…
By Sylvanus OBASI The people of Sagbokoji, an island community in Anuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos State, will never forget a day like Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in a hurry. On this day, the Sagbokoji people received cares from the Nigeria Customs Service, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, Customs Cares. It was…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) is set to forge a strategic partnership with the London Ports Consultative Council to enhance efficiency at Nigerian seaports. Platform Reporters gathered that the NPCC Chairman, Mr. Bolaji Sunmola, disclosed this at a quarterly meeting in Lagos, which also featured the inauguration of the NPCC pioneer…
By Sylvanus OBASI Scores of maritime students under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Maritime Students (NANMS) recently staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Victoria Island, Lagos, calling on the agency to address the growing unemployment crisis and lack of Sea time training…
By Sylvanus OBASI Stakeholders at the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) Breakfast Meeting held on Tuesday April 15, 2025 have described the ‘Nigeria-China Currency Swap’ as a welcome development that would ease trade between the two nations. The ‘Nigeria-China Currency SWAP Deal’ pursues the use of the currency of both countries, Naira and Renminbi…
By Sylvanus OBASI The House of Representatives, through its Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, has pledged full support for the directive issued by the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to expedite the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the Nigeria-China currency swap deal as a transformative policy instrument that could significantly reduce shipping costs, enhance trade efficiency, and ease foreign exchange pressure in Nigeria’s maritime industry. Speaking at a stakeholders’ breakfast meeting organized by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in…
