It was yet another successful outing for Platforms Communications after successfully hosting the 8th edition of the Annual Maritime Students And Youth (AMSAY) Conference on Monday in Lagos where maritime stakeholders, students, professional bodies as well as young and aspiring maritime practitioners gathered to proffer lasting solutions to the myriads of challenges facing seafaring and…
25 years old native of Uyo in Akwa Ibom state, Rosemary Benjamin Bassey, an undergraduate of University of Calabar has won the 3rd edition of Capt Dr Fola Ojutalayo’s Annual Maritime Speech-Making Competition with an excellent speech Presentation on the topic, “Pros and Cons Of Establishing National Coast Guard In Nigeria”. At the Grand Finale…
Chukwu Michael, a 25 years old indigene of Abia state and student of Merchant Navy Maritime Academy, Sagamu, Ogun state has emerged the Overall Best Graduated Maritime Student in Nigeria for the 2022 set. Michael was declared winner of the Overall Best Graduated Maritime Student in Nigeria for the 2022 set at the just concluded…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In line with the Policy thrust of Consolidation and collaboration of the Comptroller General of Customs, the Customs Area Controller Ondo/Ekiti Command, Comptroller Oluyemi Bewaji paid courtesy visit to heads of security agencies in Ondo and Ekiti states. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the visit began with Nigeria Security & Civil Defence,…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, on Wednesday decorated thirteen (13) members of his management team with their new ranks at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja amidst calls to redouble their commitment and dedication to the success of the service. In a press statement signed immediately after the ceremony…
The Secretary-General, African Shipowners Association (ASA) and Principal Partner, Excel Law Chambers, Ms Funmi Folorunsho will play a motherly role as Mother of the Day for the upcoming 2024 AMSAY Conference slated for May 27. Folorunsho, a lawyer and maritime consultant will bring her wealth of experience to bear while addressing the students and participants…
● We Will Promote Equitable Maritime Labour Industry – Mobereola. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched the reviewed minimum wage document for Nigerian Seafarers, developed in line with the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention MLC 2006. The document, which is for 2023-2025, is a product of a Collective Bargaining Agreement that…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed that it intercepted One Hundred and Seventy Seven (177) Sacks and Sixty One (61) Kegs of 25 Litres Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) containing Twelve Thousand Five Hundred (12,500) Liters with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Eight Million Seven…
Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, on Monday 29 April 2024, in Abuja, collaborates with the Abdulsamad Rabiu Initiative Africa (ASR Africa) to actualise humanitarian intervention projects in Africa. During a meeting with the ASR Africa team at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters, CGC Adeniyi commended the organisation for…
The Secretary-General, Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria (MESAN), Capt Alfred Oniye has yet again reminded the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transporters Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) to be wary of the legal implications of making unsubstantiated claims that mislead the public as well as labeling people with dissenting views as ‘mere attention seekers and…
