The Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has hailed President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for signing the Act establishing the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, saying the signing has given full legal backing to the institution. In a letter of…
After over a decade of failed attempts to implement international trade, Single Window in Nigeria, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has identified hydra-headed factors that have undermined every effort on the project and suggested ways to make it work. According to the World Customs Organisation (WCO), a Single Window…
The integration of advanced technologies such as Blockchain, E – Customs platform and the artificial intelligence have all worked to enhance the speed of cargo clearance and have reinforced the Service’s commitment towards meeting global best practices in the pilot phase of B’Odogwu initiative at the PTML Command. This was the submission of the Customs…
SIFAX Group has debunked a viral video claiming that one of its subsidiaries, Ports and Cargo Handling Services Limited, has put up over 3,000 containers for sale. In a press statement made available to PLATFORM REPORTERS on Monday, and signed by the company’s image-maker, Mr Olumuyiwa Akande, the company clarified the container sale rumour by…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has called for increased collaboration among security agencies to effectively address smuggling and its detrimental effects on Nigeria’s economy. Delivering a lecture to participants of Course 33 at the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja on Thursday, the Customs boss stressed the importance of synergy…
Year 2024 may have ended, but the programmes and activities of Platforms Communications last year continue to reverberate the entire maritime sector and beyond. As we begin our business activities for year 2025, it’s only necessary that we take a cursory look at the programs and activities of Platforms Communications and how they impacted the…
SIFAX Group has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and healthcare accessibility by sponsoring the University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students (UADS) 2024 Mega Outreach. The event, held on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Sabo community in Mokola, Ibadan, brought vital oral health services to an under-served population while fostering dental hygiene awareness….
The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has extended its heartfelt congratulations and applause to the newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) Kayode Opeifa. In a congratulatory letter dated January 22, 2025, MARAN President Godfrey Bivbere described the appointment as well-deserved, citing the appointee’s exceptional track record in the transportation sector. …
The Foremost Maritime Beat association, Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN), on Wednesday, January 22nd, kicked off the year 2025 activities with thanksgiving, prayers, and celebration of members’ birthdays at its International Maritime Press Centre, Apapa, Lagos. Declaring open the association’s maiden general meeting, MARAN President, Mr. Godfrey Bivbere, expressed appreciation to God for keeping…
… Targets 1% Freight Stabilization Fee For Council’s 2025 Budget The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, Pius Akutah, has stated that the Council under the guardian of the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry, will commence implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN by the second quarter of the year. Akutah also disclosed…
