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…
The Management of Platforms Communications, a leading media company in the Nigerian maritime sector has congratulated and felicitated with Mrs. Bolanle Olufunmilayo Olotu, the retired Assistant General Manager, Tariff & Billing of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and immediate past Port Manager of Lagos Port Complex, Apapa for being honoured will an Award as the…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Compt Bashir Adewale recently briefed the press on the activities of the service in the first quarter of 2024. In this special report, PLATFORM REPORTERS got you covered with the full text of the address of the CGC during the briefing. Enjoy! PREAMBLE INTRODUCTION Ladies and Gentlemen, OVERALL…
The Management of Platforms Communications has felicitated and congratulated the newly elected executive officers of Women’s International Shipping And Trading Association (WISTA Nigeria) led by the Deputy Director and Head of Revenue of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Mrs Odunayo Ani. Recall that the association had elected a new set of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Founder of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has advised freight forwarders not to fall victims of being father when making cargo declarations to customs. Aniebonam made this call in a press statement he issued recently where he lamented that “It is unfortunately disheartening that most freight forwarders…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos SIFAX Logistics Company Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has donated some modern office equipment to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The equipment include two units of an air conditioner, a refrigerator, an executive office table, and a chair. While handing over the equipment in Lagos, Basil Agboarumi, Executive…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the directives of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has initiated a 90-day window, effective from 4th March 2024 to 5th July 2024, for the regularisation of import duties on specific categories of vehicles. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that to ease…
