By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos SIFAX Group, one of the major sponsors of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club (NFSC) to the recently-concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d’ Ivoire, has said the desire to see the country lift the continental trophy for the fourth time and forging unity across the country was the…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Hungry Nigerian Youths are gearing up to besiege customs formations nation-wide in search of seized food items amidst food scarcity and unprecedented increase of food items in the market. Platform Reporters gathered through social media monitoring that following Tuesday announcement by the Nigeria Customs Service that it plans to dispose bags…
The Chairman, SIFAX Group of Companies, Dr Taiwo Afolabi – CON has accepted to deliver convocation Lecture at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Platform Reporters can authoritatively report. This follows a visit by the management of the University led by its Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Rasak Olatunde Rom Kalilu who paid a…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, had a collaborative meeting with the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Corporate Headquarters to promote security and forge strong working relations. The CGC, while speaking, noted that the primary objective of the collaboration is to…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, has launched it’s Online Portal for the Registration of Regulated Port Service Providers and Users. Platform Reporters gathered that the Director, South-South Zone of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr. Glory Onojedo disclosed this during a stakeholders sensitization programme held recently in Onne, Rivers state. He noted that the…
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…
… Projects Exceeding Revenue Goals The Comptroller-General of the Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presented the Service’s 2024 budget on Monday to the Nigeria Senate Committee on Customs at the National Assembly. The CG, while defending the 2024 budget of 706.43 billion naira, focused attention on consolidating carried-over projects, increasing staff welfare by improving…
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…
