By Sylvanus OBASI The Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority Police (Western) Command, CP Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba has pledged the command’s support for the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) and the Godfrey Bivbere led executives of the association. CP Maikaba also commended the oldest maritime journalists beat association for its responsible reportage of the maritime…
…We Must Prioritise Sustainable, Responsible Maritime Practices – Mobereola Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has called on Maritime stakeholders across Africa to leverage the continent’s renewable energy potential to become a global leader in green shipping. The Minister made the remark at the maiden Africa Strategic Summit on Shipping Decarbonization, held…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has seized contraband goods with Duty Paid Value of Four Hundred and Sixty-Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Two Naira (₦468,706,602.00) only within the last 17 days. In a press briefing held at the command recently, the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a daily revenue collection of ₦18.9bn on Friday, March 14, 2025, which stands out as the highest in history of the command. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the new record breaks the existing highest daily collection of ₦18.2b which was achieved in October…
By SYlvansu OBASI The Customs Area Controller of the Lillypond Export Command, Comptroller Ajibola Odusanya has said that the command handles nothing else than 70 percent of the tonnage value of export going out of Nigeria. Odusanya who disclosed this during a Roundtable with the members of the Maritime Reporters’ Association Of Nigeria, MARAN at…
By Sylvanus OBASI To the dismay of maritime stakeholders and indigenous shipowners, the rhetoric surrounding the actual disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CFVV) continues endlessly. This time, it is coming from the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, who once again has rhetorically reaffirmed the commitment…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a total of $1,154,900 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred US Dollars) and SR135,900 (One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Saudi Riyals) undeclared foreign currency at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The seizure was made recently during a routine baggage check…
By Sylvanus OBASI In a bid to foster inclusive growth and sustainable impact in communities of operations, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has established a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit to drive its commitment to national development. This initiative underscores the Service’s recognition of its broader responsibility beyond trade facilitation, revenue generation, and border security. …
By Sylvanus OBASI Processing of exports at the dedicated Lilypond Port has improved significantly, reducing processing time to a few hours. Customs Area Controller (CAC), Lilypond Export Command, Ajibola Odusanya, stated this while interacting with members of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) at the International Press Centre, Apapa, Lagos. He said his command…
By Sylvanus OBASI Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited, Fund Manager of the Stanbic IBTC Infrastructure Fund has partnered SIFAX Group through its subsidiary, SIFAX Shipping ICT Limited, to facilitate the development of an ultra-modern port terminal on 8.3 hectares of land (~82,846 m²) in Ijora, Lagos. The project encompasses the development of a new container…
