By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a revenue collection of Five Hundred and Seventy Five Billion, Five Hundred and Five Million, Six Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Eight Hundred and Four Naira and Fifty Nine Kobo only(=N= 575,505,612,804.59) between January and June 2024. PLATFORM REPORTERS learnt that…
The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Compt Babatunde Olomu, Ph.D has announced a revenue collection of over N1.023 trillion for the first half of 2024. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that this marks a 143% increase from the N421 billion collected during the same period in 2023. The announcement was…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The President, Alumni Association of Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Captain William Ogunsakin has disclosed that the association under his leadership in the past one year has been striving to Establish a strong network of maritime professionals; Provide mentorship and career guidance to its members and their students as…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos As Nigeria continues to harness the potential of its maritime sector, experts have advocated for sustainable practices to ensure the long-term health and productivity of its blue economy. According to various experts who spoke at the sixth edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference held at the University of…
Award Is Motivation To Serve More- Mobereola. Special Adviser to Nigerian President on the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, Dr Jumoke Oduwole this weekend announced the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, as the best Agency of Government in exemplary teamwork, quality service delivery and consistency. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s special adviser on…
SIFAX Shipping Company Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has sealed a partnership deal with ECU Worldwide, the world’s number one LCL player, to boost export activities from Nigeria. Less-than-Container Load (LCL) is one of two main types of containerized transportation services. The other is Full-Container Load (FCL). LCL is optimal when you don’t fill up an entire…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Normal business activities have resumed today at Lekki Freeport Terminal after the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress called off the strike for 5 days to allow a conclusive negotiations with the federal government which has accepted to pay an amount higher than the sixty thousand Naira it earlier proposed…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has reiterated the service commitment to grow the Nigerian economy through enhanced trade facilitation tools leveraging on platforms and policies like the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA) and the US government backed African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) . Speaking in Lagos…
Following March inflation figures released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which showed inflation in the month of March to be at an all time high in recent years, tipping at 33.2%. In this exclusive interview by PLATFORM REPORTERS editor, Sylvanus Obasi with Mr Johnson Chukwu, a financial expert and Group Managing Director, Cowry…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Shippers’ Council and representatives of various associations in the maritime industry, have ended a one day inclusive meeting for the review of haulage rates from the Eastern Ports to various destinations across the country. In a communique signed by various association representatives and at the end of the…
