By Sylvanus OBASI Global recognition has come the way of Captain Warredi Enisuoh Executive Director, Operations & Technical Services of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) as he has been nominated for the Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree in Leadership and Strategies by the prestigious Highstone Global University, Texas, USA. In the letter of nomination…
By Sylvanus OBASI Contrary to a publication alleging that the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, (CVFF) has disappeared from its TSA account, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has maintained that Funds accrued under the CVFF are intact and currently held with the Central Bank of Nigeria under the Single Treasury Account (TSA). In…
By Sylvanus OBASI In a move to strengthen bilateral relations, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Saturday, signed a Customs Mutual Administrative Agreement (CMAA) with its Indian counterpart. PLATFORM REPORTERS learnt that the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented the NCS during the signing ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. This…
By Sylvanus OBASI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion at the IMO headquarters, which serves as the repository for such conventions. PLATFORM REPORTER gathered that this move…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has called for a comprehensive action in Nigeria’s bid to be elected into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, as he inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to promote the campaign. Speaking at the inauguration held at the Boardroom of the Federal…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA will share details of her findings from the helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, with the International Maritime Organization, IMO. This was just as the Flight Data Recorder FDR and Cockpit Voice Recorder CVR otherwise called the black box was recovered…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has facilitated Nigeria’s first shipment to Kenya, with Lucky Fibres, a subsidiary of the Tolaram Group, becoming one of the first companies to ship goods to Kenya under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). During a visit to the Apapa Area Command on Wednesday, 30…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Korean Ambassador, His Excellency Kim Pankym has pledged the commitment and support of his Embassy to the growth and modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service; even as the Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosted a formal dinner on Thursday in honour of the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi and…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO), has launched a workshop on “Gender Diversity” at the Old Federal Secretariat in Garki, Abuja. The event, which commenced on Monday, 28 October 2024, reaffirmed the commitment of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to create a work…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) was last weekend thrown into a mood of jubilation and euphoric celebration following the ratification of the election of its President General, Comrade (Prince) Adewale Adeyanju, into three prestigious positions at the 46th International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Congress held in Marrakesh, Morocco. PLATFORM…
