NIMASA Unveils Reviewed Minimum Wage For Seafarers

● We Will Promote Equitable Maritime Labour Industry – Mobereola. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched the reviewed minimum wage document for Nigerian Seafarers, developed in line with the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention MLC 2006. The document, which is for 2023-2025, is a product of a Collective Bargaining Agreement that…

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Adeniyi Attends WCO Conference On AEO In China, Discusses Ways To Enhance Trade

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed optimism that the recently launched Pilot Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program in Nigeria is designed to contribute to the broader objectives of the WCO in promoting border security and fostering sustainable economic development globally. CGC Adeniyi made this known…

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10th Anniversary: Platforms Communications Identifies Benefactors, Expresses Gratitude For Support, Contributions

By precisely May 24, 2024, it will be exactly 10 years that Platforms Communications was birthed through its flagship programme, MARITIME PLATFORM, a 30 minutes audience-participatory Radio Program that broadcasts maritime news and discusses topical maritime issues on a weekly basis. Since then, Platforms Communications has been on a steady growth pedestal, diversifying into online…

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CGC’s Impersonator To Know Fate On July 3 As Federal High Court Adjourns Hearing

By Sylvanus OBASI, Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in the Central Business District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has conducted a hearing of one Ibrahim Shu’aibu, a 50-year-old man, for assuming the character of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, among other distinguished personalities in Nigeria, to commit fraudulent activities. PLATFORM REPORTERS…

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Nigeria Customs Boosts Trade Facilitation With Advance Ruling System

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has, in conjunction with the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), launched an auspicious scheme aimed at enhancing trade facilitation and creating a more transparent business environment for the Service’s stakeholders in trade space, named Advance Ruling.  PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi hinted this while launching…

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