‘False Claims, Defamatory Languages Have Legal Implications’, MESAN Warns NMNOWTSSA

The Secretary-General, Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria (MESAN), Capt Alfred Oniye has yet again reminded the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transporters Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) to be wary of the legal implications of making unsubstantiated claims that mislead the public as well as labeling people with dissenting views as ‘mere attention seekers and…

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‘Your Claim Lacks Proper Substantiation’, MESAN Tells NMNOWTSSA, Urges Association To Provide Verifiable Evidence

The Secretary-General, Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria (MESAN), Capt Alfred Oniye has yet again countered the response of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transporters Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) which insisted that the numerical strength of its association has risen to 10,000 in the past four years. In another counter statement issued in Lagos…

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Asoluka To Chair 8th AMSAY Conference With Platforms 10th Anniversary

In about one month time, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nipal Consulting Network and Former Chairman, Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority, Hon Dr Chris Asoluka will steer proceedings as Chairman of Occasion at the forth-coming 8th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference, an event also designed to mark 10th Anniversary of Platforms Communications, a…

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Breaking News: MESAN Counters NMNOWTSSA Claim On Increased CBAs, 10,000 Membership Growth

The Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria (MESAN) has yet again countered a claim made by a sister association, the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA), that it has secured about 20 Collective Bargaining Agreements with Shipping companies and manning agents as well as increased membership from three to about ten…

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Customs Sensitises Retired Senior Officers On Automated Retiree Verification System

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) commenced a sensitisation program on Monday for the enrollment of an automated retiree verification system for high-ranking officers who have retired from the Service. The programme, the first of its kind, was designed to serve as a platform through which all retired Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs),…

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Nigeria Customs Reiterates Commitment To Gender Inclusiveness

By Sylvanus OBASI, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its dedication to promoting gender equality in decision-making processes as part of its efforts to combat gender discrimination and gender-based violence. At a capacity-building workshop on gender inclusivity, co-organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the NCS in Abuja on Monday, the Comptroller-General…

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MESAN Counters MWUN’s Claim Of Nigerian Seafarers Being Among Highest Paid Globally

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria (MESAN) has strongly countered the assertion made by the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), saying that the Nigerian seafarers are among the highest paid globally. Recall that while receiving the Coordinator of International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Barning Annica Marie who paid a working…

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Leadership Switch: Wada Hands Over To Shuaibu At FOU Zone B, Kaduna

By Sylvanus OBASI, LagosĀ  Comptroller Dalha Wada Chedi handed over the mantle of leadership of the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ Kaduna to Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu recently at the Unit’s Headquarters in Kaduna in a colourful transition ceremony. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the outgoing Comptroller while delivering his speech thanked the Comptroller-General of Customs,…

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Lilypond Customs Command Boosts Nigerian Economy With Over $236m Export Proceeds In Q1

By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Despite Nigeria’s numerous economic challenges and and woes in 2024 which was occasioned by unstable exchange rate, the Lilypond Export Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reported outstanding performance in the first quarter of 2024 through concerted efforts and strategic measures, the Command said it has facilitated the export of…

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