By Sylvanus OBASI The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, received a delegation from the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Tuesday at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters in Abuja, led by the association’s National President, High Chief Tochukwu Ezisi. In his address, CGC Adeniyi expressed enthusiasm about the visit and…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, alongside the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and Dr. Segun Awolowo, the Secretary of AfCFTA Nigeria, will be among the distinguished guests gracing the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) Annual Maritime Lecture known as MAMAL 2024. The event is set…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS said it is aware and currently investigating two separate videos circulating on social media involving one of its officers and clearing agents at Car Park C Terminal under the Tincan Island Port Area Command. The first video captures an incident in which the officer was subjected to…
Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised International Oil Companies, terminal and jetty operators, and all other companies involved in stevedoring in the country to refrain from engaging unregistered dockworkers. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that NIMASA has encouraged all stakeholders, including dock labor employers and stevedoring companies…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Executive Director, Technical and operations of Tantita Security Services Limited, Captain Warredi Enisuoh is advocating for the establishment and utilisation of carbon streaming to generate income for the Niger-Delta communities; even as he has reiterated the commitment of the company to combating crude oil theft , increasing oil production in the…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos global shipping giant, AP Moller Group and an indigenous operator, Kachicares Bonded terminal are facing huge reputation damage as the Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Port Command busted an attempt at smuggling illicit drugs worth a total of N1,183,915,500 (one billion, one hundred and eighty three million, nine hundred and fifteen thousand,…
It’s yet another successful 11th edition of Maritime Career Mentorship Programme (M-CAMP) held last Friday by Platforms Communications at the Nigerian Shippers Council for students of Shipping Management, Marine Engineering, Nautical Sciences, Maritime Security and Safety Management, Cadets as well as young Seafarers. PLATFORM REPORTERS learnt the event was a huge success, thanks to the…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Former National Headquarters Commissioner for Seascouts in the Scout Association of Nigeria, Raji Bomodeoku has tasked seascout leaders to brace up for the future and create innovative youth program experience for young people in the section that addresses modern challenges. Raji gave this charge while delivering a session on ship management…
The Acting Assistant Director, National Cyber-crime Centre of the Nigerian Police Force, SP Abubakar Smart has urged journalists to be disciplined and mindful of their choice of words online. Smart gave this advice while speaking at a cybercrime workshop organised for journalists by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) on Thursday in Lagos. According…
The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have agreed to strengthen relationship to address logistics challenges in the port. The agreement was reached when the NPCC visited the Managing Director of NRC, Engr Fidet Okhiria on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Bolaji Sunmola, Chairman NPCC, said the visit was an opportunity…
