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…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service has collected N1,610,906,781,421.82k as at the end of the third quarter of 2024, which is higher than N1,172,414,793,960.32k that was collected as total revenue of the year 2023 Customs Area Controller for the Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, fsi who described the feat…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is holding a five-day workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Abuja to enhance trade facilitation in Nigeria. The workshop runs from 7 October to 11 October,…
…As CGC Adeniyi Revitalizes Airwing Operations The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has taken a significant step towards strengthening its air surveillance capabilities with the acquisition of a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, inspected the newly acquired aircraft last Friday in Bartlesville, Washington, USA, marking a pivotal moment for…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has constituted a committee to address the 2016 IMO Audit Report with a view to reviewing NIMASA’s enabling laws and effectively implementing a corrective action plan. This revelation was made by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Customs Area Controller of Tincan Island Port, Compt DA Nnadi mni on Monday addressed customs stakeholders at the Command, warning that cutting of corners would not be negotiated as those involved would have themselves to blame. Nnadi stated this while addressing stakeholders on new modalities of what is expected of…
