The 2025 Annual Maritime Students and Youths Conference (AMSAY) may have come and gone, but the echoes still reverberates the entire maritime industry in Nigeria. In this special report, Platform Reporters chronicles some of the pungent statements made at the occasion which we consider as Amplified Voices. Enjoy the excerpts: “AMSAY Conference is a youth-centric…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has confirmed the participation of key government and industry leaders at its forthcoming breakfast meeting focused on the Nigeria-Peoples Republic Of China currency swap. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, representatives from the Federal Ministry of Finance, and the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has seized contraband goods with Duty Paid Value of Four Hundred and Sixty-Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Two Naira (₦468,706,602.00) only within the last 17 days. In a press briefing held at the command recently, the…
By Sylvanus OBASI Stakeholders at the round table meeting on the planned implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) organized by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) are in agreement about the importance and benefits of the scheme but are sharply divided as to how it should be implemented. While some are in…
… Says the system will reduce monotony of Demand Note, Logistics Cost The Registrar/CEO, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Mr. Kingsley Igwe, has recommended a National Single Window Proficiency Certification for freight forwarders in Nigeria. Harping on the need to latch onto the benefits of the National Single Window for…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has called for increased collaboration among security agencies to effectively address smuggling and its detrimental effects on Nigeria’s economy. Delivering a lecture to participants of Course 33 at the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja on Thursday, the Customs boss stressed the importance of synergy…
The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has extended its heartfelt congratulations and applause to the newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) Kayode Opeifa. In a congratulatory letter dated January 22, 2025, MARAN President Godfrey Bivbere described the appointment as well-deserved, citing the appointee’s exceptional track record in the transportation sector. …
By Sylvanus OBASI Deputy Superintendent of Customs (Pilot) Olanike Nafisat Balogun has made history as the first female pilot in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), charting a path of resilience and breaking barriers in aviation. Born in Kaduna and a native of Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State, Balogun’s journey began in 2002 when she…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has made vital clarifications over a trending video alleging reckless demolition of a mosque at the Nigeria Customs Secondary School, Idiroko. Customs made the clarifications in a press statement it issued on Monday, a copy of which was made available to PLATFORM…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported an impressive revenue collection figures by generating N1.87 trillion from January to October 2024; even as the command has impounded and handed over six containers of expired and unapproved pharmaceuticals to the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration And Control…
