CRFFN Registrar Advocates NSW Proficiency Certification For Freight Forwarders, Logistics Experts

… 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…

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Customs Boss Canvasses Inter-Agency Collaboration To Optimise Anti-Smuggling Operations

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…

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MARAN Applauds Appointment Of Opeifa As NRC Managing Director, Pledges Support

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.  …

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DSC Balogun Rises To Become First Female Pilot In Nigeria Customs 

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…

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Apapa Customs Rakes N1.87t In 10 Months, Impounds Containers Of Expired Pharmaceuticals

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…

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Oyetola, Adeniyi, Awolowo, Others To Grace 2nd MARAN Annual Maritime Lecture

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…

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Shippers’ Council Set To Hold 17th International Maritime Seminar For Judges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) is set to host the 17th edition of the International Maritime Seminar for Judges under the distinguished chairmanship of H.E Senator George Akume, KSJI, fnim, Secretary to the Government of…

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25 Years Abia Indigene Emerges Overall Best Graduated Maritime Student in Nigeria

Chukwu Michael, a 25 years old indigene of Abia state and student of Merchant Navy Maritime Academy, Sagamu, Ogun state has emerged the Overall Best Graduated Maritime Student in Nigeria for the 2022 set. Michael was declared winner of the Overall Best Graduated Maritime Student in Nigeria for the 2022 set at the just concluded…

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