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…
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…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the passing of Deputy Comptroller Etop Andrew Essien, who served as the Deputy Comptroller in charge of Revenue in the Account Unit of the service. Deputy Comptroller Essien, who was in…
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…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service, Muritala Mohammed Airport Command has surpassed its 2024 First Quarter Target by generating the sum of Forty-Five Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty-Two Million, Four Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty-Eight Naira (N45,232,483,528) between January to March 2024. In its Q1 Report of 2024, a copy…
The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Ambassador Juan Ignacio Sell has declared that the Spanish Government is desirous to deepen cooperation with Nigeria through further collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Ambassador Juan made this declaration while inspecting the two new Bulletproof Security boats, built for NIMASA by a Spanish Company, Aresa….
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service has affirmed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigeria Export Promotion Commission (NEPC) on initiatives to enhance trade and boost export activities. Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, made this announcement on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Management team of the Agency to the…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Tin-can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it has generated a whooping sum of two hundred and thirty billion, three hundred and two million, seven hundred and forty-three thousand, twenty three Naira, forty seven kobo (N230,302,743,023.47) for the period of 11 weeks covering January 1 to March 13,…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON), the newly-appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on the nation’s maritime sector. Speaking during his maiden courtesy visit on the management of the terminal,…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos. The Association of Licensed Maritime Academies of Nigeria (ALMAN) has sought to convince the Honourable Minister of Marine And Blue Economy, H. E. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON to recommend to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu, GCFR that a permanent representative of the Association be…
