How crooked officials 'rob' importers of over N7bn annually at Nigerian ports

While the concession of terminal operations to private operators has endowed Nigerian ports with a new lease of life in terms of efficiency, certain unscrupulous officials of government agencies at the...Read more

Nigeria prepares for maritime university
… As Delta communities donate land to NIMASA

Nigeria may soon take her pride of place in the exclusive ranks of maritime nations with reputable maritime universities, adequately servicing the manpower needs...Read more

STOAN lists challenges of Nigeria’s port industry

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has said that the Nigerian port system is facing severe challenges, which have affected the...Read more

Transport Minister tasks CRFFN on professionalism
… As body inducts 4,000 mbrs

Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has called on the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to strive to...Read more

MARAN appraises maritime domain security contract this Wednesday

In view of the endorsement of the contentious maritime domain security contract between the nation’s apex maritime regulatory...Read more

Customs Hqtrs denies alleged brutalization of Ibadan teacher by officers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters, Abuja, has denied media reports (not in Ships & Ports) of Customs personnel who allegedly brutalised a school teacher...Read more

FG loses N37.2bn on waivers to raw materials importers in 2011
• Customs budgets N2.4 billion for fuel, food, others in 2012

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) claims that the Federal Government lost N37.2 billion to waivers granted to importers of...Read more

Secretariat announces more speakers for NIMAREX 2012

The Secretariat of the Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2012 Planning Committee has released the names of more speakers, who have confirmed...Read more

Nigerian ship owners spoil for showdown over FG’s N16bn security contract with ex-militant’s firm
. ISAN accuses GWVSNL’s officials of harassment, orders members to shun Tompolo’s company

An ominous cloud hangs heavily on Nigeria’s maritime domain, threatening to shatter the prevailing fragile peace and re-igniting the industry’s natural restiveness, as Nigerian ship owners resolve not to subject...Read more

World Bank reveals why Nigerian imports overwhelm exports
· CDF warns that charcoal exporters may lose over N100m to fraudulent consignees in Germany, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands
· UNCTAD laments poor countries’ dependen

The abysmally low volume of Nigerian exports, compared to imports, may not just be as a result of low capacity production of agricultural goods and other...Read more

Auditor-General finds over N11bn discrepancy in Customs’ revenue returns

A whopping discrepancy of over N11 billion has been discovered in the revenue returns of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
This was contained in a report presented to the...Read more

Presidential C’ttee on Ports Reforms lists achievements
• Stakeholders disagree over claims
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Apapa Customs issues 2wks deadline on TIN registration
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N5bn monthly target for KLT not realistic, says Anokwuru
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Cotecna trains 54 more Customs officers on Valuation, classification, scanner mgt
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Expert tasks govt on maritime potentials
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Transport Minister inaugurates c’ittee to harness inland waterways’ potentials
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IMO scribe says that IMO is right body to deal with safety debate after Costa Concordia
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Lawmaker identifies poor funding as bane of Nigeria Navy
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SIFAX honours staff with long service award
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Group hails shipping coys, terminal operators over demurrage, storage waivers
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