By Anthony Nwachukwu Basic training for candidates recently enlisted and documented into the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on grade levels 03, 04, 06 and 08 will commence next Monday, the agency has announced. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer, Compt. Joseph Attah, explained that the six-month training programme, taking […]
Posts 8.1m cargo TEUs in 15yrs By Anthony Nwachukwu Factors beyond the terminal operators, including disharmony in cargo clearance and release processes among the regulatory agencies, and the rising exchange rate of the naira to the United States (U.S.) dollar, are responsible for a longer container dwell time at the […]
By Anthony Nwachukwu A 40ft container loaded with cartons of arms and ammunition but declared as plasma television has been intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Tin Can Island Container Terminal (TCIT). Confirming the development Saturday following the interception yesterday, the Public Relations Officer of the Tin […]
NIMASA Director-General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh (right), and Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mahmood Abubakar, during an agreement in Abuja between NIMASA and the ministry against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in Nigerian waters By Anthony Nwachukwu The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture […]
STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup By Anthony Nwachukwu Claims by a former Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Kayode Opeifa, that the poor utilisation of rail line at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa is caused by terminal operators is a “baseless, libelous and highly misleading allegation” since the terminal operators are […]
Terminal Manager of APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen By Anthony Nwachukwu In its quest to give the Nigerian economy sustainable benefits, APM Terminals Apapa has ploughed $438 million (about N180 billion) into areas covering modern equipment for cargo handling, facility upgrade and digitalised products for seamless services since the port […]
Ag. Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko (left), presenting the agency’s plague to the Director of Administration, FMC Jalingo, Adamu Ardo, who represented the Managing Director, Dr. Aisha Adamu, during the courtesy visit at NPA Corporate Headquarters at Marina, Lagos Pensioners using the Jalingo Federal Medical Centre […]
Managing Director, Mac-Folly Hospitality Ltd – the SIFAX Group subsidiary that manages Lagos Marriott Hotel, Chike Ogeah, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Uzamat Akinbile Yussuf, Executive Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning, SIFAX Group, Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, and Chief Financial Officer, Mac-Folly Hospitality, Bashir Bello, during the unveiling of Lagos Marriott […]
RoRo Port – one of the facilities to become fully digital by 2025 By Anthony Nwachukwu Towards the achievement of smart ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has begun deliberate investments for a fully digital ecosystem across the country by 2025. Ag. Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, disclosed this […]
