Author: Saint Augustine

The Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Dr. Vicky Haastrup has blamed hindrances to port automation in Nigeria on customs processes and procedures as well as the activities of importers who under declare cargo to avoid payment of appropriate customs duty. Haastrup who made this submission while a making a presentation at a one-day town hall meeting organized by the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers in Lagos on Thursday with the theme, “Achieving Effective Digitalization of Nigeria’s Maritime Industry”, submitted that customs processes and procedures needed to be re-evaluated and be modernized adding that situation where…

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has met with the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Sune Krogstrup on the reported killing of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea by a Danish frigate. The meeting which held in Abuja had as top agenda the incident which took place in international waters 25 to 30 nautical miles south of the Nigerian territorial boundaries. Dr. Jamoh assured that all stakeholders were interacting adding that the Agency will continue to do everything within its powers including collaborations to ensure the Gulf of Guinea remains a…

The Oyo State Government has announced plans to partner with relevant trade unions in the State to come up with policies aimed at empowering members of every group. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun said this during the commemoration of Shoe Makers Day organised by National Association of Shoe Makers, Oyo State branch in Ibadan today. He said being part of community engagement strategies by the Engr. Seyi Makinde led administration, the empowerment programme will boost the State’s economy and add value to the entire value chain of the small scale business in Oyo state. Olatunbosun…

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has commenced the annual clearing and removal of water hyacinth across jetties and terminals in the State. General Manager Lagos State waterways Authority, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel while speaking to newsmen on Friday explained that pegging and clearing of the Water Hyacinth have commenced at areas with very high infestation and impact on navigation. Water hyacinth is a problematic invasive species that creates serious impediment to smooth navigation on the Waterways during its season. It obstruct the free flow of ferry traffic on the state inland waterways. Therefore LASWA along side other State MDA’s and…

The Federal Government’s policy on ease of doing business receives a major boost as the Nigeria Customs Service is set to introduce Webb Tracker mobile Application and a simplified standard operating procedure for the use of scanners. Comptroller Joseph Attah, National Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday said that the mobile app would enable any person that had access to the NICIS II to remotely validate any declaration or payment and more importantly the status of a particular consignment or vehicle. Attah noted that with this innovation, motorists and…

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized an armoured Lexus LX570 Jeep without End User Certificate and other contraband goods worth N318,154,742 million. Mr. Ali Ibrahim, the FOU C Comptroller said this while showcasing the seized items as he addressed newsmen in Owerri on Thursday. Ibrahim listed other seized items to include eight other vehicles worth N158,734,742 million and 294 bags of foreign parboiled rice concealed with RC Minerals worth N11,760,000 million. Other seized items were 304 pieces of used tyres worth N4,560,000 million, 657 jumbo bales of used clothing…

The Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Dr. Vicky Haastrup has lampooned the managements of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority for staying away from town hall meeting organized by the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers in Lagos on Thursday with the theme, “Achieving Effective Digitalization of Nigeria’s Maritime Industry.”   Haastrup who spoke on “The Impact of Automation In Cargo Handling Operations”, at the event expressed her disappointment at the inability of the government agencies operating at the nation’s seaports to attend the all-important…

The President General, Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Prince Adewale Adyanju has said that following the imminent digitalization of the Nigeria’s maritime industry, the Union is mobilizing, sensitizing and training to skew their skills to conform with and adapt to trends in technological advancements. Speaking at a one-day town hall meeting organized by the members of the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers with the theme, “Achieving Effective Digitalization of Nigeria’s Maritime Industry”, in Lagos yesterday, Adeyanju observed that the digital evolution was shaping the maritime future in every aspect and all its segments. He noted that in…

Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Garba Baba Umar,, the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Nigeria has emerged the duly elected Vice President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) – INTERPOL. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba in Abuja on Thursday said AIG Garba was elected in the early hours of today, 25th November, 2021 in the 89th INTERPOL General Assembly currently holding at the Halic Congress Hall, Istanbul, Turkey. According to Mba, the year 2021 General Assembly which has in attendance 470 Police Chiefs, Ministers and…

… Says terminal operators now cooperate with task team … Blames consignees, agents for infractions in cargo clearing … Calls for re-introduction of Cargo Tracking Note The National Coordinator of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM), Mr. Moses Fadipe has said that the total number of containers being examined at the AP Moller Terminal (APMT) has risen from between one hundred and ten (110) containers and one hundred and twenty (120) containers per day to two hundred (200) containers per day since the team resumed work at the terminal in November 1, 2021. Fadipe who disclosed this while addressing the…