Author: Saint Augustine

Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has deployed Comptroller Tenny Mankini Daniyan to the Port Terminal Multiservices Limited Command as Customs Area Controller following the recent elevation of the immediate past CAC, Saidu Abba Yusuf to the rank of Assistant Comptroller General, ACG of Customs Speaking at a brief handover ceremony on Friday, Comptroller Daniyan promised to fully implement the provisions of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, NCSA 2023 by ensuring maximum revenue collection and enhanced trade facilitation. Comptroller Daniyan, while addressing a gathering of officers and stakeholders, said the command will step up strategies to prevent revenue leakages…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF has issued a 5 working day ultimatum to the management of the PIL Shipping Agency to scrap the detention levy it slammed on importers and their agents or face mass action. The Chairman of the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, KLT chapter of the association, Engr. Emmanuel Umeadi who issued the ultimatum in a telephone interview with Primetime Reporters on Friday said that if at the expiration of the ultimatum, the management of the company refused to address the issue, it would leave them no option than to embark on a peaceful protest,…

Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa on Wednesday hosted the maiden edition of its “Exporters Forum”, with a promise to support the Federal Government’s drive to diversify the economy through the promotion of non-oil exports. Speaking at the event, the Country Chief Executive Officer of APM Terminals Nigeria, Frederik Klinke, expressed appreciation to the exporters for the role they play in economic growth and advancement. He said the Exporters Forum was created as an avenue to exchange ideas to eliminate obstacles facing the export business in Nigeria. He noted that non-oil export remains an important aspect of the Nigerian…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON says the Trade EXPO at the African Organisation for Standardization, ARSO will present a unique opportunity for local manufacturers/producers to showcase their products. The 2024 Trade EXPO is in commemoration of ARSO’s 30th General Assembly. In a statement on Thursday in Lagos, SON Director, Public Relations, Mrs. Bolaji Foluso stated that the EXPO would bolster confidence in Nigerian products as it would showcase the Nigerian market to Africa and the World. She said that the event which is scheduled for July in Abuja, would offer a firsthand experience of the vibrant Nigerian market, with…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu In a move that underscores its commitment to fostering African climate tech entrepreneurship, IDEA Africa spearheads the Climate Action Africa Forum 2024, CAAF24 Deal Room, in partnership with Climate Action Africa and Silicon-Valley based Founder Institute. This strategic collaboration underscores IDEA Africa’s pivotal role in advancing innovation across the African continent, with a focused emphasis on the crucial area of climate technology. Scheduled for June 19th in Lagos, Nigeria, the Deal Room will serve as the centerpiece of CAAF24, providing a premier platform for African climate tech startups to engage with investors and stakeholders alike. With IDEA…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu In a bid to develop and grow Beach Soccer in Nigeria, the Nigeria Beach Soccer League, NSBL, has entered into an agreement with Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company – Innoson Motors. This was confirmed during the second round of the 2024 Nigeria Beach Soccer League in Nnewi, Anambra State. The partnership, according to them, was to ensure the grassroots and indigenous growth of beach soccer in the country. The CEO of Innoson Motors, Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma who attended the opening games and performed the ceremonial kick off affirmed his love and support for the game.…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, on Wednesday, decorated thirteen (13) members of his management team with their new ranks at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja amidst calls to redouble their commitment and dedication to the success of the service. In a press statement signed immediately after the ceremony by Chief Superintendent of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesman of the service revealed that CGC Adewale Adeniyi decorated 5 Deputy Comptrollers-General and 8 Assistant Comptrollers-General following the approval of their appointments by the Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) on Tuesday, 14 May, 2024. According to the statement, their appointment…

Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group, has identified coastal tourism and renewable energy generation as some of the potential areas of growth that Nigeria needs to take advantage of in developing its blue economy. Afolabi, while delivering the 16th Convocation Lecture of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso on the topic “Towards a sustainable blue economy and marine development in Nigeria: Trends, Challenges and Prospects”, noted that the country has many untapped opportunities in the maritime sector. He said developing the country’s blue economy is now more imperative than ever due to the government’s policy of moving away…

The Chairman, Trade Facilitation Committee of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Dr. Fred Ajuzie has given reason why the federal government is still retaining the services of Webb Fontaine despite evidence of poor service delivery by the company over the years. Ajuzie who spoke in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos recently, insisted that there must be somebody in Webb Fontaine that the government is interested in, hence its inability to act upon several complaints and protests by different stakeholders in the port industry against the tech firm. He noted that when such thing is…

…Advocate for workshop for ship owners, managers The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners, NAMM has thrown its weight behind the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola over his plans to automate the Nigerian ship registry to boost shipping development in Nigeria, describing it as the way to go to get it better. Recall that the Director General had at a meeting with the maritime industry stakeholders held in Lagos last week, reassured shipowners that the Agency is committed to expediting the automation of the ship registry, a move that will significantly boost…