The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Uthority ( NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman has urged the National Assembly to pass the Ports and Harbours Bill, National Transport Commission Bill and other maritime bills before it to boost the port development plan. Speaking at a retreat organiszd by the House Committee on Ports, Harbours and Waterways in Lagos, Usman noted that there was an urgent need to pass the bills to replace the existing obsolete laws which were not supportive of developmental goals of the country. NPA, she said, was committed to capacity building of its workforce because its business was international…
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A Federal High Court presided over by Justice Hassan of the Court 10 Ikoyi, Lagos yesterday slammed a fine of N40, 000 against Tincan Island Container Terminal( TICT) in a case between Glory Shipping Agency Ltd. and 4 others vs Tincan Island Container Terminal for deliberately delaying the matter. It will be recalled that the Court had on the 23rd of January, 2017 awarded a cost of N20, 000 against TICT for not putting appearance in the court to move the application it filed in the matter and adjourned the matter to yesterday. When the matter came up for mention…
The National Association of Government approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has said that a critical look on the level of corruption on the part of the officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will force one to shed tears. The founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam who made this known while addressing a forum in Lagos recently observed that a visit to NAFDAC unit, one would see that a number of agents were being intimidated and detained at the agency’s cell unnecessarily thereby infringing on the standard operating conditions of the Council for the Regulation…
The founder, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam over the weekend thumbs down on the performance of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) who he said had not delivered on any of the mandates given to him by President Muhammadu Buhari on assumption of duty as the customs helmsman. It will be recalled that on assumption of duty as the Comptroller-General of Customs, Ali disclosed that he was sent to the Service to reform, restructure and enhance the revenue due to the federal government. But speaking at an event to unveil a radio…
The National President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Mr. Lucky Amiwero has blamed the influx of arms, ammunition, weapon of mass destruction and unwholesome products into the country on the Destination inspection Scheme which allows goods to be inspected only on arrival into the country without the outbound inspection of cargo from the point of origin. Amiwero who stated this in a letter he addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and copied to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and seven others all blamed the non-functionality of scanners at the ports as contributory factor to the problem. He…
The National Association of Government approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) yesterday unveiled its radio programme codenamed NAGAFF Cargo Watch at its National Secretariat in Lagos. The National President of NAGAFF, Fwdr. Lion Oluwole Adeyemi while addressing the audience at a well-attended event stated that the radio programme which debuts this Friday on Radio 1, 103.5FM at 11.30am would be a 30 minutes radio programme to be aired every Friday of the week same time. Represented by the Deputy National President Headquarters NAGAFF, Chief Increase Uche, Fwdr. Adeyemi noted that the idea behind the setting up of the programme were to serve…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has averred that human capacity development initiative is a panacea to the growing unemployment rate in the economy. Peterside who said this at the 1st Annual Lecture of Swaaya Limited, Publishers of Freedom Online news with the theme: “Unemployment: How do we tame this monster?” which held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos disclosed that to stem this tide, the Agency through its Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) has trained over 2,500 Nigerian students in various maritime related courses in reputable maritime institutions outside the country.…
Portgists and Events on TV bestows a platinum award of “A Trailblazer in the Maritime Industry” on Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director of NPA On Tuesday 21th of February 2017 Venue: NPA Headquarter Marina Lagos. Time: 11:00 am prompt. Every senior stakeholder, Licensed Customs Agents are invited to this special award ceremony. All guests are expected to be seated by 10:30 am. This is also to inform our numerous viewers, clients/customers that Portgists and Events on Tv has been repackaged for your enjoyment. And it now comes up on LTV Channel every Wednesday at 3:30 pm. Your enjoyment is…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured stakeholders of its readiness to ensure a most efficient budgetary implementation in all ramifications. The Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman who made this known while addressing the members of the House of Representatives Committee on Pots, Habours an Waterways who visited the corporate Headquarters of NPA on oversight function Wednesday called for the support of the maritime industry stakeholders in the rehabilitation of the dilapidated infrastructure and in the procurement of plants and equipment across the nation’s seaports. Represented by the Executive Director Finance and Administration of NPA, Mohammed bello…