Author: Saint Augustine

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that the SEAMAN Discharge book used by seafarers are ready and that no Nigerian seafarer or cadet will be denied the opportunity of going on board vessels on account of not possessing the document. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside said this while addressing Nigerian students under the Nigerian Seafarers Programme (NSDP) in Universitatea Maritime Din Constanta (the Maritime University Constanta) Romania yesterday. The DG said their training cycle would be incomplete without sea time berth and on board training hence the priority attention given to the production of…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command has said that it  collected a total of Nine Hundred and Ninety Four Million, Eight Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty Seven Naira, Six Kobo (N994, 813,647.06) for the month of October 2016. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Selechang Taupyen who disclosed this in a press release he issued in Seme Wednesday also said that the Command also made Sixty Eight seizures (68) with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Thirty-Five Million, Three Hundred and Two Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Seven Naira, Ninety Kobo (N35, 302,957.90). Taupyen…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has expressed his support for the players of Ifeanyi Ubah FC as they take on Nassarawa United in the Federation Cup Final at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, today. Speaking in Awka early today, Governor Obiano charged Ifeanyi Ubah FC to go all out for victory against Nassarawa United and bring the coveted trophy home to Anambra. According to Obiano,“I have followed their progress in the league this season and I am impressed with their performance so far.  I think the club has had a remarkable season. They have demonstrated the spirit of…

The federal government has said that with effect from January 1, 2017, access to the nation’s seaports, airports and land border stations will be restricted to only those with genuine business to do at the ports and are registered with the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi who announced this at meeting with the leadership of the five registered freight forwarding associations and the Registrar of CRFFN, Sir Mike Jukwe  at Abuja recently said one cannot access the ports when such a person had no business being…

Stakeholders in the downstream sector of the Petroleum industry has advocated that payment of charges in foreign currencies by indigenous operators to government agencies like the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and others be stopped forthwith. In a communique issued at the end of the 10th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week, held on 23-26 october, 2016 at Lagos Oriental Hotel, Nigeria, the stakeholders also suggested that the Naira be prioritized as a means of exchange to maximize the value to ship owners and improve…

Search and Rescue personnel of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in conjunction with officers and men of the Nigerian Navy have apprehended 16 stowaways on a United States bound vessel, MV Colombia River. The arrest which was effected on Friday November 4, 2016 at the Lagos fairway bouy was sequel to a distress signal sent to the Regional Search and Rescue Coordination Centre based in NIMASA which in turn alerted the Nigerian Navy. The Navy immediately sent its vessel NNS Karaduwa to the location of MV Colombia River where 16 stowaways were apprehended and one of them…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has assured that his administration would sustain the training of youths in new skills at training centres to keep them productive and meaningfully engaged and able to contribute effectively to the growth of the state economy. Governor Obiano made the pledge Thursday at the Flag-off of the Maiden Skills acquisition training for one hundred and fifty youths at the Federal Youth Development Centre, Mgbakwu, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State. The governor stated that he initiated a system through which youths in the State would be trained on life sustaining skills…

The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has assured stakeholders of the Federal Government’s resolve to reposition the maritime sector for greater efficiency and competitiveness. The Minister who stated this during the celebration of the 2016 World Maritime Day with the theme “Shipping, Indispensable to the World” held in Lagos also acknowledged the fact that the maritime industry in Nigeria was faced with myriad of challenges bothering on; non-competitiveness, low level of investment, absence of requisite funding, low implementation and enforcement of existing laws amongst others. However, he assured that the government was bringing up a robust strategy…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Command recently intercepted twenty (20) Containers of Vegetable Oil falsely declared as Disodium Phosphate. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Yusuf Bashar who disclosed this while on a routine visit to the terminal stated that a certain clearing agent named Patwed Investments Company presented three (3) Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) with C-No. 102101, purporting to be having seven (7) containers of 7, 588 packs of Disodium Phosphate, while another seven (7)  containers and six (6) respectively had different packs of the same consignment – Disodium Phosphate. Bashar stated that upon…

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has said that it has recorded 35% performance in the implementation of the 2016 budget between the period of January and September 2016. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Barr. Hassan Bello who disclosed this while briefing members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport who were on oversight visit to the Council’s headquarters in Lagos yesterday also said that the Council had remitted a total of N408 million to government treasury within the period. Bello who stated that the Council has recorded 23% performance in the capital expenditure within the period under review expressed the…