Author: Saint Augustine

…As NDLEA confirms seized suspected substance to be Cocaine The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island command, Lagos has said that it collected a total of two hundred and seven billion, eight hundred and thirty eight million, four hundred and fifty thousand, nine hundred and seventy four naira (207,838,450,974.00) between January and October 2016. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Yusuf Bashar who disclosed this while reviewing the operational module of the command recently stated that the amount represented a positive trend in consideration of the prevailing  economic recession which had become a global phenomenon. Recall that…

The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) has announced its maiden ‘All Nigerian Maritime Journalists Retreat’ slated to hold from November 9th to 11th 2016 at Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Topo, Badagry, Lagos State. The event which promises to attract the who is who in the industry, would have the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as the Guest of Honour. The first day which is on the 9th will welcome the participants, stakeholders and members to the venue of the event, while the second day which is on the 10th will feature paper presentations…

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it has confiscated contrabands namely; scrap metal, narcotics, expired drugs and other prohibited items worth over N430 million from January to October, 2016 from smugglers. Speaking at the Nigeria Ship Finance Conference and Exhibition (NISFCOE) in Lagos on Monday, the Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Yusuf Umar while saying that the feat was achieved with one yet to be commissioned ocean going boat, one gun boat and eleven patrol boats stated that vessels were tools required for the optimal performance of the Service. Umar pointed…

The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that  his Ministry will partner with the Ministry of Solid Mineral in order to grow the steel and aluminium sector which he said is key to the development of the shipping industry. The Minister who disclosed this at the Nigeria Ship Finance Conference and Exhibition (NISFCOE) held in Lagos on Monday also said that the Ministry was determined to support the stakeholders take the nation’s shipping industry to the next level. Represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Amaechi pointed…

Stakeholders at the Nigeria Ship Finance Conference and Exhibition (NISFCOE) held in Lagos on Monday has called for the establishment of an intervention fund to enable indigenous ship owners access fund for acquisition of ships. Stakeholders were of the opinion that absence of access to finance has impacted negatively to the shipping development in Nigeria. Speaking in a goodwill message at the NISFCOE conference with the theme,” Financing Sustainable Maritime Development in Nigeria”, the Chairman, Shipowners’ Forum, Barr. Mrs. Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi posited that the time was bow for government to think of establishing an intervention fund for the shipping industry…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has inaugurated a committee to review the parameters for charging the three percent freight benchmark currently collected by the Agency saying that the vision of the Agency is to advance Nigeria’s global maritime interests. According to him, the inauguration of the committee was coming on the heels of a recent visit to the agency by the Shipping Association of Nigeria, an assemblage of the major shipping companies operating in the country who expressed concern over the current benchmark freight rate used in the industry. The…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders of it’s resolve to ensure that safety standards are not compromised in the operations of the nation’s maritime industry. This assurance was given by the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside at the 10th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Expo held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. Dr. Peterside who was a discussant on the topic “Competitiveness and Standards in Ship and Shore Logistics for Petroleum Products” noted that the logistics of ship and shore serve as the gateway for supply of petroleum products, which involves interconnection of…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has saud that it dismissed twenty-nine (29) Senior officers of the Service for various acts of gross misconduct. The dismissed officers are among forty-four (44) Senior officers who were punished for actions capable of compromising national economy and security. According to a release signed by the Customs Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Wale Adeniyi, ten (10) other officers were retired from Service, while the appointment of one (1) was terminated. He pointed out that four (4) officers were given written warnings to be of better conduct while another four (4) officers who were investigated and…

After months of disagreement between the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) over the method of sharing the proceeds from the Practitioners’ Operating Fee (POF),  the Council has perfected plans to commence the collection of the fee on Monday 24th of October 2016, Primetime Reporters can authoritatively report. At a meeting held at Abuja amongst the leadership of the five freight forwarding associations, some selected stakeholders and the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi last week Tuesday, it was agreed that the collection will…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),  Dr. Dakuku Peterside has received with shock, the unfortunate news of the demise of Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr. in London on Tuesday. Dr. Peterside who was the APC Governorship Candidate in the 2015 election in Rivers State is still visibly pained over the sad development even as he recalled his long years of closeness with the Wiwa family of Bane in Ogoni. “This is very sad news for me considering my many years of association with the Wiwa family of Bane. It’s indeed a very sad development and I…