Author: Saint Augustine

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that debts owed it by some operators in the maritime industry from 2004 till date amount to about 420.5 million US dollars. This clarification was made by the Director General of the agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside during an engagement with the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration in Abuja on Tuesday. Refuting the claim that the agency was owed monies in excess of 10 billion US dollars, Dr. Peterside said it was not correct given that the freight element of shipping  trade in the last four…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja Lagos on Tuesday arraigned two suspected smugglers; Mr. Oyedeji Rashidi and Mr. Shuaib Sheyi before Chief Magistrate Y.A. Aje-Afunwa of the Magistrate Court, Ikeja, Lagos State on nine (9) counts charge of smuggling prohibited items. The two suspects have been remanded in Ikoyi Prison awaiting trial as the case was adjourned to February 15, 2017. David Badejogbin Esq. who led the legal team of the Nigeria Customs Service prayed that the court expedite the legal proceedings to serve as deterrent to others. The Command Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr.…

A former National President of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Chief Sir Ernest Elochukwu has said that the Professional Operating Fee (POF) proposed to be collected by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) may in time to come be declared an illegal fee. Elochukwu who stated this in an interview with our correspondent said this. Was because the POF was not among the statutory income sources for the Council as laid out in its Act. According to him,” But the story of what has now come to called POF can be traced…

The Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS) has described as unpalatable the news that one of the  containers belonging to one of its members was found to be carrying 200 packs of highly compressed item suspected to b cocaine. In a press release issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the President of the association, Rev. Jonathan Nicole stated that the association regretted the involvement of one of its own in the saga even as he described Nigerite as a reputable multinational company which had never been involved in insolvency. Nicol observed that the company had been shipping for so many years…

The Apapa Area Command of the  Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday said it intercepted four containers of imported Cigarettes falsely declared as Millets. The containers 2 x 40ft and 2 x20ft containers of Cigarettes which has neither manufacturing nor expired dates is called Panda from China. While the agent claimed the consignments were to be the first shipment of such product to Nigeria, it  was  also  discovered  that neither the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) nor National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was aware of this import. Conducting journalists round the intercepted containers,  the Customs Area…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri has recorded a total of two hundred and thirty-one (231) seizures of contraband goods with an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of one billion, nine hundred and fifty-seven million, five hundred and twenty nine thousand, three hundred and seventy-five naira (N 1,957,529,375.00) in the third quarter of the year 2016. This is in contrast to the three hundred and seventy-nine (379) seizures with a DPV of two billion, two hundred and twenty-four million, two hundred and forty-five thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven Naira (N2,224,245,797.00) impounded in the year…

Seventeen (17) Junior Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have been dismissed from the Service for offences ranging from drug addiction, certificate forgery, theft and absence from duty from January to September 2016. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NCS, Mr. Wale Adeniyi who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja said that the appointment of two other Officers have been terminated for absence from duty while one Officer was retired for drug addiction. Adeniyi further stated that investigations into offence committed by the officers in the senior category were now being concluded adding that officers found guilty…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has highlighted the importance of maximizing the benefits of Nigeria’s vast coastline to facilitate trade in the West African sub region. Dr. Peterside made this known when the members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee of the Nigeria/Niger Joint Commission for Co-operation and Transportation led by the Chairman Mr. Peter Utsu paid a courtesy visit to the Agency’s Headquarters in Lagos. The DG who stated that Nigeria has a coastline of 853km and about 200 nautical miles of Exclusive Economic Zone also emphasised the need for Nigeria…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its commitment to the implementation of the 1992 International Civil Liability Convention and the 1992 International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside said this at the 7th meeting of the National Standing Committee (NSC) on Implementation of the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund and related conventions in Nigeria held in Abuja recently. The DG who was represented by the Director Abuja Zonal office, Mr. Ali Indabawa assured stakeholders that the agency was committed to the adequate implementation of…

The Managing Director, Wealthy Honey Investment Limited, Dr. Kayode Farinto has chided the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi over his insistence on re-establishing the national carrier against expert advice. Farinto who made his feelings known in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos stated the Minister’s attempt at re-establishing the national carrier was being driven by selfish interest rather than national interest. He also expressed his disappointment with the Minister who he said had not done anything since assuming office but kept junketing from one country to the other in the name of wanting to revive…