Author: Saint Augustine

Frontline conglomerates including; Nigerian Breweries Plc, Coscharis Motors, Dangote Group, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Floor Mills Nigeria Limited are expected to take part in the ‎2nd National Shippers’ Day celebration and exhibition which will be holding at the Rockview Hotel in Apapa, Lagos on February 25th to 26th, 2016. The celebration is an annual event organized by the Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS) in collaboration with the Nigerian Shippers Council. Other stakeholders who will be attending the event includes; Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI), terminal…

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A Ikeja, Lagos has said that it will no longer pick containers on the highways after it had been cleared and exited from the ports. Before now, containers duly cleared and exited from the nation’s seaport by the proper releasing customs officer at the ports usually end up being picked up on the highway while being conveyed to the owner’s warehouse by the operatives of the FOU ‘A’ claiming to be doing so on a tip off. This development had attracted the ire of the leadership of the freight forwarding associations at the nation’s…

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Senator Ahmed Yerima has commended the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for improved revenue generation. Speaking during the committee’s visit to NPA headquarters on last week, Senator Yerima said the committee actually came to acquaint itself with the current workings of the organisation. He also reiterated that the current administration was very serious about its fight against corruption and that it was indeed time for change. Earlier in his welcome address, the Managing Director of NPA Mallam Habib Abdullahi had told the distinguished Senators that NPA had embarked upon blockage of…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has lauded the Management of the Ports and Terminals Multiservices Limited (PTML) for diversifying from vehicles importation to general cargo handling. The PTML had in an apparent move to boost its revenue drive, converted its terminal from RORO to general cargo terminal, a move that has been commended by the customs in the terminal. The Customs Area Controller, PTML Area Command, Comptroller, Ronke Olubiyi gave the commendation last week when members of the Maritime Correspondent Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) paid the command a working visit in Lagos. Mrs. Olubiyi lamented that there has been a drop…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring a safe marine environment by tackling the menace of marine litters in the nation’s territorial waters. This commitment was made known by the Acting Director General of the Agency, Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro during the Stakeholders Forum on Marine Litter Management organised in Lagos recently by the United Nations Environmental Programme Global Partnership Action (UNEP-GPA) and NIMASA. The Ag. DG who was represented by the Agency’s Director of Maritime Labour Services, Mrs. Juliana Gunwa said that marine litters have become a menace which must be tackled…

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Media Office has welcomed the establishment of the African Maritime Journalists Association (AMJA), with a pledged to collaborate with the new Association to advance the fortune of the maritime industry in Africa. IMO’s Media and Communications Officer, Natasha Brown, in a congratulatory message, thanked the promoters of the AMJA for bringing its formation to the attention of the global maritime agency. She assured that her office would endeavour to keep the Association and its members abreast of news and information related to IMO activities. According to her, “please let me know the best way for…

The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Seme Border Area Command, Comptroller Victor Dimka has resolved to transform seme border command by exploiting every available opportunity to create an enabling working environment to legitimate trade through the coastal Lagos-Abidjan corridor. The controller is seen to be resolute and uncompromising in his determination to break the jinx of abnormality, irregularities and abuse of procedures. Reading the riot Act to both the officers and the critical stakeholders, the comptroller said ‘’the Nigeria Customs Service Seme Command refuse to be intimidated by any form of organized protest against the implementation of federal government policies. Seme…

  A four- member executive committee has been elected to pilot the affairs of African Maritime Journalists Association (AMJA). This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos by the Chairman, Organising Committee, Africa Maritime Journalists Conference (AMJOC), Mr Lanre Badmus. “The four offices considered were President – allotted to Nigeria; Vice President allotted to Southern Africa; General Secretary allotted to Eastern Africa; and Treasurer allotted to the host country Ghana,’’ the statement said.. According to the statement, participants met on the second day of the conference, considered and adopted the four nominees. The nominees…

…As Comptroller Egbudin calls for transparent declaration The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed that it collected a whooping N23.4billion as revenue for the month of January 2016. Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Willy Egbudin gave the figure at a monthly stakeholders meeting held in Lagos last week. Giving a further information on collections in the last two years, Egbudin stated that in 2014 the command collected a total of N301 billion in 2014 while a decline of  N288 billion was collected in 2015 respectively. The former Lilypond and Seme Commands Controller reiterated the command’s commitment…

…Adjourns to 23rd of May, 2016 Disturbed by the failure of the Counsel to the appellant, in this case, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Mr. Ayo Olorunfemi to comply with the requirements of the court in having their appeal ready to be heard today, Justice Uzoamaka Anyanwu of the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has awarded a thirty thousand naira (N30, 000. 00) cost against the appellant. Justice Anyanwu who was visibly angry at Mr. Olorunfemi’s defense that the 1st and 2nd respondents, in this case, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Shippers’ Association Lagos State respectively…