CGC Strike Force seizes N516m truck of Cannabis …Records N9bn seizures in 2022 The Comptroller General Customs Strike Force Team, Zone A, Lagos has announced the seizure of a truck load of Cannabis with a duty paid value of of five hundred and sixteen million, six hundred thousand naira (N516,600,000). The Team also seized various […]
The Comptroller General Customs Strike Force Team, Zone A, Lagos has announced the seizure of a truck load of Cannabis with a duty paid value of of five hundred and sixteen million, six hundred thousand naira (N516,600,000). The Team also seized various goods with a total duty paid value of nine billion, one hundred and […]
Airtel buys 5G Spectrum for $317m Airtel Africa PLC on Monday announced that its Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Networks Ltd, has purchased additional spectrum for network expansion in Africa valued at $316.7million. Airtel Africa is a London-based, Africa-focused telecommunications company. Its subsidiary, Airtel Nigeria, purchased 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3,500 megahertz band from the […]
Internet shutdowns: Sub-Saharan Africa lost $261m in 2022 Losses worth $261 million from 9,532 hours of internet shutdowns that affected 132.2 million people were were recorded by Sub-Saharan Africa. Out of the 23 countries across the world that the report evaluated, Africa had Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Somaliland. Internet […]
…Rakes in N242bn in 2022 The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State experienced a surge in its revenue in 2022 by 28.3 per cent when compared with its 2021 revenue generation. The command generated a total revenue of Two hundred and Forty-Two billion, Ninety million, Six hundred and Twenty-Nine thousand, Three […]
AfCFTA will stimulate intra- African trade …Grows Nigeria’s export to Africa by 15 Percent – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will stimulate intra-African trade, saying that the more ambitious the trade liberalization is, the greater the expansion of Nigerian exports to its African […]
Media colloquium for Late Otunba Folarin holds this Thursday Media Friends of Late Otunba Kunle Folarin in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, (NPCC) will hold a One-Day Colloquium in honour of the late maritime sage, Otunba Kunle Folarin on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Captains of industry, dignitaries, friends, maritime journalists, associates and family […]
The newly appointed image maker of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mrs Josephine Moltok has been congratulated on her new appointment by the Women in Maritime Journalism (WIMAJ), a non-governmental organisation protecting the interest of females in the specialised reportage of the maritime sector.Moltok was recently appointed the General Manager (GM), Corporate and Strategic Communications […]
COMTUA laments extortion, vandalism, harassment, killing of its members The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has cried out to relevant government agencies on the deep frustration being experienced daily by its members in the course of discharging their lawful duty between Mile 2 and Sunrise bus stop. A press statement signed by […]
First Smart Electric Ship in South Korea to Begin Operations The first next-generation smart electric ship in South Korea is to begin operations. The ship has been built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and will take tourist voyages from Ulsan along the Korean Coast. Construction of the vessel started in October 2021 at the Hyundai Mipo […]