As part of the ongoing efforts led by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, to foster peace and industrial harmony across Nigeria’s ports and borders, top officers of the Nigeria Customs Service are ramping up stakeholder engagement. In support of this national agenda, the Apapa Area Command has taken proactive steps to […]
Dr. Segun Musa, Deputy National President for Air Logistics at the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), has generously donated 50 chairs and 15 tables to bolster facilities at the association’s headquarters. This contribution aims to accommodate the rising influx of young freight forwarders engaging with the association. In another gesture of support, […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has emphasized the significance of seafarers’ roles in powering the blue economy and connecting nations across oceans. The NIMASA boss lauded the seafarers as Nigeria joined the global community to celebrate the Day of the Seafarer, recognizing the invaluable contributions […]
The newly introduced Customs indigenous information technology platform popularly called B’Odogwu has been described as a revolutionary solution to challenges facing Nigeria’s port operations. Speaking during a media parley with a cross section of maritime media last Friday, the Customs Area Controller, Tincan Island Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, noted that […]
On the sidelines of the recently concluded 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, made significant diplomatic efforts and engaged in high-level meetings with leaders from several island nations to solicit support for Nigeria’s bid for election into Category C of the […]
The Consul General of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nigeria, Mr. Lee Sang-ho, has expressed Korea’s willingness to support Nigeria in building a skilled maritime workforce, sharing technical expertise, and enhancing institutional knowledge through training programs and exchange initiatives. This was disclosed when the Consul General paid a courtesy visit to the […]
The National President of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), High Chief Tochukwu Ezisi, known for his generosity and commitment to the growth of freight forwarding in Nigeria, has donated a brand-new 18-seater bus worth over ₦40 million to his association on Friday. Marked by pomp and pageantry, the hand over event, which […]
It is in the interest of terminal operators that cargo should overstay in the ports for no other reason than to make more money. This is because 60 to 70 per cent of terminal operators’ revenue comes from storage charges, a prominent Transport Consultant and Chairman/Chief Consultant, Global Transport Policy (GTP), Dr. Segun Musa, has […]
As efforts are being made to boost transportation of cargoes through the rail system, the Chairman, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Apapa chapter, Hon. Emeka Chukwumalu, has called for good and proper management of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) so that it would not experience decline again like it did in late 1980s when […]
Poised to boost transportation of cargoes through rail, the Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday met with key stakeholders. The meeting was essentially convened to enhance trade facilitation and optimize cargo transportation through the rail system. Present at the meeting were representatives of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), importers and exporters […]
