The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Tin Can Island Port Special Area Command has disclosed it recorded seizures of 799.95kg of cannabis indica imported from mainly Canada and USA in the first 8 months of this year. The Area Commander, in the port, Mohammed Aminu Abubakar CN, daid in a statement on Tuesday in […]
The leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, has requested in the face of the recent economic reforms where the federal government had chosen a part of subsidy removal, palliative incentives for its members. The union noted that government’s decision has rippled the nation’s economic landscape, […]
The freight forwarders operating at the Lagos ports seemed to have been pushed to the wall as they petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over what they claimed was the barefaced extortions, harassment and intimidation by the maritime police. The aggrieved customs brokers threatened to withdraw their services if the excesses of these […]
The Port and Terminal Multi-Services Limited, PTML Command of Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a peak in its monthly revenue generation in the month of July, 2023. Monthly revenue collections of the command have been on the downward trend from January till June save for April when compared to the corresponding period last year. However, […]
President Bola Tinubu has redeployed three of the ministers assigned portfolio last week. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, said this in a statement on Sunday evening. Engr. Abubakar Momoh has been redeployed from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development, while a […]
The three years of the administration of Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR, as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has without doubt heralded so many laudable achievements in the regulations of maritime activities in Nigeria. His display of professionalism in ensuring safe and secure shipping through domestication of enabling laws […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says a price verification report will now be required from importers requesting for foreign exchange. The apex bank said in a statement on Thursday night that price verification report from the portal would be mandatory for all Form M requests from August 31, 2023. “Following the successful conduct of […]
The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has vehemently denied an allegation bordering on acquiring three properties in England under this regime. This allegation was made by Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) on Friday on Channels Television Programme Sunrise. The management said that there is no truth in the allegation, as NIMASA […]
The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has vehemently denied an allegation bordering on acquiring three properties in England under this regime. This allegation was made by Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) on Friday on Channels Television Programme Sunrise. The management said that there is no truth in the allegation, as NIMASA […]
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the creation of the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry and appointment of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to man its affairs. Jamoh said that with the creation of this “long overdue ministry” the plans and programmes […]
