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CUSTOMS: Tin Can Command Eyes Paperless Operations In Q2 2026
The Nigeria Customs Service Tin can Island Port Command has disclosed plans to embark on paperless operations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026.
The move, the command said, is to make it a one-stop shop for seamless clearance…
Hapag-Lloyd Acquires Israel’s ZIM For $4.2B In Mega Consolidation Play
Hapag-Lloyd, a leading German container shipping firm, has struck a $4.2 billion all-cash deal to buy Israel's ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, announced around February 15-16, 2026.
ZIM shareholders get $35 per share—a 58% premium to…
West African Unions Push For Regional Fishers’ Body To Combat IUU Fishing Crisis
In West Africa, over 200 million people depend on fish as their main protein source, but the UN FAO's 2024 report warns that 35% of global fish stocks are over exploited—up from just 10% in 1974.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated…
National Single Window Committee Launches End User Training, Urges Stakeholders to Participate
The National Single Window Committee has called on stakeholders to participate in its end user training programme, which begins on Monday, February 16th, 2026, ahead of the Single Window Platform's deployment on March 27, 2026.
Director…
MWUN : NPA Branch Set To Unionise Over 100 Workers , Fixes BWC Meeting In Delta State
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) branch of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has scheduled its Branch Working Committee (BWC) meeting for March 13 to 15, 2026, in Warri, Delta State.
Speaking with journalists on Monday ,…
NCS Snags N1bn Cocaine Haul At Seme Border On CGC’s Two-Month Intel Tip-Off
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) scored a significant win against drug trafficking, seizing 25kg of cocaine valued at N1 billion at the Seme Border recently.
Operatives from the Seme Area Command acted on credible intelligence at around…
Bayelsa, Angola Advance Fisheries Aquaculture Partnership
Bayelsa State Governor , Senator Douye Diri hosted a high-level Angolan delegation on Wednesday, February 11, at the Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, signaling a major push to implement a key 2025 agreement between Bayelsa and Angola's…
WASA : MWUN P.G Commends Customs For Sports Arena Promoting , Personnel, Youth Well-Being
By Roland Ekama
Apparently satisfied with the innovation, the President General of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, has commended the management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for promoting…
Nigeria Customs CG Unveils Sports Arena To Boost Youth Engagements At Western Marine Command
By Roland Ekama
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, commissioned three projects on Wednesday at the Western Marine Command in Ibafon, Apapa, Lagos.
The highlight was the unveiling of…
CRFFN Faces Major Setback Over Marine Budget Omission Wrongly Classified Under Transport Ministry
By Roland Ekama
Short falling a stark warning during Tuesday's budget defense, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, highlighted how the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) will…