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SEAFARERS: Merchant Navy Union Amplifies CBA , Membership In Four Years
By Roland Ekama
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association NMNOWTSSA has stated that its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with shipping companies and manning agents rose from five to about twenty…
85% Of Waterways Accident Occurred Onboard Wooden Boats – NSIB Boss
By Roland Ekama
The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Wednesday , raised concerns over the high rate of casualties on wooden boat accidents on Inland waterways across the country in the last 100 days.
Speaking as a guest…
DRY PORT: Ogun Expresses Readiness To Flag Off Kajola Inland Container Terminal
By Roland Ekama
The Ogun State Government disclosed plans to flag off the Kajola Inland Container Terminal, also known as dry port, in a bid to complement its agro-Cargo International Airport .
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State…
MINIMUM WAGE: MWUN,Shipping Companies Reach Truce Over Workers’ Welfare
By Roland Ekama
Sequel to years of squabbles, the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) said it has reached a truce with employers of labour from the shipping companies in the country for a new minimum standard wages for the workers…
ITF Queries Whereabout Of NIMASA’s NSDP Graduates In Global Seafaring Profession
By Roland Ekama
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has queried the whereabout of Nigerian seafarers who have been trained and graduated from foreign maritime academies under the National Seafarers' Development Programme…
STEALING OF EMPTY CONTAINERS:Maritime Police Command Arrests Two For Faking Indemnity To Shipping Companies
Two suspects, Okechukwu Onyewuenyi ‘m’ and Chukwuma Ogwashima ‘m’ aged aged 43 and 42years respectively who are alleged members of criminal syndicates that specializes in hijacking and stealing empty containers from importers and…
NPA Tin Can Port Awakens Staff Consciousness On Fire Drill Exercise
By Roland Ekama
Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (,NPA) Tin Can Island Port (TCIP) over the weekend reawakened staff consciousness on the importance of Fire Evacuation Drill in furtherance towards providing preventive…
Ugbagu Assumes Duty As 28th Customs Area Controller , FOU Zone C, Seeks Stakeholders Collaboration
Comptroller Michael Ugbagu has assumed office as the 28th Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service, Owerri.
According to a statement e- signed by the Public Relations Officer, FOU Zone C,…
Comptr. Bamisaiye Takes Over Western Marine Command Of Customs ,Tasks Barge Operators On Compliance
Following a minor reorganization of leadership in some Area Commands by the Management of Nigeria Customs Service, the Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service has received the new Customs Area Controller (CAC) Comptroller Paul…
CHANGE OF BATON: Wada Hands Over FOU Zone B Kaduna To Shuaibu
Outgoing Area Controller, Comptroller Dalha Wada Chedi has handed over the mantle of leadership of the Federal Operations Unit Zone 'B' Kaduna to Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu at the Unit's Headquarters in Kaduna in a colourful…