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Wake Up From Your Slumber, As Group Knocks Freight Forwarding Associations Over Customs Duty Hike
By Roland Ekama
Determined to addressing the frequently hike in cargo clearance from the nation's seaports, the Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNFFIEC) has called on leaders of all…
RAMPAGE AT TCIPC: Mobile Police Disperses Traders At Second Gate With Tear Gas
By Roland Ekama
There was palpable tension and anxiety at Tin Can Island Port Corridor in Lagos, as armed mobile police personnel dispersed traders at the popular second gate .
DAILYFOCUS NIGERIA on Wednesday, gathered that…
SSASCGOC , MWUN Congratulate New Executive Directors Of NPA
The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporation and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), Maritime branch and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have congratulated the new Executive Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority…
Gunmen Shot Customs Comptroller In Ikotun , As Group Urges CP Lagos To Beef Up Security
There was palpable tension in Ikotun axis under Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State over the weekend, as gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly shot a top personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service in an alleged kidnap attempt…
Group Tackles CBN To Stop Incessant Increment Of Exchange Rate For Customs Duty
Maritime group under the aegis of Sea Empowerment Research Centre has advocated for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to desist from the act of incessant increment of exchange rate for customs duty.
Reacting to the recent hike in…
APM Terminals Reiterates Need For Port Stakeholders Collaboration
The Terminal Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen has reiterated the need for collaboration across all stakeholders in the logistics value chain to improve port operations.
He made this known recently when the Executive…
Shippers Council Expresses Commitment For ICTN Implementation By 3rd Quarter 2024,
By Roland Ekama
The Nigerian Shippers' Council NSC has expressed commitment for the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) implementation come 3rd quarter of 2024.
Executive Secretary, NSC, Barr. Pius Akutah, made this know during…
REDEPLOYMENT: Eastern Ports Authority Gets New Commissioner Of Police
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun,, on Tuesday 30th January, 2024 at the Goodluck Jonathan International Peacekeeping Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja, announced the deployment of a new Commissioner of Police for…
Lekki Fast Becoming Maritime Logistics Hub Of Africa – Gov. Sanwo Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the Lekki Deep Sea Port as a project that has enshrined the name of the State and Nigeria in the global maritime business, saying Lekki is fast emerging as the hub of maritime…
Q4 2023: Seafarers Attribute Overworking Aboard Ships As Bane To Drop In Happiness Index
The latest Seafarers’ Happiness Index for Q4 2023 recorded a fourth successive quarterly drop in seafarer happiness.
The report from Mission to Seafarers charted a decline in happiness through 2023, starting at 7.1 in the first quarter,…