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AT UN OCEAN CONFERENCE: FG Highlights Efforts To Tackle Plastic Pollution
Nigeria has pledged its commitment to an international legally binding instrument to reduce the menace of marine plastic pollution from land-based sources and activities.
President Muhammadu Buhari gave the assurance in a…
WHARF LANDING FEE: Lagos Accuses NPA Of Frustrating Digitalisation Collection
By Roland Ekama
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been accused of frustrating the digitalisation process of the controversial Wharf Landing Fees collection, authorities from the Lagos State Government have stated.…
ECONOMIC SABOTAGE: Police Impounds Oil-Laden Barge, Arrests 4 In Port Harcourt
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has warned that there would be severe sanctions for criminal elements who engage in activities such as illegal bunkering and illegal refining of oil products, which is capable of…
EXTORTION: ANLCA Queries Wharf Landing Fees Collection, Wants LASG To Digitalise Process
The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called on the Lagos State Government to stop championing extortion of imported fairly used vehicles along the port corridors and automate levies and charges payable on the…
NDLEA Nabs Nine Suspects, Seizes N3.6bn Worth Of Drugs At TICPC In 6 Months
The Tin Can Island Port Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it seized different banned drugs worth N3.6 billion between January and June, 2022.
The Commander of the command, Narcotic Commander (NC)…
NDLEA Nabs Two Customs Brokers Behind Seized Tin Can Port Drug Shipments
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested two customs brokers behind the importation of two recent drug consignments from Canada concealed in vehicle containers through Tin can seaport in Apapa, Lagos.…
SEAFARERS DAY CELEBRATION : MWUN Harps On Maritime Institutions Upgrading To Meet International Standard
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has harped on the need for the federal government to upgrade both private and public institutions in furtherance to meet international standard.
President General of the Nigerian…
SEAFARERS DAY: Merchant Navy,MWUN, Master Mariners Raise Concerns Over CoC Quagmire
By Roland Ekama
As the world set to commemorate on the annual Day of the Seafarers celebration globally on the 25th June, (today), Nigerian seafarers have raised concerns over the continued lack of acceptance of the Certificate of…
Operation Free Ports’ Corridor : PSTT Sets To Clear Shanties Along 16km Port Road Network
By Roland Ekama
The Ports Standing Task Team PSTT on Friday, commenced the second phase of operations free the port corridors in Lagos as part of efforts to provide sanity within the seaports and its environs.
The exercise is…
MOWCA Commences Strategic Alliance Talk With IMO
Dr Paul Adalikwu Secretary General, Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) has commenced strategic alliance talks with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London
This was a major fallout of his…
