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WMC: Your New Ranks Call For Additional Responsibilities , Controller Tasks Promoted Officers
Newly promoted officers and men of the Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have been charged to justify their new ranks by increasing their efforts at suppressing smuggling on the waterways.
Comptroller…
Customs Summons Port Activist Over Petition Levelled Against Senior Officer At Apapa Command
Management of the Nigeria Customs Service has summoned port activist ,Chief Osita Chukwu Patrick,National Coordinator,Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers Exporters Coalition (SNFFIEC) to Abuja over petition levelled against a top…
NAFFAC, Shippers Groan Over Barge Operations Suspension At ENL, As Stranded Exports Litter Waterways
There are strong indications that exported cargoes are trapped onboard barges along Lagos waterways following partial window closure of barge operations by some concessionaires.
DAILYFOCUS NIGERIA, gathered that port concessionaire; ENL…
Lagos To Begin E-Commerce Hub To Boost Export Opportunities
The Lagos State Government says it is planning to set up an e-commerce hub or platform for agriculture producers to sell farm produce for export purposes.
The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who stated…
THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE: NIWA Deploys Floating Jetties, Flags New Routes
In a strategic response to the partial closure of the iconic third mainland bridge for repairs in Lagos, the National Inland Waterways Authority ( NIWA) has deployed forty feet floating jetties to help bring water transportation services…
NAGAFF Constitutes Technical Committee To Evaluate Performance Of Port Concessionaires
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has constituted a technical committee to x-ray the performance of the nation's port concessionaires .
The foremost freight forwarding group also issued a sixty…
LASWA Releases Alternative Routes Ahead Of Partial Bridge Closure
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), has released alternative waterways routes for the commuting public due to the planned partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge from Friday, July 24, 2020.
A statement issued on Thursday by…
NIMASA, Customs Raise Concerns Over Temporary Import Permit
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed to join forces to close loopholes in the Temporary Importation Permit (TIP) system that importers often exploit to avoid…
Controversy Trails Deep Seaport In Akwa Ibom State, As Two Local Government Jostle For Name
There are indications that the proposed deep seaport in Akwa Ibom State may suffer some setbacks following disagreement by indigenes of the two local government areas where the port is sited on what it will be called.
This is even as the…
Customs Board Approves Promotion Of 5 ACGs, 2,634 Others
The Board of Nigeria Customs Service has approved the promotion of 5 Comptrollers of Customs to the rank of Assistant Comptrollers General.
Also promoted are 2,634 others including 37 Deputy Comptrollers who got elevated to the rank of…