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6,000 People Detained On Cruise Ship Over Coronavirus In Italy
Six thousand people are being kept on a cruise ship in Italy as one passenger shows symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus, while Russia is shutting its border with China to stem the spread of the outbreak.
The number of cases of the virus…
NAGAFF Advocates Customs, CRFFN Strong Collaboration
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF),has advocated the need for the Council for the Regulations of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to collaborate in ensuring…
BREAKING: Engr. Bob Yousou Emerges President Of Merchant Navy Union
By Roland Ekama, Delta
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNO/WTSSA) has elected Engr. Bob Joseph Yousuo as its National President.
The newly elected President is…
Merchant Navy Union Close To Unionise Workers Of NIMASA, LCM Others
By Roland Ekama, Delta
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNO WTSSA) said on Saturday, that the seafarers body has concluded plans to unionise workers of the Nigerian…
Maritime Unions Tackle FG Over Failure To Clampdown On Unregistered Seafaring Groups
By Roland Ekama, Delta
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Association NMNOWTSSA have called on the federal government to tackle the proliferation of regimented…
Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund Hits $200m……DG NIMASA
The Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Peterside Dakuku said on Thursday in Lagos, that the Cabotage Vessels Financing Fund (CVFF) has grown into a whooping $200million which is an…
Seafarers Union Set To Elect New National Executives
By Roland Ekama, Delta
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association is set to elect new executives that will pilot the affairs of the seafarers union for another four years.
The election is expected…
MWUN To Declare State Of Emergency On Shipping Line Agencies
By Roland Ekama
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) is set to declare state of emergency on shipping companies in Nigeria for poor working condition and lack of respect for Nigerian workers.
The President General of MWUN,…
Presidential Task Team Sacks Five Officials,As Lilypond Reopen After 3Months Closure
After three months closure of Lilypond truck terminal at Ijora, Lagos State, activities were said to have been restored on Saturday.
Recall that the some section of the facility was in October burnt down by hoodlums ; following face…
LASWA Rescues Man Who Jumped Into Water From Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge
Divers from the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Tuesday, rescued an unidentified man who jumped from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge at about 6pm local time in Lagos, South West Nigeria.
According to LASWA , a sister government…