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NPA,Police To Clampdown On Traders, Hawkers , Others At Tin Can Port On Monday
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
Combined security personnel from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and that of the Nigerian Police Force Tin Can Island Port Division will commence clampdown on traders, hawkers and others who have no…
BOAT MISHAP: Godfrey Bivbere, 22 Others Escaped Death On Lagos Waters
By Roland Ekama,Lagos
Frontline Maritime journalist ,Mr . Godfrey Bivbere narrowly escaped death on Lagos waters while travelling from Agbara to Liverpool in Apapa , Lagos.
Bivbere, a staff of Vanguard Newspaper…
MWUN To Commence Exportation Of Drinkable Water To Middle East
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
Fresh indications have emerged that the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) , has concluded plans to commence exportation of drinkable water to the Middle East.
The Nigerian…
OYO/OSUN : Customs Intercepts Indian Hemps Worth N160Million
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service , Oyo/Osun Command on Wednesday, intercepted N160m worth of Indian hemp smuggled into the country through the Oke-Ogun border.
Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Zulkifli Abdullahi,…
Maersk Line , Cosco Top 2018 Most Complaint Shipping Coy In Nigeria
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
World shipping giant Maerskline has been ranked most non compliance shipping company operating in Nigeria for the second quarter of 2018.
This was contained in a statistical data made…
Independence Day Disaster Averted On Lagos Waters,As NIMASA,NPA Rescue ” MV Monitor’
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
The timely intervention by combined team of Search and Rescue personnel from Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) rescued crew aboard "MV Monitor" on…
Lawmakers Assure Stakeholders Of Continuous Review Of Maritime Laws
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Education, Safety and Administration has assured stakeholders of its continuous review on existing laws for the betterment of the shipping sector.…
Compliance Initiative Key To Achieving AEO Regime….CG Customs
The Comptroller General of Custom, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has said transparent and integrity driven compliant initiative is pivotal in achieving status upgrade to Authorised Economic Operators AEO level.
Col. Ali posited that…
Shippers Council Harps On AfCFTA Implementation
By Roland Ekama, Lagos
The recently signed African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) if successfully implemented, would increase intra-African trade by as much as $35 billion per year or 52% above the baseline by 2022, says the…
NPA: Ports In Eastern Nigeria Cannot Be Patronised
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has said that the key reasons why vessels avoid using ports at the Eastern flank of the nation’s seaports was due to the level of insecurity on the waterways, the shallow draft of the channels which…