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NCS, WCO Launch Gender Diversity Workshop To Strengthen Inclusivity
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO), has launched a workshop on "Gender Diversity" at the Old Federal Secretariat in Garki, Abuja.
The event, which commenced on Monday,…
HARVESTERS : NIWA To Outsource Water Hyacinth Removal To Private Firms, Seeks Media Support
By Roland Ekama
The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Bola Oyebamiji has disclosed plans to outsource harvesters and clearance of water hyacinth activities to private firms across the six…
CGC Adeniyi Reads Riot Act To Newly Inaugurated ACTU Members
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance integrity and transparency in Customs operations, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), on Thursday, 25 July 2024, read a riot act to the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU)…
Customs Launches B’Odogwu, Unified Management System to Boost Trade Efficiency
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched B'Odogwu, a new Unified Customs Management System, starting with a pilot phase in Lagos at Port & Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML).
While addressing newsmen at PTML…
APM Terminals Apapa Boosts Container Yard Capacity, To Handle Additional 2,400 TEUs
In a strategic move to bolster Nigeria's non-oil exports, APM Terminals Apapa, the country's largest container terminal, has expanded its yard capacity to handle increased export cargo volumes.
With the recent expansion, the…
Marine / Blue Economy Ministry Still Old Wine In New Bottle – Nwabunike
A former National President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Tony Nwabunike has described the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy as old wine in a new bottle, calling on the Minister, Adegboyega…
NSA Says FG investigating Gulf Of Guinea As Hotbed Of Arms Smuggling Route Into Nigeria
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has disclosed that the Federal Government is currently investigating the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major route for arms trafficking into Nigeria.
Ribadu made this…
Panama issues Decree For Immediate Cancellation Of Sanctioned Vessels
Panama President Jose Raul Molino has issued an executive decree allowing the Panama Ship Registry to cancel any vessel in all lists related to the dark fleet.
The move comes two days before the President travels to…
Comrade Yousuo Sworn – In As ITF Chair Africa Seafarers’ , Preaches Continental Unity
By Roland Ekama
Chief Engr Bob Yousuo has been sworn in as the Africa Seafarers chair at the just concluded 46th International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Global Congress held in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Recall that Yousuo…
Customs Set To Surpass 2023 Revenue Collection, Rakes In N4,289trn Between January – September
By Roland Ekama
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has collected the sum of Four Trillion, Two Hundred and Eighty Nine Trillion (N4,289,000,000) as revenue between the months of January and September 2024.
Recall that the…