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Customs Seizes ₦3.32bn Contraband, Records ₦144.2bn Revenue at Lagos Airport

  The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos has intercepted contraband items valued at over ₦3.32 billion in the last three months. These included…

UK Decommissions Naval Vessels in Sweeping Defence Overhaul

  The UK Defence Secretary, John Healey, has unveiled a comprehensive defence reform strategy that includes the decommissioning of several naval vessels and military assets to modernise capabilities and redirect…

Nigeria Submits Key Maritime Conventions to IMO, Strengthens Global Maritime Alignment 

Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday formally deposited three Instruments of Accession to critical International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions. The submission, signed recently by President…

Apapa Customs Command Collects N2.01 Trillion in Revenue, Set to Surpass 2024 Target

  The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a significant milestone, collecting a total revenue of N2.01 trillion as of November 19, 2024. This was…

CVFF: NIMASA, Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the Betrayal of Nigerian Ship Owners

  It is a monumental betrayal that twenty-one years after the establishment of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), not a single Nigerian ship owner has benefited from its noble…

WACT Empowers 20 Youths in Host Community with Paint Production Training, Starter Packs

  In a remarkable demonstration of corporate social responsibility, West Africa Container Terminals (WACT) has empowered 20 youths from one of its host communities, Ogu/Bolo LGA in Rivers State through…

WACT Donates Sewing Machines to Secondary School Students in Host Community

  In recognition of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child and in demonstrating its commitment to its host communities, West Africa Container Terminal has donated four new sewing…

Dantsoho Advocates Regional Collaboration to Strengthen Hinterland Connectivity

  Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has called for robust regional collaboration to enhance connectivity between coastal ports and landlocked nations in West and…

NIMASA Refutes Allegations of Missing Cabotage Vessel Financing Funds

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that funds accrued under the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) are intact and securely held with the Central Bank…

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A Salute to Comptroller Dera Nnadi’s Exceptional Achievements at Tin-Can Island Command

  In the annals of the Nigeria Customs Service, few names resonate as powerfully as that of Comptroller Dera Nnadi (mni), the Customs Area Controller of the Tin-Can Island Command.…

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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…