On a day that he was virtually drowned in eulogies by various speakers at a stakeholders forum in Apapa, Lagos, Comptroller-General of Customs Dikko Inde Abdullahi courageously kept a cool […]
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Dikko reaffirms that he remains Customs CG
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdulahi, came short of borrowing the I dey kampe refrain of then President Olusegun Obasanjo to signal that he was still […]
Navy slaughters 7 pirates in Calabar
Indicative of a renewed resolve to squelch the nefarious activities of the brigands in the nation’s maritime domain, the Nigerian Navy in the early hours of Tuesday killed seven sea […]
MARITIME SECURITY: Inadequate platforms places great burden on African navies
For many African navies, one of the major implications of the emerging security equation is the increasing demand for maritime policing functions, according to Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), […]
DESPERATION FOR EUROPE: 10 Nigerians, 68 others rescued from sinking boat in Maltese waters
At a period a Nigerian teenager stowed away in the tyre compartment of a commercial domestic flight from Benin, the Edo State capital, to Lagos, in an abortive attempt to […]
Insurers allege loss of N46b yearly to fake documentations at ports
Worried by the alleged loss of premium income estimated at over N46 billion yearly at the nation’s seaports, insurance operators have taken the issue to the door steps of the […]
NAFDAC arrests clearing agent for attempting to clear fake Tramadol capsules
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a clearing agent for attempting to clear 40 packages of fake Tramadol capsules. Tramadol is a centrally […]
APM Terminals Apapa gets new MD
Mr. Andrew Dawes has been appointed as the Interim Managing Director of APM Terminals Apapa Limited. He takes over from Mr. Dallas Hampton whose three years contract with the company […]
Navy hands over 12 suspected oil thieves to EFCC
A Camerounian and 11 Nigerians linked with the alleged stealing of 10, 000 litres of illegally refined diesel were at the weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, handed over to an […]
SEME: Customs denies media reports of alleged shootout between security agencies
SEME: Customs denies media reports of alleged shootout between security agencies … Killing of a villager • Threatens to invoke Ombudsman against reporters The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria […]
Ex-CRFFN Chairman, Nwabunike, says Council can be financially stable, only if …
Pioneer Governing Council Chairman of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Mr. Tony Iju Nwabunike, has said that the CRFFN can only be financially independent […]
Samsung to deploy ex-militants in ship building projects
Korean firm, Samsung Heavy Industries, has unveiled plans to commence ship building projects in Nigeria in partnership with Bradama International Skill Works Limited. The partnership is expected to create 1, […]