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Okonjo-Iweala Hails Nigeria Customs Service for Trade Facilitation, Modernisation

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has received international praise from the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for its advancements in customs modernisation and trade…

Oyetola Leads 2025 Day of the Seafarer Celebration, Commissions Maritime Labour E-Platform 

  Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, led the 2025 Day of the Seafarer celebration in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, marking the occasion with the launch of…

Nigeria Customs Service to Recruit 3,927 Cadets in 2024/2025 Fiscal Year

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to recruit 3,927 cadets in the 2024/2025 fiscal year as part of a sweeping personnel expansion initiative captured in the 2025 Appropriation…

SCAN 2025 Maritime Summit Set to Address Growing Threat of Marine Debris

  The Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) will hold its 2025 summit today at the Rockview Hotel in Apapa, Lagos. This year’s summit, themed “Marine Debris: The Danger Ahead,”…

Lagos Sets Regional Pace as Ferry Safety, Innovation Take Center Stage

  Lagos State, on Wednesday, became the hub of continental maritime discourse as the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), and global…

Customs Intercepts 481 Cannabis Sativa, Others Worth N352m Along Lagos Waterways

  The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday announced that its officers had seized 481 loaves of cannabis sativa, 72 bundles of foreign textiles, seven…

Nigeria Customs Service, India Deepen Cooperation at WCO Summit in Brussels 

  Nigeria Customs Service and India have reaffirmed their commitment to closer customs collaboration during high-level bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 92nd Session of the World Customs Organisation…

Reps Approve N1.13 Trillion Customs Budget, Order End to Illegal Levies by June 30

  The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has approved a budget of N1.132 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2025 fiscal year. The approval…

RMDB Meets Stakeholders in Abuja, Unveils Ambitious Maritime Sector Development Blueprint

  In a significant step toward transforming the maritime and blue economy landscape in West and Central Africa, the Management of the Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) met with top…

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How Adegboyega Oyetola is Transforming Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy 

  As Nigeria commemorates the second anniversary of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, one of the most transformative stories emerging from the corridors of governance is the…

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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…