Apapa Customs Closes 2025 with ₦2.93 Trillion Revenue, Up 24.32%
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has closed the 2025 fiscal year with a record revenue collection of ₦2.93 trillion, consolidating its position as Nigeria’s…
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US Pulls Out of UNCTAD, Other Key Maritime Bodies in Major Policy Shift
The United States has announced its withdrawal from dozens of international organisations, including UNCTAD and several other bodies that play influential roles in global maritime governance, shipping regulation, climate…
Customs Introduces Streamlined Vehicle Entry Rules for International Travellers
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled a new framework designed to simplify procedures for international travellers temporarily bringing personal vehicles into Nigeria or transiting through the country. In…
Abbas Vows to Combat Maritime Crimes, Secure Waterways
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has reiterated the Nigerian Navy’s commitment to combating maritime crime and safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime domain. Vice Admiral Abbas made this…
FG Orders Shipping Lines, Airlines to Submit Manifests on National Single Window Platform
The Federal Government has ordered all shipping lines and airlines operating in Nigeria to submit their sea and air cargo manifests exclusively through the National Single Window (NSW) platform,…
Oyetola Broke Stubborn Jinxes Constraining Nigeria’s Maritime Growth in 2025 – Aide
Nigeria’s maritime sector, long burdened by deep-seated structural bottlenecks and vast unrealised potential, has entered a decisive phase of renewal following a series of far-reaching interventions by the Minister…
Intelligence Central to Modern Customs Operations, Says Adeniyi
The Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi has urged officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to place intelligence at the heart of their professional duties, warning that modern security…
NIMASA Launches ‘Operation Zero Tolerance’ to Enforce Maritime Compliance
In a decisive move to strengthen regulatory discipline across Nigeria’s maritime space, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched a nationwide enforcement initiative tagged “Operation Zero…
Customs Generates ₦731 Billion Revenue in Port Harcourt
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt II Command, generated ₦731.2 billion revenue in 2025. The Area Controller, Aliyu Alkali, said the revenue was generated through strict adherence to…
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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History
By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…
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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…