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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Shippers Council, Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) and other notable associations in the nation's seaports have indicated interests to participate in a Breakfast Meeting on the Electronic Call-up System, otherwise known as Eto being put together by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN). Other participants are Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN), Lagos State Cargo and Transport Committee (LASTCOC) National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) Nexus Association of Maritime Transport Operators (NAMTOP) Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) among others. Apart from this, the event would equally host the operators of the various…

  While Nigerians are crying of Food Shortages some unscrupulous elements in humans skin are busy sabotaging the efforts of Federal Government to cushion the situation but ran out of lock as the officers of Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, seized a truckload of beans totaling 400 bags with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N61.4 million. The Customs Area Controller  of the Command(CAC) Comptroller Timinadi Bomodi revealed this during a press briefing at the Command on the 5th of March 2024 . Comptroller Bomodi stated that, “In light of our present economic realities and the reported massive food…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command has on Monday the 4th of March 2024 handed over a total of one hundred and twenty, 120, sacks containing 10,551 loaves of cannabis sativa, known in local parlance as wee-wee to the to Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. During the press briefing at the Command headquarters Ibafon Lagos, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Salefu Odaudu, revealed that the 120 sacks contained 10,551 loaves of cannabis sativa with a total value of N704,518,000. The CAC explained that the seizures were made in 3 different operations at Jegemo Island opposite Iworo Ajido…

The  Private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), has secured the judgement in Favour of Federal Government and  by so doing added another major win for the nation in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in a landmark judgement, as the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordered the forfeiture of an illegal crude oil vessel, MT Kali and its content to the Federal Government. Similarly while Investigations into the arrest of MT Kali, were being intensified , Tantita yet on the 4th of February arrested another illegal bunkering ship MT HARBOR SPIRIT. Tantita  described the winning story that…

Again, Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Area command  has on a  single day garnered in a whooping sum of N16,021,660,412.00 (Sixteen billion, twenty-one million, six hundred and sixty thousand, four hundred and twelve naira) as revenue collection to the Federal Government Cover on the 23rd of February 2024 alone. The Customs Area Controller , (CAC) Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba announced loudly that the figures has become the highest daily revenue collection in the history of the command, surpassing N11.3bn collected on November 22, 2023, and  N10bn on August 3, 2023. The CAC described the feat as one of the expected fallouts of…

.,,..,,BM Jibo becomes  Ag. DCG EFT & I The Comptroller General  of Nigeria Customs  Service (NCS),Bashir Adewale Adeniyi in response to statutory retirements within the service has taken decisive steps to bolster the service's leadership with appointment of two management members in acting capacity and redeployment of four others to fortify strategic operations and optimize service delivery across various departments. The newly appointed management members are poised to steer the NCS towards enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of their diverse expertise and proven track records are expected to inject fresh momentum into critical areas such as revenue generation, anti-smuggling, and trade facilitation. A breakdown…

NCS  Reshuffles Management Cadre to Strengthen Leadership Style .,,..,,BM Jibo becomes  Ag. DCG EFT & I The Comptroller General  of Nigeria Customs  Service (NCS),Bashir Adewale Adeniyi in response to statutory retirements within the service has taken decisive steps to bolster the service's leadership with appointment of two management members in acting capacity and redeployment of four others to fortify strategic operations and optimize service delivery across various departments. The newly appointed management members are poised to steer the NCS towards enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of their diverse expertise and proven track records are expected to inject fresh momentum into critical areas such as revenue generation, anti-smuggling,…

In its commitment to align with President Bola Tinubu-led administration plans to tackle the pressing issue of food, the Comptroller  General of Nigeria  Customs Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has kicked off the sales of 25kg of Rice at N10,000 Naira only to vulnerable Nigerian with valid National Identification Number. According to Adeniyi, the sales initiative is to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians  by ensuring the availability of essential food items. The process kicked off yesterday the 23rd of February 2024 at the NCS Zonal office at Yaba  in Lagos. The CGC Adeniyi emphasized that the distribution of rice will…

The pioneer President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria ( MWUN), Comrade Uzoije Ukaumunna has in his peace reconciliation meeting demanded that  N1.5 million monthly wage for each Dockworker in the country. The 82 year old man Ukaumunna, said this on Thursday the 15th of February 2024 during the event that was held at the Union’s Secretariat at Apapa in Lagos. The pioneer Ukaumunna  in the peace/ reconciliation meeting condemned the 200,000 monthly minimum  wage for dockworkers and rated it not to be up to standard of living. According to Ukaumunna, each dockworker should be earning a living…

The foremost maritime beat association,  Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in its task as a watchdog to the Maritime sector and society as a whole, is on a mission to hold a breakfast meeting to beam the searchlight on the Challenges and proffering solutions to the Eto call-up system for trucks operating in the maritime sector. The event will take place at the Rockview Hotel, Apapa on Thursday, March 7, 2024 and it is to bring together various stakeholders and key operators in the industry under one roof to proffer solutions to a menace that has hindered effective transportations…