Maritime

MWUN Begins strike on Monday as NLC pledges Support
04 Mar

MWUN Begins strike on Monday as NLC pledges Support

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN is to issue a two weeks strike action ultimatum on the 6th of March 2023 if Federal Government is still adamant to its two year’s complaints of refusal to pay seaferes all their monthly entitlements. This statement was issued by the president general of the union Comrade Adewale Adeyanju on Friday at the union secretariat during a working visit by the President of Nigerian Labour Congress NLC Comrade Joe Ajaero to the union secretariat at Osho Drive in Apapa Lagos. The NLC President, Comrade, Joe Ajaero assured the union of its full support…
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NIMASA Jubilates As Nigeria Exit IBF’s Unsafe Waters List
26 Feb

NIMASA Jubilates As Nigeria Exit IBF’s Unsafe Waters List

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
NIMASA Jubilates As Nigeria Exit IBF’s Unsafe Waters List In the list of countries designated as risk maritime nations by the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), Nigeria name has been removed and the move was celebrated by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as it tags it as a landmark achievement. However the Extra War Risk Insurance (EWRI) premiums are still being collected by global insurance companies, even though it is believed that the development at IBF coupled with the tranquility on Nigerian waters and the entire Gulf of Guinea (GoG) region will lead to Nigeria’s removal from the…
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MARAN Felicitates with Adeyanju, Nnadi, Umar, Bomodi, Others
17 Feb

MARAN Felicitates with Adeyanju, Nnadi, Umar, Bomodi, Others

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is rejoicing with Comrade Adeyanju, Comptroller Nnadi Comptroller Bomodi Umar and Others over their recent promotions tin various capacity.   The Association MARAN, congratulates the President General, of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Prince Adewale Adeyanju, on his new position as the 1st Vice President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Mr. Aminu Umar as the 7th President of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, NCS. MARAN is also using this opportunity to congratulate Comptroller Mohammed Auwal, Comptroller Dera Nnadi and Comptroller Timi Bomodi on their appointments as the Customs Area Controllers of…
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NSC solicits for Export Commodity Port
15 Feb

NSC solicits for Export Commodity Port

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  Nigerian Shippers Council ( NSC) has on behalf of Institute of Export and Commodity Brokers Of Nigeria (CIECOBON) appealed to the Federal Government through the executive officer of the council , Rt. Hon Emmanuel Jime to establish an Export Commodity Port. The (CIECOBON) members led by the President/Council Chairman, Dr. Ayobami Omotoso made the appealed and sought NSC’s cooperation in promoting export during the courtesy visit at the council’s headquarters recently in Lagos. He called on NSC to appeal to the Federal Government to establish an Export-specific Port to further encourage exports. The CIECOBON President said that lack of…
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Ports & Cargo Inducts 25 Graduate Trainee
15 Feb

Ports & Cargo Inducts 25 Graduate Trainee

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  Port & Cargo Handling Services a subsidiary of SIFAX Group has fulfilled its industry leadership objectives and its promises to the Council of Registered Engineers (COREN) at its 2022 Annual Conference, by starting its industry capacity development initiatives. Twenty-five young engineering graduates of various universities and polytechnics across the country have recently been inducted into the Graduate Trainee Programme of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited (PCHS). The program is to run for a period of one-year and it will afford the participants the opportunity of practical technical training and mentorship. Speaking at the induction ceremony held in Lagos…
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03 Feb

Photo News

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
Surprise 59th Birthday Party for NIMASA DG, Dr Bashir Jamoh Thursday, February 2nd 2023 was the 59th birthday of Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and maritime stakeholders threw him a surprise birthday party. The surprise birthday celebration took place during the Corporate Think-Tank Lunch Hour Lecture Series organised by the Academy for Maximum Achievement at the Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.
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Customs Officers rejects 2.7 billion Naira bribe
03 Feb

Customs Officers rejects 2.7 billion Naira bribe

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  In the midst of all money hassle presently escalating tension in Nigeria some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service has rejected a whooping sum of $150 000 bribe to save $6million fake notes from die hard smugglers who were about to move the fake notes out of Nigeria through SEME border axis . The Nigeria Customs Service Seme Border Command has on the 31st January 2023 intercepted $6million bills of fake currency at Gbaji Customs check point in Lagos. Seized alongside with the fake notes was international passports from the syndicate operating in the axis. The fake money when…
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Western Marine Command Changes Barton
30 Jan

Western Marine Command Changes Barton

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  .........Comptroller Salefu takes over Nigeria Customs Service Western Marine Command recently received its substantive Customs Area Controller during a process of handing and taking over ceremony at the Command's headquarters Ibafon Apapa,. The acting Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller SD Adamu the outgoing handed over the staff of office to the incoming Comptroller Salefu. The event was witnessed by Officers and men of the Command while the incoming Controller , Comptroller Salefu used the opportunity to pleaded for their support in order to ensure that the Command continue to fulfill it's mandate in an efficient and professional way. The…
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Customs KLT generates N44.3bn into FG purse in 2022
19 Jan

Customs KLT generates N44.3bn into FG purse in 2022

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  ....... commission s Ultra Modern Staff Clinic Amidst all odds The Nigeria Customs Service Kirikiri Lighter Terminal has recorded revenue generation of N44.36bn in the midst of all challenges that the command is being faced with in the year 2022   The Controller in charge of the command who performed his last duty with his new rank ACG HU Showmen revealed that the figures N36.69bn represents 21 per cent increase when compared to the corresponding year of 2021. The ACG itemized numerous factors that would have posed as deterrent to their success story but was able to fulfill their…
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Truck load of Sativa Cannabis worth N516m intercepted by CGC strike Zone A
19 Jan

Truck load of Sativa Cannabis worth N516m intercepted by CGC strike Zone A

Esther Komolafe0 CommentsMaritime
  A truck load of Sativa Cannabis worth N516 million  has been seized by the Comptroller General of Customs Strike Force Team, Zone A, Lagos. The team leader Comptroller Sanni Mohammed Yusuf revealed the information during a press briefing organized by the unit yesterday at Ikeja in Lagos. The duty paid value of the truck load Cannabis is five hundred and sixteen million, six hundred thousand naira (N516,600,000). The Comptroller General Strike Force Team also seized various goods with a total duty paid value of nine billion, one hundred and twenty-two million, seven hundred and ten thousand, three hundred and…
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