Many Headaches Of Ahmed, Customs Boss
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This may not be the best of times for Alhaji Hammah Ahmed, the Comptroller-General of Customs. The Adamawa State-born Customs Chief is currently battling with forces, both within the Customs Service and outside, which he may have whittingly or unwhittingly created for himself.   More

Wharf Landing Fees: Court Grants ANLCA Accelerated Hearing
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The legal tussle between the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the Lagos State government over the contentious wharf landing fees took the centre stage last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos.   More

Council For Freight Forwarders To Partner With ICPC

The council for the regulation of freight forwarding practice in Nigeria has re-instated its resolve to fight corruption which is endemic in the freight forwarding industry. Hon. Tony Nwabunike   More

Maersk Introduces New Container Deposit Refund Process
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As part of efforts to boost service delivery to its numerous customers, Maersk Nigeria, has introduced new deposit refund process. A statement issued by the company's Customs Services Team disclosed that the new method will engender a scenario where refund will only be paid by direct transfers to the bank accounts of depositors.   More

Container Kills Three At Tin Can Island Container Terminal
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Tragedy struck at the Tin Can Island Port at the weekend when a container fell and killed an agent and two motor boys. Eyewitness account said the incident occurred when a forklift attempted to lift a container on a truck inside the Tin Can Island Container Terminal.   More

NIMASA Generates N127 bn In Nine Years

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) generated N127 billion as revenue between 1999 and September 2008. NIMASA’s Director-General, Dr. Ade Dosunmu, disclosed this recently in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Ad-hoc Committee probing the transport sector.   More

Stakeholders Brainstorm On Cabotage Act Implementation

The Ministerial Committee on Review of the Implementation of Cabotage Act last week in Lagos gathered stakeholders on a roundtable interaction with a revelation by the Chairman of the Senate Ministerial Committee Senator Ugochukwu Uba   More

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Port Congestion: Customs Meets Port Operators

The gradual cargo build-up at the Lagos Ports is presently giving major stakeholders in the maritime industry a sleepless night. Recently, some private terminal operators ,especially Mr. Michael Hansen, the Managing Director of APM Terminal, Apapa, had raised an alarm over the looming congestion at the port.   More

E-Payment In Apapa Customs, A Success—Nnadi

The Pilot e-payment system introduced by the Nigeria Customs service to fast track clearing procedures at the port has recorded a huge success. The Apapa command of the service, which was used as a testing ground for the novel idea   More

Prince Oyinlola’s Comments On Wharf Landing Fees, A Political Suicide

I remember one of Tsaousidis saying that, "He that does not know, and knows that he does not know, teach him, he is a wise person, but he that does not know and thinks that he knows, ignore him, he is an Incorrigible one.   More

Compt. Aliyu To Probe Import Duty Underpayments

New dawn has set for the Western Zone of the post- Clearance Audit (PCA) as the new head, Comptroller Aliyu Hassan .has promised to rummage through the past shipping manifests and import duty payment records to uncover huge import-duty underpayments made by importers and freight forwarders.   More

Nigerian Ports Offer Opportunities, Challenges, Says Moh'd

Nigerian ports offer a mixed bag of opportunities and challenges.This summation was the main thrust of a paper, The Nigerian Ports in National Development: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges, presented by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Abdul Salam Mohammed   More

Reps To Deliberate On Ports & Harbours Bill Soon
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A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has said that the Ports and Harbours Bill will be brought up in few weeks' time for deliberations. Ihedioha disclosed this in Lagos last week at the launch of a book titled: Contemporary Issues in Maritime Industry, edited by Mr Sesan Onileimo.   More

Expert Calls For Implementation Of Report On Mv Trainer

A maritime expert and analyst, Dr. Harold Olowookere has called on the Federal Government to implement the report of the ministerial committee that indicted former Executive Director Operations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA)   More