THE duo of Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU), Lagos chapter cum Ambra Investicorp Trust limited have called on the people of Anambra in diaspora to look homewards and see how they can support building of companies that would make the state economic compliant.

The ranks of Nigerianflagged vessels swelled last Monday with the dedication and launching at the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, of the MT Breakthrough, just as FinBank Plc has restated its commitment to financing maritime transactions.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended First Bank Plc from participating in Customs duty collection scheme.
“The bank’s suspension follows the involvement of its officials in fraudulent diversion of duty payments due to the Federal Government of Nigeria,” the NCS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller Wale Adeniyi, stated in a release made available to Ships & Ports.

THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has given the Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) technical approval to construct the Lekki deep seaport just as the Ministry of Environment has also approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the project.

Executive Secretary ofthe Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Captain Adamu Biu has said that the development of adequate manpower for all the sub-sectors of the transport sector is key the development of the nation’s economy and its growth.