NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
Maritime industry stakeholders disagree over 100% physical exam
THE immediate past President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Tony Emmanuel Nted, has described as primitive and unacceptable the Nigeria Customs Service’s, NCS, 100 per cent physical examination of imported goods.
Shippers’ Council boss lauds competition in ports services
EXECUTIVE Secretary/Chief Executive, Nigerian Shippers’Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, has indicated that competition in the nation’s ports infrastructure is the policy direction towards private sector-led efficiency in Nigeria’s maritime industry.
Trade Facilitation: Customs concludes categorization of importers
THE Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, has said that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has concluded segmentation of importers with a view to separating trade compliant importers from non-compliant importers.
Customs, NAFDAC destroy 58 containers of drugs worth N14.7bn
THE Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone “A” of Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, in collaboration with National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed 58 containers of 225mg Tramadol and other dangerous and unregistered pharmaceuticals with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N14.7 billion.
Cabotage/Oil rig judgment: How NASS was lobbied to remove rigs from original bill
AS the concerns over the recent Court of Appeal judgement on the status of oil drilling rigs as the vessel continues, indications have emerged that oil rigs were in the original copy of the Cabotage bill sent to the National Assembly for consideration but was removed during the review.
