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.
We engage the right personnel to teach critical courses – Rector, MAN
CONTRARY to media report on the competencies of the academic personnel at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron, in Akwa Ibom State, the Rector, Commodore Emmanuel Effedua, has said that only qualified teachers are employed for the subjects they are qualified to teach.
Emerging opportunities and challenges: Implications for the Nigerian maritime industry
MOVING into the Smart Ship Era What’s next? It’s a simple question to ask but it’s not so simple to answer. Companies are constantly scanning the horizon to see what’s coming and what the future holds.
NIMASA project 10% increase in ship tonnage for 2019
THE Federal Government through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA said that it has projected a ten percent, (10%) increase in ship tonnage in the nation’s shipping sub-sector for the 2019.
Atiku says Ports losing $20bn annually to inefficiency
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that the Nigerian port system is losing over $20billion in annual revenue due to inefficiency and decayed infrastructure.
Cargo throughput records lowest performance in 2018
Cargo throughput, excluding crude oil, at Nigerian ports, witnessed the lowest performance in 2018 with a total of 35.9m tonnes.
Nigeria records marked increase in Liner shipping connectivity index
According to the report, the Nigerian maritime industry continues to receive support from stakeholders in repositioning it for efficiency and global best practices a development that has led to an encouraging move in the Liner shipping connectivity index
3 injured as smugglers attack Customs in Ogun
Barely two weeks after smugglers killed an operative and seriously injured another attached to the Ogun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, the dare devil elements last week attacked an anti-smuggling team from the Command, at a hideout in Owode (Yewa) Community, where vehicles laden with suspected smuggled rice had taken temporary cover.
Smuggling: Seme Customs resort to dialogue with boarder communities
Customs Area Controller, CAC, of Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Garba Uba Mohammed, has resorted to a dialogue with the border communities close to Owode, a renowned smuggling route, over open display of smuggled foreign parboiled rice for sale.
Seme generates N9.2b, made 1,119 seizures in 2018
The Seme Border Command Area Controller, Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, has disclosed that the command generated a total of N6.3 billion revenue in 2018. This represents about 76% of the revenue target given to the Command.
Only international action will stop increase in piracy: BIMCO
A fresh annual report from the International Maritime Bureau shows that attacks in West Africa pushed piracy numbers up in 2018. In terms of military and law enforcement, an international operation is not complicated, so what is needed above all is the will to act.
