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Customs generate N65.5bn from three commands in Q1
Following an increase in cargo throughput and strategic diligence on the part of officers and men of the service, the Ports and Terminal Multi-purpose Limited,…
Apapa Gridlock: NPA To Begin Call-up System At Lagos Ports By August
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday that it would begin automation of the call-up system in August. Mr Adams Jatto, NPA’s General Manager, Corporate and…
Maritime Crime: Navy Arrests 26 vessels, 70 Persons In 8 Months
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday said it had arrested 26 vessels and 70 persons for various offences within Lagos maritime domain in the last eight months.…
Marine Club Urges FG to Implement Cabotage, Local Content Laws
Mr Chinedu Jideofo-Ogbuagu, the President of the Marine Club of Nigeria (MCN) has urged the Federal Government to implement the two major maritime laws that would boost…
Over 20 Million Bags Of Rice Smuggled Into Nigeria In 3 Months, RIPAN Laments
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) has raised an alarm that over 20 million bags of foreign rice, equivalent of one million metric tons, have been…
$300m Worth Cashew Nut Trapped In Apapa Gridlock, As Amaechi Blames Human Element For Port Inefficiency
Nigeria’s quest to boost revenue through non-oil exports is threatened as shipment of about 50,000 tons of cashew nuts valued at $300 million are delayed, due to the…
NPA’s New Simulation Center To Conserve Forex — Transportation Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the new Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Simulation Centre will help conserve foreign exchange expended on manpower training…
Congestion At Lagos Ports To Worsen In Future, Expert Predict
Projected increase in volume of port activities in the near future and the haphazard port management system in the country have been adduced as reasons the horrendous congestion…
Deep Blue Project Will End Criminalities In Nigeria’s Maritime Domain – FG
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to rid the Nigerian territorial waters of criminalities through the…
Illegal Fishing, Oil Theft: Navy Arrests 80 Vessels In 3 Years
The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Friday said it had arrested over 80 vessels within the last three years for various maritime offences. The Chief of Naval…