News
Amaechi Postpones completion of Lagos-Ibadan rail Project
Abiola Seun The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that the April completion deadline for…
Lagos Bans ‘Okada,’ ‘Keke’ From Major Roads, Highways, Bridges
The Lagos State government has placed a ban on motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as ‘okada’ and ‘keke,’…
Pipeline Vandals will be shown no mercy – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed that pipeline vandals will not be shown any mercy. The Governor gave the…
NNPC pipeline explodes in Lagos
A pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation exploded Sunday evening in the Oke-Odo area of Abule-Egba, Lagos…
NIMASA Posts N16b to Consolidated Account, Lists Achievements
Chinazor Megbolu The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside said the agency contributed N16…
Customs & Excise
Customs Intercepts N8.3m Smuggled Diesel to Benin Republic
Abiola Seun The acting Customs Area Controller (CAC), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A Compt. Usman Yahaya has intercepted 1500…
N1.6bn Customs Recruitment Contract, Stakeholders call for Probe
Abiola Seun Following financial irregularity allegations levied against the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) over the…
Navigational Aids: NAMA Accuses Nigeria Customs of Waiver Denial
Chinazor Megbolu The Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) has accused the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of denying them waivers on…
Editorial
Customs’ N1.6bn Recruitment Scandal: Ali’s Integrity on Trial
Last week, Senator Ade Fadahunsi, a retired Assistant Comptroller -General of the Nigeria Customs Service and the incumbent Senator representing …
CVFF disbursement: Ending the wild goose chase
For the beleaguered indigenous ship owners, accessing the controversial Cabotage Vessels Financing Funds (CVFF) is like a proverbial camel passing through the…
Disbursement of Cabotage Funds: Can Amaechi be Trusted?
Last week Thursday, December 12th, 2019, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, at a public function in Lagos, said President…
Illicit Trade
Italy: Home grown Marijuana legal
Growing cannabis in your home is no longer illegal, as long as it is in small amounts for personal…
DPR seals 17 Filling Stations
Chinazor Megbolu | The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Gombe State has sealed 6 fuel stations due to sharp…
Royal Navy Seizes $4.3M Worth of Crystal Meth
The crew of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender has intercepted a suspicious dhow in the northern Arabian Sea and…
Malabu Oil: Adoke to spend Christmas, New Year in EFCC custody
Justice Othman Musa has granted an order on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) motion ex-parte brought through…
DPR collaborates with NSCDC to seal off illegal gas plants
Abiodun OBA | The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is collaborating with the NSCDC to enforce compliance with the…
NAFDAC strengthens collaboration with other global regulators, hosts world trade conference
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is committed to the strengthening of its collaboration with…
If you ask too much from a human being, you ask for havoc – Prince Adeyinka Bakare
Prince Adeyinka Bakare is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of De Potter Nigeria Limited; a soft-spoken person with…
My favourite food is any swallow – Comrade Ekpenyong Ekpenyong
Segun Oladipupo | Comrade Ekpeyong Ekpeyong is the shipping branch President of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN). Ekpeyong…
Am a ladies man; I like ladies as a normal person — Ajuzie.
Dr. Fred Ajuzie is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pat Fuse Consult Limited, a freight forwarding outfit. He…
With discipline, I resist love advances made at me even as married woman – Mrs. Fasan
Segun Oladipupo | Mrs. Oluwafunmilola Hannah Fasan is the Vice Presidebt General (VPG), the highest…
How to ...
HOW TO: Standard Import Clearance Process in Nigeria Air and Sea Ports- Customs Area
NOTE 1: Any person intending to import physical goods into Nigeria shall in the first instance process e-Form ‘M’ through…
BECOMING A SEAMAN
The average salary for seaman depends on position, employer, and salary guidelines set by the Maritime Board, but one thing…
Oil & Gas
NNPC solicits people’s support to combat pipeline vandalism
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, has solicited the cooperation of all Nigerians,…
Modular refineries: Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea perfect benefit example of AfCTA
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says the cooperation between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea is a perfect example…
Shipping Positions
Lagos Port Complex receives 25 Vessels
The Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, will be a beehive of activities as about 25 vessels are expected to berth at…
NPA DAILY SHIPPING POSITION 23RD -25TH JULY 2019
DAILY TRAFFIC SHIPPING POSITION THURSDAY 25TH JULY, 2019. SHIPPING POSITION 25TH LPC VESSELS EXPECTED 25TH. LAGOS SHIPPING…
NPA DAILY SHIPPING POSITIONS
DAILY TRAFFIC SHIPPING POSITION MONDAY 22ND JULY, 2019. SHIPPING POSITION FOR 22 JULY 2019 (1)
NPA DAILY SHIPPING POSITIONS
SHIPS AT BERTH 2 (1) Ship Expected (1) DAILY SHIPPING NEW
NPA DAILY SHIPPING POSITION
DAILY TRAFFIC SHIPPING POSITION TUESDAY 2ND JULY, 2019. PORT HARCOURT SHIPPING POSITION FOR 2ND JULY 2019 DAILY SHIPPING…
Maritime
NNPC solicits people’s support to combat pipeline vandalism
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, has solicited the cooperation of all Nigerians,…
Modular refineries: Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea perfect benefit example of AfCTA
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says the cooperation between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea is a perfect example…
Pipeline Vandals will be shown no mercy – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed that pipeline vandals will not be shown any mercy. The Governor gave the…
NNPC pipeline explodes in Lagos
A pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation exploded Sunday evening in the Oke-Odo area of Abule-Egba, Lagos…
DPR seals five petrol, gas stations in Kogi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kogi State has sealed five petrol filling stations for adjusting their pumps to…
Interviews
NPA’s timidity to regulate terminal operators causes their impunity – Adeniyi Ajayi
Prince Adeniyi Ajayi is the Deputy National President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA)…
Return of Wharf Rats: The security at the terminals has been compromised – Adeyanju
Comrade Adewale Adeyanju is the President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN). In this chat with Segun…
We shall move against terminal operators who don’t kit dockworkers well – Adeyanju
In this interview with our correspondent DAPO OLAWUNI, President General of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, (MWUN) Comrade Adewale Adeyanju…
Kudos & Knocls
Knocks: NPA Engineering Department or Poultry House?
Sometimes, one wonders why government agencies deliberately neglect some of their key functions. The Engineering Department of the Nigerian Ports…
US threatens to impose 10% new tariffs on China – Report
The USA President Donald Trump, has threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods if the…
Maritime Icon
New boss strikes sombre tone as K Line turns 100
Today marks the 100th anniversary since the founding of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Japan’s third largest shipping line. It…
Kudos, knocks greet Dakuku’s two years as NIMASA DG
Funso Olojo | It was a mixed bag of feelings from Maritime stakeholders who gave their assessment of the performance…