News
MiG-29K Fighter jet crashes
A MiG fighter jet, Indian Navy MiG-29K aircraft, crashed in the western Indian state of Goa on Sunday around…
Earthquake hits Turkey-Iran border, Seven killed
A 5.7 magnitude quake struck Iran’s north-western border with Turkey early Sunday killing Seven persons, including three children. The…
Adhere strictly to safe speed limit and other road traffic rules and regulations – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has advised motorists to adhere strictly to safe speed limit and other road…
Tanker inferno burns Mother, daughter, houses & Shops in Ogun
A petrol-laden tanker fell and exploded wreaking havoc at Atadun, Ijaiye-Tuntun, in Abeokuta Friday evening. According to an eyewitness, a…
ECOWAS Border Committee Chair Burkina Faso’s President, consults with PMB
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a closed–door meeting with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso at…
Customs & Excise
Partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders remains- Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said on Friday that the partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders would…
Comptroller Peter takes over at Western Marine Command; seeks information sharing.
As Comptroller Olugboyega Peters took over the mantle of leadership of the Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service,…
Customs Intercepts 24,710 Litres of Smuggled PMS In Lagos
Abiola Seun The Seme border command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday said it intercepted 988 kegs of…
Editorial
Whither Moghalu’s NIWA?
Since October 2nd, 2019, when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed George Moghalu as the substantive Managing Director of National Inland Waterways…
ANLCA, House of Commotion
On November 25, 2019, Tony Iju Nwabunike, the National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA),…
Amaechi’s tango with the Senate over SAA
Last week Monday, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, pointedly declared that the controversial Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) is…
Illicit Trade
Drug trafficking: Ghanaian jailed 35 years
A Ghanaian, Gyan Paul, 40, was on Friday sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for drug trafficking. The Federal High…
Drug traffickers, dealers arrested
Afghan Interior Ministry in a statement on Sunday said “Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) have arrested seven suspects for keeping,…
Rate of drug abuse among youth & women worrisome – NDLEA
Abiodun OBA The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has described the rate of drug abuse among youth and women…
NSCDC arrests owner of Indian hemp farm in Anambra school
A 45-year-old man, Obi Okafor, suspected to be the owner of a large farm of Indian hemp inside a school…
How AI is Identifying Illegal Trawlers in Africa
Todd Woody Africa is a hotspot for illegal fishing by foreign fleets, and now for the first time, researchers have…
I cherish women because they will give you what you want – Fred Ajuzie.
Fred Ajuzie, is the Chief Executive Officer of Pat Fuse Ventures Limited. He is a two time Apapa chapter…
It is not good to love anything to the extreme – Thom Lee
Mr. Olaleye Thompson Olatubosun is the Chief Executive Officer of Thom Lee Nigeria Limited. A logistics company with chains…
Hard times are not forever – Rebecca Adamu
Rebecca Adamu is the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) in Nigerian Shippers’ Council. Rebecca’s familiar identity is smiles. She…
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…
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
Gas: Shortage hits Nigeria’s power plants
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 3,347.5 megawatts of electricity on…
DSS arrests and releases fuel pump attendants for shutting down filling stations in Kano
Operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS has on Wednesday arrested some members of the fuel pump attendants…
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
Gas: Shortage hits Nigeria’s power plants
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 3,347.5 megawatts of electricity on…
DSS arrests and releases fuel pump attendants for shutting down filling stations in Kano
Operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS has on Wednesday arrested some members of the fuel pump attendants…
Nigeria, US Firm Partner to Reduce Gas Flaring in Niger-Delta
Abiola Seun In a bid to reducing the impact of gas flaring in Nigeria, overall environment, Arbel energy and…
NPDC gets OML 98 from DPR
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has officially received the…
PMS: Domestic refining to supersede Local consumption in 2 Years – DPR
Domestic refining of Petrol in two years from now will supersede the consumption in the country. The Department of Petroleum…
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…