The Nigerian Maritime Renaissance Network (NMRN) has faulted the proposed Nigerian Shipping and Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 currently before the House of Representatives over duplication of other Maritime agencies’ functions. In a press statement by the president of the group, Temple Isomah, the bill may suffer the failure of previous versions due to […]
Mamudu Hassan, one of the accused persons standing trial over unlawful importation of 661 sophisticated pump action guns into the country, last year December, on Monday told a Federal High Court, that he paid a sum of N1 million to officials of Department of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies to smuggled the guns […]
…Says Oshodi transport interchange, Airport Road’ll transform city Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that seamless port operations has been identified as a condition which will enable permanent resolution to the recurring Apapa gridlock. Speaking at the second edition of Lagos Corporate Assembly tagged ‘A+ Meets Business’, a forum organised by the state government […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island Port Apapa Lagos have raked in over N237billion as revenue for the Federal Government between January and October 2017. This figure is said to be higher when compared to the over N207 billion made as revenue in the corresponding period of 2016. The Controller of the command, Comptroller […]
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has called on importers to utilise Warri and Calabar sea ports to decongest the current traffic challenge in Lagos. Mr. Fashola, who made the call on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing journalists, blamed the traffic challenge on the ongoing rehabilitation work on Apapa-Wharf road on congestion. […]
The Executive Secretary of Shippers’ Council, Mr. Hassan Bello has said that the Council will not renege on its position in rejecting further hike in tariffs that would make the Nigerian ports uncompetitive. Bello stated this when he hosted the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the president on maritime matters, Mr. Leke Oyewole, and the […]