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October 31, 2025 No Responses

FG Targets Top-Three Ranking for Nigerian Ports

The Nigerian Government has intensified efforts to actualise the implementation of the National Single Window at the nation’s ports by 2026.Vice-President Kashim Shettima said this on Thursday during the second meeting of the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee at the...

October 30, 2025 No Responses

FRSC, NAICOM Launch Joint Task Force to Enforce Insurance, Passenger Manifests

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed and the Executive Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, on Wednesday jointly inaugurated a Joint Task Force on the Enforcement of Third-P...

October 29, 2025 No Responses

Nestoil Under Receivership Over $1b Debt

Corporate headquarters of Nestoil Limited in Victoria Island, Lagos,have been sealed off by the Police after the company was placed under receivership by a consortium of lenders over a reported $1 billion debt.A federal high court sitting in Lagos had...

October 29, 2025 No Responses

NIWA, Stakeholders Urge Increased Investment in Inland Waterways

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s maritime industry have urged the Federal Government and private sector players to ramp up investments in the country’s inland waterways, describing such action as vital to unlocking the nation’s blue economy potential and improv...

October 29, 2025 No Responses

NPA Reaffirms Commitment to Mentorship

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reiterated that its greatest asset lies not only in its infrastructure and technology but in its people — the driving force behind Nigeria’s maritime growth and competitiveness.The Managing Director of NPA, Dr. Abubak...

October 27, 2025 No Responses

NCDMB Congratulates Minister, NLNG MD On Election As GECF President, Secretary General

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has congratulated the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas) and Co-Chairman of the NCDMB Governing Council, Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on h...

October 26, 2025 No Responses

Comptroller Jaja Embarks On Familiarization Tour of EMC Formations

The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Eastern Marine Command (EMC), Port Harcourt, Comptroller Anderson Jaja, has commenced a familiarization tour of formations and key stakeholders within his Area of Responsibility (AOR), aimed at fostering stronger collaborat...

October 26, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Harps On Global Partnerships To Counter False Narratives

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening strategic global partnerships aimed at countering false and negative narratives targeted at undermining Nigeria’s imag...

October 25, 2025 No Responses

PTML Customs Generates ₦350b In Nine Months, Impounds ₦200m Unregistered Drugs

Customs Area Controller, Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Joe Anani, the has announced sum of ₦350,347,173,787.92 from January to September, 2025 as revenue collected in the first nine mont...

October 24, 2025 No Responses

Customs Unveils Digital Vehicle Verification System

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a new digital verification platform designed to curb vehicle smuggling, enhance transparency, and strengthen accountability in the automobile importation process.The initiative, known as the Customs Verification M...

October 24, 2025 No Responses

Customs Decries Multiple Checkpoints Along Badagry Corridor

The Customs Area Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, has raised concerns over the proliferation of checkpoints along the Lagos–Badagry corridor, describing the situation as a major hindrance to trade facilitati...

October 22, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Boss Bags Development Award

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has been honoured with the London Political Summit and Awards, LPSA, Nigeria Regional Government Development Champion of the Year 2025.The award ceremony, which took place...

October 21, 2025 No Responses

FG Projects 20,000 Annual Job Opportunities

The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria is targeting the creation of at least 20,000 jobs annually through the launch of the second phase of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP).The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who disclosed this on Monday.....

October 12, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Departs For Rome

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday, October 12, for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, with special focus on the security crisis in West Africa.The meeting,...