Maritime – City Business News

March 20, 2026 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Halts Implementation Of New Shipping Tariffs

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has directed all shipping lines and their respective agencies to immediately suspend the implementation of recently approved tariffs.In a statement issued on Friday, the Council said the directive follows ongoing engagements with critical stakeholders and...

March 20, 2026 No Responses

SCAN To Host Dockworkers’ Day May 28, Focus On Green Port Practices

The Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) has announced plans to host its Dockworkers’ Day 2026 on May 28, as part of efforts to recognise the vital contributions of Nigerian dockworkers and promote sustainable practices in the nation’s sea...

March 19, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Customs, UK Counterpart Deepen Strategic Engagement

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its strategic engagement with the United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as part of efforts to enhance international customs cooperation and advance trade facilitation.The development fo...

March 19, 2026 No Responses

Tariff Dispute: Shippers’ Council Harps On Dialogue

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pius Akutah, has called on freight forwarders to adopt dialogue as a more constructive approach to resolving disputes, warning against industrial actions that could ...

March 19, 2026 No Responses

Dockworkers’ Day 2026: SCAN Pushes Green Port Initiative

The Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) has announced plans for the 2026 edition of its annual Dockworkers’ Day, aimed at celebrating the resilience and contributions of Nigerian dockworkers to the nation’s economy.Scheduled to hold on Ma...

March 17, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian Customs’ Egwunyenga Re-Elected WCO Data Model Vice Chair

Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Mary-Anne Egwunyenga, of Information and Communication Technology/Modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has been re-elected as Vice Chairperson of the Data Model Project Team of the World Customs Organisation (WC...

March 17, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Seals £746m UK Deal To Boost Port Infrastructure

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, is to sign £746 million financing agreement with the United Kingdom for the modernisation of Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure.The historic financing arrangement, secured with the backing of UK...

March 16, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦3.39b Codeine Syrup

Barely five days after the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, visited the Apapa Port and declared that the port would no longer serve as a playground for smugglers and criminal syndicates hiding behind legitimate trade documentation, offic...

March 16, 2026 No Responses

SCAN Urges Adequate Structures Ahead Of National Single Window Rollout

As Nigeria prepares for the planned rollout of the National Single Window (NSW) on March 27, 2026, the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) has called on the Federal Government and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that all necessary structu...

March 14, 2026 No Responses

NIMASA Promotes Greater Inclusion Of Women In Maritime Sector

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to promoting greater participation of women in Nigeria’s maritime sector, emphasizing that sustainable growth in...

March 13, 2026 No Responses

NPA Port Modernisation, NSW As Catalysts For Economic Growth

The maritime sector in Nigeria, the gateway through which over 80 per cent of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a sweeping transformation, which is being midwifed by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dant...

March 10, 2026 No Responses

Customs Commissions Data Analytics Centre At Apapa Port

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has commissioned a Data Analytics Centre and inspected a newly installed Drive-Through Scanner at Apapa Port as part of efforts to enhance intelligence-driven operations and ...

March 10, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Port: Customs Intercepts 13 Containers Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, N6.3b Contrabands

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Port command has Impounded 13 containers of contrabands with a duty paid value (DPV) of N6.38 billion.The seized items Includes expired pharmaceutical products, illicit drugs, as well as cannabis sativa ( Colorado), wit...

March 9, 2026 No Responses

National Single Window Secretariat Engages Customs Officers In Lagos

Ahead of the phase one launch of the National Single Window (NSW) scheduled for March 27, 2026, the secretariat has commenced a sensitization drive for officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos.The landmark trade facilitation platform gained furth...