Maritime Archives — Page 128 of 129

August 21, 2015 No Responses

Acting Customs boss task Officers on N35b daily revenue

Customs Area Controllers have been given marching orders to increase weekly average revenue from the current N13 billion to N35 billion. The directive was part of decisions taken during a strategy session of Customs Management and Customs Area Controllers in...

August 20, 2015 No Responses

Probe Destination Inspection scheme, group tells Buhari

President of National Council of Managing Directors of the Licensed Customs Agents, Mr. Lucky Amiwero, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigation the current operation of the Destination Inspection scheme. He alleged that the scheme had coll...

August 19, 2015 No Responses

‘NIMASA’s partnership with Nigerian Navy Beneficial to Maritime Sector’

The Acting Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has described the partnership between the Agency and the Nigerian Navy as beneficial to the growth and development of the maritime sector and....

August 17, 2015 No Responses

Buhari accept Dikko’s resignation

The President and Commander In Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, has approved the voluntary retirement of the Comptroller-General of Customs Dikko Inde Abdullahi CFR from service with effect from Tuesday 18th August 2015. 2. In....

August 13, 2015 No Responses

Buhari reinstates former NPA MD

President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero. The termination of Alhaji Bayero’s appointment is with immediate effect. A statement by the presidential s...

August 13, 2015 No Responses

NLNG not funding Badagry Dockyard, says BSMEC

The Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC) has responded to the ongoing controversy which trailed its recent decision to site a $1.5bn Dockyard project in Badagry, Lagos State. Speaking in Lagos on behalf of the consortium, Dr. Taiwo...

August 10, 2015 No Responses

FIRS earns N1.97 trillion in six months

THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated N1.97 trillion in revenue in the first half of this year. Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mr Sunday Ogungbesan, made the disclosure in Lagos at the weekend. According to Ogungbesan, the figure represen...

August 10, 2015 No Responses

Customs FOU arrest 30 suspects

THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “C” Owerri, last month made 48 seizures, worth a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of one hundred and ninety-seven million, three hundred and eighty-five thousand and seven hundred and forty...

August 8, 2015 No Responses

Customs intercepts five 2015 Toyota Corolla

THE Headquarters Monitoring Team of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted five 2015 Toyota Corrola along Lagos-Shagamu Expressway. A statement issued by NCS explained that the cars has a duty paid value of N35.1million. In a related development, as t...

August 7, 2015 No Responses

NIMASA pledges to support stevedoring firms

The Acting Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has assured Stevedoring companies of a quick resolution to some of the issues challenging their operations. The DG stated this when he played....

August 4, 2015 No Responses

APM Terminals appoint Ransome-Kuti DMD

APM Terminals Apapa has announced the appointment of Olufemi Ransom-Kuti as its Deputy Managing Director. Olufemi brings to this role 14 years of experience in supply chain operations and project management. Before joining APM Terminals, he worked with Lafarge...

August 3, 2015 No Responses

NIMASA Redeploys Directors

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has redeployed some senior management staff of the Agency. The new posting, according to acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro are expected to reposition the Age...

August 2, 2015 No Responses

Fatter ships underway

EXPERTS expect more wide-beam 14,000- to 15,000-TEU (Twenty foot equivalent) ships with 21-deck rows and 53.5 metre beams. According to Alphaliner, the wider-beam ships are coming given the popularity of wide-beamed 8,500 – 10,000-TEUers. How carri...

August 1, 2015 No Responses

Buhari renews appointment of MAN Rector

President Muhammadu Buhari on has renewed the appointment of Joshua Okpo as the Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron for a second and final term of four years, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to...