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July 14, 2017 No Responses

Dakuku seeks support for marine ecosystem

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the need for concerted and collaborative efforts of all stakeholders towards the conservation and sustainable use of ocean resources for the protection of...

July 14, 2017 No Responses

FG to scrutinise panama papers, wikileaks, BVN, CAC documents, others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Determined to trackdown highprofile tax defaulters in Nigeria, the Federal Government is to study revelations contained in the panama papers and wikileaks especially as it relates to Nigerian firms and indiv...

July 13, 2017 No Responses

FG explores new areas of collaboration with IITA

Research being conducted by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in seed yam multiplication holds promise and could help Nigeria to quadruple yam production, says Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe...

July 13, 2017 No Responses

Customs FOU intercepts N200m Contraband, recovers N28.9m duty payment

The Federal Operation Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Custom Service, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has intercepted not less than 40 seizures valued at N200.9million, between June 13 and July 10, 2017. Among items seized were Tramadol (225/120mg), vegetable oil, frozen...

July 13, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates committee on Primary Health Care

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday, inaugurated a committee on Primary Health Care (PHC) remodelling, tasking its members to facilitate the proper functioning of PHCs in the state. Inaugurating the committee, Obaseki noted that the current stat...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

Workers shutdown Seaports over proposed law

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the maritime branch of the Senior Staff Association of Communication, Transportation and Corporation (SSACTAC) on Tuesday shut down Seaports across the country to protest against which seeks to privatise some as...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

NSC Photo News

L-R: Executive Secretary/CEO Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi at a workshop on establishment, management and operation of Truck Transit Park (TTP) in Abuja on Tuesday.

July 12, 2017 No Responses

Critical role of Admiralty law to maritime sector’s growth, by Dakuku

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that there can be no maritime sector without admiralty law and that every aspect of shipping is governed by one law or the...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

Capacity building takes centre stage as Boss Mustapha mark one year at NIWA

Today, July 11th 2017 make it exactly one year since Boss Mustapha assumed duty as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). According to NIWA, within that Bench Mark, so much has happened under Mus...

July 11, 2017 No Responses

FG unveils agenda to boost creative industry

The Federal Government on Monday announced a tripartite partnership with the CNN and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to boost the Creative Industry in Nigeria, using the film industry as a pivot. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai ...

July 10, 2017 No Responses

Police assures NSC of support in monitoring, compliance at Seaports

The Nigerian Police Force, Marine Police Command has assured the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) of support in carrying out some of its statutory obligations at the nation’s ports. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Pius Imue made the promis...

July 10, 2017 No Responses

CBN targets single digit inflation

Nigeria “will get back” to single digit inflation, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has declared. In an interview with Arise Television, Emefiele explained that with the improvement seen in growth from the negative 1.7...

July 9, 2017 No Responses

Police to personnel: Stop interception of already cleared cargoes

The Marine Command of Nigerian Police Force, has assured Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) of support in carrying out some of its statutory obligations at the nation’s ports. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Pius Imue made the promise during...

July 9, 2017 No Responses

Abu Dhabi opens new seaport

Port developer and operator Abu Dhabi Ports officially inaugurated the new Delma Port, set to play an active role in promoting economic and social growth in the Al Dhafra region. Located on the eastern side of Delma Island, the new port...