…As Dakuku Calls on Men to Support Women achieve Objective By Innocent Orok The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Buhari, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to provide platforms that will encourage more women’s participation in maritime sector to boost economic development. The President’s wife stated this on Tuesday in Lagos at an ...

By Innocent Orok   The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) management in its bid to reposition the nation’s seaports for improved service delivery has approved the immediate redeployment of some Port Managers alongside the appointment of a new Technical Assistant (Administration) to the Office of the Managing Director. According to a press statement issued by the General Manager Corporate & Strategic ...

By Innocent Orok   “There is never enough time to do everything,but there is always enough time to do the most important thing” -Brian Tracy. The death of Chief Ubon Jimmy Akpan, an accomplished Journalist hit the airwaves unexpected. Though, he was admitted for a surgical operation for pancreatic cancer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), the operation was ...

By Innocent Orok   The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali, apprehensive of the backslash of increase smuggling activities at the Seme border due to the newly launched Nigeria-Benin Customs Connectivity portal , has called on Customs of both countries to increase their anti-smuggling feats to arrest those who may want to abuse the new deal. ...

By Innocent Orok   Yesterday, President Mohammedu Buhari appointed a new Group Managing Director (GMD) to manage the affairs of Nigeria’s oil corporation , Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, an indigene of Borno State, North East of Nigeria. Kyari replaces, Dr Maikanti Baru who was from Bauchi state . According to a press statement issued on Thursday ...

By Innocent Orok   The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) has agreed to synergised to fund maritime investments in the Country. This pledge was reached by the two agencies while making presentations at the maiden edition of Nigeria maritime finance fair put together in Lagos by the Association of Maritime Journalists of ...

By Innocent Orok   The Bank of Industry (BOI) said it has $200m fund out of which it has already disbursed a total of  $82m to some indigenous investors in the country for the purchase of ships and support of companies involved in ship repairs and allied investments. The amount according to the BoI is from its $200m fund under ...

By Innocent Orok   The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command has again showcase it’s anti- smuggling prowess in the last one month to continually drum it’s unrelenting efforts in tackling smuggling activities in the area. The command also said it has collected the sum of N2,627,149,100.21from March till date. While also intensifying operations of the enforcement unit to drastically ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Bank Of Industry (BOI), other government agencies and banks are set to participate and make their presentations at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Maritime Finance Fair being organised by a group of reporters under the aegis of Association of Maritime Journalists Of Nigeria (AMJON). The event which is expected to hold on Tuesday 18th ...

…AS ZONE COLLECTS N5.5B DAILY   The Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service , Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Mrs K C Ekekezie , on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos State. ACG Ekekezie during the visit revealed that the commands under her ...