By Innocent Orok The Director General National Council for Arts and Culture ( NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe has called for deeper measures of support for tourism sector in 2021, through faster Covid19 testing and certification process. The reality of the new strain of the pandemic, coupled with very stringent measures for inbound travelers across board with partial lockdown affecting outdoor ...

By Innocent Orok The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday sealed a plaza at the Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State over adulteration of established lubricant products. The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Mallam Farouk Salim said that the move was to guard against prevalence of motor accidents and machine breakdown, particularly during the yuletide resulting from the use ...

As ANLCA elects new BOT members By Innocent Orok In a bid to dissipate the numerous challenges associated with cargo evacuation from ports and border posts, the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzordima has called for a robust synergy between Freight Forwarders and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). According to the Governor, this partnership would also foster the nation’s ...

By Innocent Orok A deliberately packaged Nigerian Arts and crafts dominance was on showcase at the Eagle Club, Surulere, venue for the post interment reception for Mama Kaduna, Mrs Felicia Adesola Runsewe, mother of Otunba Segun Runsewe weekend in Lagos. The upscale venue wore various indigenous Craft works, made from art materials carefully blended with local fabrics, showcasing the very ...

By Innocent Orok   The Chairman Board of Directors of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Vice Admiral I.I Ibrahim (Rtd) former Chief of Naval Staff has pledged the Board’s support to the Management of the Authority to succeed. The Chairman expressed this in his address at the NIWA 2020 end of the year get together and sent forth for all ...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed plans to roll out an Electronic-Customs platforms with capacity to promote future increase in cargo throughput using technology. The e-Customs is set to commence next week, even as the Service said that the platforms would enhance and improve operational methodologies in the agency. The National Public Relations Officer of NCS, Deputy Comptroller Joseph ...

…As Okon Encourages A/Ibom Youths to Engage in Maritime Activities   The Federal Government has approved the sum of $4.6 billion to kick -start the construction of the long awaited Ibom deep seaport project. Mr Akan Okon, the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, said this while speaking with Journalists recently. The Federal Government had ...

By Innocent 0ROK The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in its determination not to leave anything to chance in terms of standards and quality of locally made goods, both SON and Kano State government have explored and identified ways of hitting especially the Middle East Market with quality exports. To achieve this, the parties have agreed to collaborate and provide ...

By Innocent Orok   Following the Federal Government’s move to reopen the land borders for trade, the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzordima has called on  the Federal government to rejig unrealistic fiscal policies which drive importers to utilize neighboring ports. Uzordima, who was formerly Chairman Senate Committee on Customs, also decried the multiplicity of Customs Units at ports ...

By Innocent Orok   Aside the benefit of improved efficiency in the operations of the nation’s seaports, an effective implementation of innovative ideas in the port sector will rapidly change the narrative, the perception, and the ranking of Nigeria in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on ...