NEWS BLOCK
DANGOTE REFINERY HOSTS GOV DIRI
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday, visited the Dangote Refinery, Dangote Petrochemical Plant and the Dangote Port in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The governor and his entourage were received by President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko. Dangote, and the Vice President, Oil and Gas of Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Edwin Devakumar. During the […]
SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL’S SPONSORED 17TH INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SEMINAR FOR JUDGES BEGINS TOMORROW
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) is set to host the 17th edition of the International Maritime Seminar for Judges under the distinguished chairmanship of H.E Senator George Akume, KSJI, fnim, Secretary to the Government of […]
FG HONOURS CUSTOMS’ HELMSMAN FOR ROBUST REVENUE GENERATION
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, was on Saturday honoured with the “Outstanding Revenue Collection” accolade at the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) by His Excellency President, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The award was bestowed on CGC Adeniyi during a ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, recognising his significant […]
HALF- YEAR REPORT: PTML CUSTOMS BREAKS NEW GROUND IN REVENUE GENERATION, COLLECTS N152B
The Port Terminal Multiservices Limited Command of Nigeria Customs Service has collected a total of N152,648,517,532.05 between January and June 2024 which represents 49.7% increase above the N101,981,098,502.07 collected same period of 2023. Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan disclosed that the 2024 half year collection is N50,667,419,029.98 higher than previous year’s […]
DIVERSIFICATION OF ECONOMY: SEME CUSTOMS COMMAND PROCESSES N35BN NON-OIL EXPORT, GENERATES N2.6BN REVENUE, N840M SEIZURES
In line with the Federal government’s determination to diversify the economy through facilitating the export of non-oil products, the Seme Customs Command has been encouraging business people who are involved in the export of non-oil produce, which has resulted to N35.19Bn (($38, 461M) in the last five months. Addressing the press on the performance of […]
DEEP BLUE PROJECT: HOUSE COMMITTEE PROFFERS OTHER WINDOWS OF FUNDING, COMMENDS NIMASA …We are committed to sustainability- MOBEREOLA
Honorable Uduak Odudoh, the Acting Chairman of the House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, Honourable Uduak Odudoh thas called for alternate sources of funding for the Federal Government Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure Project, also known as the Deep Blue Project, which is domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Marine and […]
JAPA: SIFAX Boss Advocates Review of Doctors’ Salary
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group, has called on the government to improve the remuneration of health workers in the country in order to stem the tide of migration of doctors and other health workers out of Nigeria.While speaking at his investiture as the Chancellor of Gerar University of Medical Sciences, Imope-Ijebu, Ogun state, Afolabi […]
SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL PLACES NON-OIL EXPORT BUSINESS ON FRONT BURNER IN LINE WITH RENEWED HOPE AGENDA
The management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council has reiterated unalloyed commitment in diversifying the economy through non-oil export business in accordance with the Federal Government Renewed Hope Agenda. Executive Secretary/ CEO, NSC, Barr. Pius Akutah, MON, declared this when he led the agency’s management team on a two- day working visit to Port Harcourt and […]
CURBING SMUGGLING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ACROSS BORDERS: CGC, ADENIYI INAUGURATES SPECIAL SQUAD CODE-NAMED OPERATION WHIRLWIND
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi, recently in Abuja, inaugurated a workshop for a newly formed tactical team, Operation Whirlwind, aimed at combating the smuggling of Petroleum Products to the neighbouring countries. In his opening remarks, CGC Adeniyi emphasised the crucial role the team would play in protecting the nation’s economy from the adverse […]
MARINE AND BLUE ECONOMY INTEGRITY GROUP APPLAUDS NASS’ QUEST TO AMEND NIGERIAN SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL ACT
Worried by the myriads of atrocities being perpetrated by a good number of stakeholders in the maritime industry, which have resulted to the loss of billions of Naira every year, the National Assembly has decided to empower the national maritime economic regulator with a new Act to checkmate these irregularities. Having commenced the process of […]