CGC Adeniyi bags Lifetime Achievement Award at 2026 Nigeria Most Influential Awards
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, was on Saturday, August 22, 2026 honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th anniversary edition of Nigeria Most Influential Awards. The award which took place in Abuja was in recognition of CGC Adeniyi’s transformative leadership of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), particularly his contributions to trade facilitation, […]
Customs enlists WCO, UK Agency to deepen anti-corruption war with risks analysis/mapping across key processes
Corruption has been on the decline since the inception of the present administration of the Nigeria Customs Service. To further improve on its accomplishments, the Service has concluded a workshop with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the United Kingdom’s International Development agency aimed at strengthening its anti-corruption framework through corruption risk analysis, risk mapping […]
As port economic regulatory regime begins, agency management primes workers for new roles
As port economic regulatory regime begins, agency management primes workers for new roles The Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency, (NPERA), formerly Nigerian Shippers Council, Dr. Akutah Pius, has urged staff to embrace the culture of commitment, and professionalism as the Council transitions from shippers’ council to ports economic regulator. Speaking at […]
U.S Removes Security Restrictions on Ships Arriving From Nigeria After 12 Years
U.S Removes Security Restrictions on Ships Arriving From Nigeria After 12 Years The U.S has removed restrictions imposed on ships arriving from Nigeria after a decade, to cut shipping costs and boost the competitiveness of Nigerian port facilities. The U.S Coast Guard had come up with the restrictions called the Conditions of Entry or CoE […]
Hadiza Bala Usman to deliver MAMAL 2026 keynote address
Hadiza Bala Usman to deliver MAMAL 2026 keynote address The Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) to President Bola Tinubu and former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hajiya Hadiza Bala Usman, will deliver the keynote address at the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) 2026 Maritime Annual […]
Despite declining cargo volumes, Customs targets N8trillion from Zone A
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is optimistic of generating nearly N8 trillion revenue from its Zone A in 2026, despite declining cargo volumes which is posing a challenge to revenue collection across the nation’s major ports and border commands. The Zonal Coordinator, Assistant Comptroller-General Mohamed Babandede, disclosed this during an interaction with the MARAN newspaper […]
Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency Bill Signed into Law
After long delay and several hurdles, the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, 2026, has been signed into law by President Ahmed Tinubu, paving the way for the establishment of economic regulator for Nigeria’s port sector. This was announced by the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. […]
Truck owners demand refunds for cancelled E-Call-Up bookings
The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) is demanding refunds for e-call up bookings, insisting that truck operators should not be made to bear the financial consequences of cancellations arising from delays or circumstances beyond their control. The association described the situation as unfair and called for mechanisms that would ensure automatic refunds whenever paid […]
Consolidate to ward off foreign taker over –NAGAFF urges freight forwarders
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has urged indigenous freight forwarding companies to consolidate their operations, warning that failure to so could leave them increasingly vulnerable to foreign dominance in Nigeria’s logistics and maritime sector. The association said the growing fragmentation of local freight forwarding companies was weakening their capacity to compete […]
Freight forwarders accuse MSC Shipping of turning haulage trucks into holding bays
Freight forwarders operating under the aegis of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) have accused the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC Shipping) of turning haulage trucks into temporary holding bays by failing to receive empty containers promptly from freight forwarders. NAGAFF made the allegation in a letter dated August 6, 2026, addressed to […]
