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Don Climax celebrates Customers Service Week
Don Climax Ventures Limited last Monday joined the rest of the world to celebrate Customers Service Week. The…
Transire Suspension: Customs removes Don Climax, few others from List
The Nigeria Customs Service has removed Don Climax from the list of bonded terminals, warehouses and FTZs suspended…
NPA moves to boost forex inflows, eliminate export bottlenecks
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stepped up efforts to boost foreign exchange inflows into the economy, by…
CMA CGM finalizes $1.4B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain
Warehousing and distribution services will be merged under Ceva Logistics France-based shipping conglomerate CMA CGM Group said Thursday…
Mu’azu take over Customs Apapa Area Command
… Vows to sustain ₦323bn monthly revenue record Comptroller Murtala Mu’azu has assumed duty as the 33rd…
Customs CG Adeniyi Wins Special IPRA Award in Greece
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has received a Special Award of Excellence…
Maresk, PIL, other Shipping Lines Commend US Lifting of Entry Restrictions on Nigeria
Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies has welcomed the US Coast Guard’s (USCG) decision to lift…
FG approves upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta, Calabar ports
The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernization and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports, the…
Another retirement gale hits top Customs officers, as Olomu, Babandede, Adedeji, others leave service
Another retirement wave has swept through the Nigeria Customs Service, with ten Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACGs) retiring from the…
Transfer of Inland Dry Ports: NPERA, NPA Begin Talks
In compliance with a recent federal government directive, the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) and the Nigerian…
NIMASA rallies banks, investors, ship owners to N25tr blue economy hackathon
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) last Wednesday held a high-level interactive session with major investors,…
Govt, stakeholders agree on strategies to boost competitiveness of Nigeria’s ports, say port modernization alone not enough
Stakeholders who attended the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria’s annual lecture (MAMAL 2026) were unanimous in their conviction…
How AEO scheme has drastically reduced cargo clearance time at the ports
The Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) scheme has been identified as the primary engine driving cargo clearance times down…
Global shipping authorities warn of maritime trade breakdown amid geopolitical turmoil
Shipping authorities from 18 countries warned Tuesday that diverging rules and sanctions-evasion networks risk creating a two-tier maritime…
Customs gets new DCG, 5 ACGs, unveils N4.3trn half-year revenue
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller-General and five Assistant Comptrollers-General,…
Cargo throughput, vessel traffic on steady rise at nation’s ports, rises by 12.3%, 14.4% respectively
Like the first quarter of the year, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), recorded growth in cargo throughput, vessel…
FG moves IDPs away from Nigerian Shippers Council, sets up committee for transition to NPERA
The federal government has directed the transfer of inland dry port (IDP) operations domiciled in the Nigerian Shippers…
Barely three weeks interval, another large consignment of arms intercepted at Tin Can Island Port
Barely three weeks interval, another large consignment of arms intercepted at Tin Can Island Port The Tin Can…
Customs, Navy Pledge to Strengthen Synergy for Effective Operational Surveillance
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigerian Navy have pledged…
NIMASA DG, Mobereola, briefs Tinubu on Nigeria’s maritime development
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, last week briefed…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tin Can Firearms Import: Lagos High Court Remands Two
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered the remand of two men: Ejiogu Godson and…
FG exempts CNG electric vehicles from Customs duty, VAT
The Federal Government has approved the exemption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and certain…
Customs intercepts pump-action rifles, Cannabis-infused products at Tin Can Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container concealing components of pump-action rifles and cannabis-infused products worth…
Lekki Port expands global market access, welcomes MSC’s Weekly Feeder Service
The Lekki Deep Seaport will on August 3, 2026, welcome the maiden call of the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s…
Haulage Operators Warned Against Deploying Rickety Trucks at Ports
The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has issued an urgent advisory to all maritime haulage operators, mandating…
Police warns freight forwarders against shielding criminal elements
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Maritime Police Command, AIG Okunade Ronke Nurat has warned…
Customs CSR Initiative Wins Commonwealth Gold Award
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has received global recognition as its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, ‘Customs…
Customs Begins 2026 Tariff Reforms
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced implementation of the 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures and Tariff Amendments approved…
BUA invests $85m to expand operations in Port Harcourt Port, targets 2m tonnes of imports annually
BUA Group has said that it is investing about $85million to expand its facility in Port Harcourt Port…
Nigerian shippers reject CMA CGM’s proposed bunker surcharge on containers
Nigerian importers and customs agents have condemned French shipping company, CMA CGM’s, proposed emergency fuel surcharge on containers…
Sudden sinking of portion of Marine Road sparks fear of imminent disaster
Residents, workers and motorists have raised alarm over the sudden sinking and collapse of Liverpool end of Marine…
Customs launches MIS File Tracker to deepen digitalization drive
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched Management Information System (MIS) File Tracker at the Port and Terminal…
Massive job loss imminent as fortunes of bonded terminals decline -Operators
Massive job loss imminent as fortunes of bonded terminals decline The Association of Bonded Terminal Operators of Nigeria…
China unveils world’s fastest self-unloading cargo vessel
China unveils world’s fastest self-unloading cargo vessel China State Shipbuilding Corp, the world’s largest listed shipbuilder in terms…
Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦26.5b Cannabis Indica concealed with imported vehicles
Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦26.5b Cannabis Indica concealed with imported vehicles The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command,…
