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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to collaborate with Nigeria LNG Limited to boost the Nigerian economy. This assurance was made known recently, when a delegation from Nigeria LNG Limited, led by its Managing Director, Philip Mshelbila, paid a courtesy visit to the Comptroller-General of Customs at the Service’s Headquarters in Abuja. Receiving the delegation, CGC Adeniyi expressed his appreciation for the visit and emphasised the importance of the longstanding partnership between the Nigeria Customs Service and NLNG. He said, “Your organisation’s contributions to our nation’s energy sector cannot…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, (NSC), Barr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah, has called for robust national policies and increased private sector investments to address the critical challenges of vessel financing and its significance to the maritime sector’s growth. Barr. Akutah, who was represented by the Principal Officer, Regulatory Services, Cadmus Temitope at the 2024 Annual Maritime Finance Conference organised by the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) in connection with NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) in Lagos on Thursday, said exploring financing options for vessels acquisition will fully harness the potential of Nigeria’s Blue Economy.…
Delta State Governor, Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, has approved the appointment of Dr (Barr) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, as the Director General, Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau. A letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, said the appointment takes effect from 19th August, 2024. Until his new appointment as Director General, Dr Oghenesivbe was the Executive Assistant on Orientation and Communications/Head of Orientation Bureau, a position he held for ten months. As Director General, Oghenesivbe is expected to combine regular state wide sensitization campaigns with articulation of government policies, programmes and achievement, as well as lead…
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council on Thursday, advocated for policies that would encourage stakeholders in the maritime industry to acquire ships as part of measures to promote local content. Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Pius Akutah who made the call in Lagos, maintained that for robust national policies pointing out that increased private sector investments to address the critical challenges of vessel financing is significance to the maritime sector’s growth. Managing Director NSML Mr Abdulkadir Ahmed, Director, Administration and Human Resources NIMASA Isichie Osamgbi and Cadmus Temitope at the programme put together by AMJON on Thursday…
NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited’s (NSML’s) Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCOE) has made history by becoming the first training centre in Africa to receive the highly sought-after accreditation from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA). According to a statement on Thursday, the groundbreaking achievement allows the Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCOE) to deliver and issue certificates for the STCW 2010 Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) and Basic Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations courses, placing it among globally recognised maritime training institutions. The UK MCA, an agency under the UK Department for Transport, is renowned for…
The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) is set to flag-off its annual Maritime Finance Conference as several industry stakeholders who have indicated intention to attend have said that it could catalyse the development of the country’s Blue Economy. The year’s special edition which is jointly organized by AMJON and NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) is pulling key maritime industry operators and stakeholders and country financial institutions in the country who will be the main providers of the necessary financing the industry badly needs to thrive. As the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), National Inland…
All is set as key maritime stakeholders including the Managing Director of NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML), Abdulkadir Ahmed; Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),Dr Dayo Mobereola; Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho and others are billed to attend the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria(AMJON) Finance Conference slated to hold at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos; on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The 2024 AMJON Conference which is in collaboration with the NSML will be chaired by the Managing Director/CEO, NSML, Mr Abdulkadir Ahmed who will also present a…
YI’m The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its personnel of Apapa Area Command intercepted twelve containers laden with expired pharmaceutical products. Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi disclosed this in Lagos when he paid a working visit to the Apapa Area Command of the service. Adeniyi stated that the present seizures made by officers and men at the Apapa Port Command, comprises expired and controlled pharmaceutical products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of NGN 1.8 billion, explaining that the items, if allowed to exit the ports, would undermine the security of the nation by influencing the behavior of individuals…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Says it has paid depositors, with balances exceeding Five Million Naira, the initial insured sum of Five Million Naira, while the remaining balances (classified as uninsured deposits) will be paid as liquidation dividends upon realization of the defunct bank’s assets and recovery of debts owed to the defunct bank. The Corporation, in a statement, disclosed that this unprecedented direct payments was carried out through BVN-linked alternate accounts without the need for depositors to visit NDIC offices or fill out forms. This achievement marks a historic shift for the NDIC in the prompt reimbursement of…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it will forfeit N188.37 billion in import duties following the Federal Government’s directive to remove tariffs and other import duties on key food imports. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this disclosure in a keynote address at the second Economic Confidential Lecture and Book Presentation in Abuja. To alleviate food inflation in Nigeria, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced on July 8 the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on certain food staples imported through land and sea borders. These staples include maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and…