Author: Vera
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…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) has reiterated its commitment to avoid the mistakes of the defunct Ship Acquisition and Ship Building Fund (SASBF) in the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessels Finance Fund(CVFF) Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola who stated this in Lagos at an interactive session with the maritime media on Monday said the agency is focused on planning not to fail According to him, the nation’s maritime industry has undergone some changes since the earlier disbursements about two decades ago and requires adequate planning that takes about seventy percent of the time to achieve efficiency…
Gombe State Athletics Association Chairman Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe has call for proper Accountability by Team Nigeria for N12 billion spent at the just concluded Paris Olympics Games in Paris. Gombe made the call in response to questions on Channels Television on why Team Nigeria failed medal at the Games. The Sports entrepreneur said the N12 billion voted for the Games by President Bola Tinubu govt must be accounted for following the zero medal outing. “There must be accountability, the sports Ministry has been a corrupted place as government money is regarded as free funds.” That was the reason privately…
Adalikwu who said this during a visit to the Vice- Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Communication and Unlocking Routes, Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), His Excellency Jean Pierre Bemba,said the sustainability of African economies lie in productive engagement of her teeming youth population and women in many areas including maritime transportation either as micro entrepreneurs, professionals and artisans. According to the MOWCA SG, the unexplored and untapped benefits from marine related commercial activities such as seafaring fishing, under water engineering, oil exploration and other activities in the various value chains are capable of strengthening African economies if properly harnessed. The…