Abuja maritime security conference leaves blueprint on policing Gulf of Guinea
Samson Echenim
October 16, 2019
By Samson Echenim The global maritime security conference 2019 held in Abuja ended with recommendations to countries in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) on how to effectively police the water feared to be highly infested with pirates and sea criminals. A communique adopted at the close of the conference charged navies, coast guards and […]
Border closure more vehicles now pass through ports, says PTML, as Customs earns N116.5bn
Chris IkosaOctober 16, 2019
By Samson Echenim Nigeria’s largest vehicle port, Port & Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML), has confirmed to business a.m. that importation of vehicles through the port has increased following the closure of the country’s land borders. The PTML command of Nigeria Customs Service had earlier reported N116.52 billion revenue collections between January and September 2019, […]
Shipowners pay over N10m to secure vessels on anchorage in Nigeria
Samson EchenimOctober 14, 2019
By Samson Echenim Owners of ships coming to Nigerian ports pay $2,000 (about N720,000) per day to private security firms to secure their vessels waiting on anchorage to berth at the seaports in Lagos and other ports. Vessels whose berths of call are occupied by other discharging vessels at the time they arrive usually […]
Security declaration on Gulf of Guinea expected at global maritime conference
Samson EchenimOctober 9, 2019
By Samson Echenim 38 navies, 27 coast guards attending The 2019 epoch-making Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) will produce a blueprint for coordinated anti-piracy action in the Gulf of Guinea by world maritime nations, Dakuku Peterside, director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said. According to the NIMASA boss, […]
Wheat, palm oil imports arrive at Lagos ports as 41 ships call
Samson EchenimOctober 9, 2019
By Samson Echenim Despite stoppage of official provision of forex for importation of food products by the Nigerian government, food products such as wheat and palm oil are among bulk cargoes arriving at the Apapa Port in Lagos this week. Checks by business a.m. show that 16,000 million tonnes of palm olein, a refined […]
Customs: Owners of seized vehicles will pay complete duty with 25% penalty
Businessam StaffOctober 4, 2019
Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, has directed that owners of vehicles seized or detained will pay the complete duty with 25% penalty levy. In a circular released by AOB Fatade, assistant comptroller-general, all operations units were mandated to report action on this to the headquarters on a weekly basis. “The Comptroller-General […]
Border closure forces importers to use Nigerian seaports, says Customs CG
Samson EchanimOctober 4, 2019
By Samson Echenim Many Nigerian importers who hitherto import through neighbouring ports of Cotonou and Lome are now being forced to import through the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos following the closure of Nigeria’s land borders with its neighbours, Hameed Ali, Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Servuce has said. Ali, a retired […]
Government’s investments in maritime security, rail transport will boost Nigerian economy, say Amaechi, Dakuku
Businessam StaffSeptember 30, 2019
… as 10 students win NIMASA educational grants The new maritime security infrastructure being built by the Nigerian government tagged the Deep Blue Sea project and remodernisation of railway across the country and from the seaports will trigger economic boost for the country, says Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation. Amaechi stated this in Lagos, while […]
Hastrup cautions against national shipping line with government stake
Samson EchenimSeptember 30, 2019
By Samson Echenim Foremost Apapa Port terminal operator, Vicky Hastrup, has decried the idea of reviving the defunct Nigeria National Shipping Line, or re-establishing a national sea carrier in which the Nigerian government would have a stake. In a chat with business a.m., the managing director/ CEO, ENL Consortium said she would not support […]
Shippers, lawmakers call for more rail investments to get dry ports active
Samson EchenimSeptember 30, 2019
By Samson Echenim The Nigerian government needs to invest more in the acquisition of locomotives and wagons that are needed to move cargoes from seaports in Lagos to the dry port in Kaduna, shippers have said. This is as the House of Representatives called on the government to connect all dry ports with rail […]