MARITIME

Golden handshake: NIMASA bares it all

Saturday, 25 May 2013 01:39

L - R: Assistant Director, SERVICOM Unit, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA),Alhaji Abdul Danbawa, Acting Director ,Shipping Development,Captain Warredi Eniosuoh and Deputy Director, Public Relations Unit, Mr. Isichie Osamgbi at a Media Parley in Lagos. The Nigeria maritime administration and safety agency (NIMASA) has cleared the air about the controversial golden handshake surrounding the agency in the past few weeks.

NPA Western Ports to tightens ports access control

Saturday, 25 May 2013 01:39

Effective from tomorrow Tuesday 21st May, 2013, only genuine port users with electronic port pass or means of identification issued by approved authorities will be allowed into the ports in Lagos.

MARAN President calls for probe into Calabar Port Dredging contract

Saturday, 25 May 2013 01:39

L-R: General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogu; Port Manager, Delta Ports, Mr Obumneme Onuenyenwa; NPA Managing Director, Malam Habib Abdullahi; and General Manager, Eastern Ports, Mr Sunny Nwobi, inspecting the rehabilitation of wuay walls at the Old Port, Warri, during Abdullahi's maiden visit to Delta Ports. The President of the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Akinola has called on the Federal Government to institute a probe into the N9 billion Calabar Port dredging contract.

Anxiety trails enforcement of Taxpayers Identification Number

Saturday, 25 May 2013 01:39

Abdullahi Inde Dikko, Comptroller General of Customs The commencement of Taxpayers Identification Number (TIN) was believed to bring about increased revenue generation, greater efficiency, accountability, transparency making clearing of goods at the point of landing faster and better management of records and information for the government but with the start of the policy on Tuesday, the pace at which cargoes are being exited from the port has slowed down, BABALOLA YUSUF ABIOLA writes.

Reps berate Customs CG, describe agency as lawless

Saturday, 25 May 2013 01:39

The Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko, was on Wednesday summoned by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts over queries bordering on the 2007–2010 remittances to the Federation Account.

Nigerians are the cause of inferior Chinese products –– Ambassador

Saturday, 25 May 2013 01:39

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Deng Boqing, has exonerated his country from the influx of low quality goods imported into Nigeria from the Asian country.