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Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR presenting a souvenir to the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mallam Usman Hayatu Mazadu when the later paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of NIMASA in Lagos.   As part of efforts toward harnessing the Blue Economy, enhancing collaboration, while also promoting Research and Development, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR has disclosed that the Agency is set to reopen the Lokoja office. The DG who disclosed this when he played host to the Executive Secretary,    Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mal. Usman Hayatu Mazadu at the Head office of the Agency in Lagos, noted that investment in research would play a major role in ensuring the harnessing of Nigeria’s maritime potentials.   In a release by the Assitant Direc...

  The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has said that the Nigeria Customs Service, under his watch, will implement every necessary action against saboteurs of Nigeria's economy to cripple their ‘illegitimate’ business of smuggling. The CGC restated this on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, when he received Ambassadors of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN—Habitat, led by Dr. Raymond Edoh, at the Customs Headquarters, Abuja. The Ag. CGC said, “On behalf of the entire Management Team of the Nigeria Customs Service, I wish to inform you that we will partner with you in this campaign, and we will grant you all forms of support you may need to carry out this campaign — and I want to assign one of our amiable DCGs, Abba Kura, to work with you closely”. He appreciated visitors from coming to intimate the Service of their campaign against smuggling, which according to him, the Nigeria Customs Service has already started yielding positive results i...

   As Deputy Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shu’aibu, took over the    mantle of leadership of Ogun 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service from Comptroller Bamidele Makinde as the new Customs Area Controller, he has called for collaboration from the boarder communities within the axis. Shu’aibu, one of the Customs Comptrollers who were recently redeployed by the Ag Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has over 30 years experience in Customs Administration covering Strategic, Enforcement and operational responsibilities. The new Area Controller of Ogun 1 command who hails from Zungeru in Niger State was born on December 24th, 1965, was enlisted into Nigeria Customs Service as a Cadet in the year 1991 and was later commissioned as Assistant Superintendent of Customs after the Completion of Basic Training at the Customs Training College Ikeja, Lagos. He has attended many professional courses which includes the following: Advance Law Enforcement Course...

  The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service as at Friday 15th September, 2023. has surpassed its revenue target of N1.96bn for 2023. Comptroller Dera Nnadi while handing over the staff of Office    of the command to the new Customs Area Controller of the command, Compt. Timi Bomodi    on Monday disclosed that the command between January to 15th September generated a total of N2,088,578,048.03k. Compt Nnadi who has resumed work at the TinCan Island Command also lauded the various anti- smuggling strides achieved under his watch during his eight months stay at the Seme Badagry Commander to include seizure of fake Six million US dollars equivalent to N2.7billion from trans -border smugglers; 9500 units of 50kg bags of rice equivalent to sixteen (16) trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice with Duty Paid Value of N312,242,064.93k; 15,094 x 30 liters Jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit equivalent to 455,850 litres or 15 petroleum tankers with a Duty Paid Value of...

  The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command of the Nigeria Customs Service now has Comptroller Martina TillyGyado as the Controller. The new controller, yesterday, Friday 15th September at the command’s conference hall was handed over the mantle of leadership of the command by her predecessor, Comptroller Timi Bomodi who by the recent postings in the NCS management was redeployed to the Seme Command.  While speaking at the handing over ceremony, Compt TillyGbado stated that her leadership would adopt emotional intelligence strategies and apply Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) strategies in addressing matters of revenue collection, anti-smuggling, trade facilitation, and robust stakeholder engagement to improve compliance. She further explained, “I am here to deploy emotional intelligence, which comprises teamwork, interpersonal relationships, and knowledge of the environment”. She also emphasized that her doors are open to criticism and that she is willing ...

  The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has charged member states on the need to achieve full ratification and domestication of all relevant instruments. Oyetola who also doubles as the Vice Chairman of the Abuja MOU spoke at the 13th Port State Control Committee Meeting of the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region (Abuja MoU), hosted by the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan.  Meanwhile the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR noted that the maritime administration in Nigeria is committed to effective implementation of the regulatory instruments in Nigeria.  The Minister, according to the press statement by the Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward FNIPR ,  emphasized the need for regulators and stakeholders in the member states to ensure their maritime...

Comptroller Dera Nnadi, yesterday, 14th of September assumed duties as Customs Area Controller of the Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service with a resolve to achieve the goals and aspirations of the service. Dera Nnadi, who described his posting to the command as homecoming had served as the Deputy Comptroller, Enforcement at the command noted that the command under his watch would not dwell on the usual blame game for the various challenges bedeviling the maritime industry said that “no one person is responsible for the rots; but everyone should be ready to offer solution”. The new CAC of the command noted that the command revenue target of over N801 billion currently stands at 52  percent, with barely three months to the end of the year 2023, assured that the command must work harder to collect the remaining 48 percent of the remaining revenue before the end of the year. He maintained that coming at a time the floating exchange rate was affecting importers and...

The Nigeria Customs Service has reaffirmed its commitment to enhance the skills of its officers and men through training at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos.  The Acting Comptroller-General, Bashir to Adewale Adeniyi MFR, made this known on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, when he received the Director General National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Professor Ayo Omotayo and his management team, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters, Abuja The Ag. CGC, who appreciated NIPSS's role in promoting trade in Nigeria had    pledged continued collaboration,    emphasized their joint efforts to find scientific solutions for trade modeling and monitoring of legitimate trades at entry and exit points. The customs boss however, acknowledged the value of NIPSS's training programs for Customs officers and called for a sustainable partnership. On his part, Prof. Ayo Omotayo, the Director Ge...

  The Nigeria Customs Service NCS, has expressed willingness to synergize with the Benin Republic customs enhance trans-border security and regulate trade between the two countries. the    Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, made this known on Tuesday, 12th September 2023, when he officially received Senior Officers of Benin Customs, led by the Director-General, Alain Hinkati, at the Nigeria Customs Headquarters Abuja, in continuation of their two-day interactive session. The session, which started on Monday, 11th September 2023, at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel, is expected to deepen the relationship between Nigeria and Benin while promoting their age-long bilateral trade ties.  Other areas that the partnership will address include enhancing the proper use of International Transit Guidelines to govern transit-bound goods and fees from Cotonou Port to Nigeria; Integration of Nigeria into the Interconnected System for the Management o...

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) hosted an enlightenment workshop for seafarers, employers of seafarers and other maritime stakeholders in Lagos on Seafarers’ Medical Certification and other related issues concerning the health of Nigerian Seafarers.  Speaking at the event, the Agency's Director General Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, who was represented by the Head, Administration and Human Resources Department, Hamisu Gambo, reminded attendees that the safety of seafarers lay at the heart of an efficient and productive maritime sector.  According to him, "the safety and well-being of seafarers is paramount in ensuring the smooth operation and success of the maritime industry. The ability to maintain high medical standards and certifications is not only a legal requirement but crucial to safeguarding the lives of those who dedicate their careers to the sea".  Dr. Jamoh added that the Agency had organised the event to ensure that Ship Owners, W...

  The Nigeria Customs Service, through the Apapa Area command has generated over   N676B between the months of January to August 2023. The outgone Area Controller of the Command, ACG  Auwal Baba Mohammed    disclosed this on Tuesday while handing over the mantle of leadership of the command to the new Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba who before now, was the Custom Area Controller in charge of Oyo/Osun Command of the Service.  The Newly promoted ACG added that the Command collected it’s highest monthly and daily revenue in August 2023. According to him a total of N136b was recorded as monthly revenue in August while N10billion was collected on 3rd of August 2023 being the highest monthly and daily collections in the history of the Nigeria Customs Service.  While urging officers of the command to rededicate themselves to service and surpass government expectations from them in areas of revenue collection, prevention of s...