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The new Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola has pledged that the agency under his watch would run an all-inclusive governance system where stakeholders would be the centre- piece of the policies and programmes of the agency. Speaking at the maiden meeting with stakeholders organised by the Maritime Stakeholders Group MSG in Lagos, Thursday, the new DG also assured that the management has already commenced the process of automating the country’s Ship Registry, which would be completed soon. According to the DG, the management in the last five-six weeks has already been brainstorming, sharing ideas for the good of the industry, he added that the management decided to organise the forum to feel the pulse of the stakeholders, who should be the centre-piece of the policies and programmes of the management under his watch. He further disclosed that in addition to feeling the pulse of the industry stakeholders, the forum, also f...

Following the reoccurring network failures of the Customs Server, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) 100% Compliance Team has formally petitioned the Federal Ministry of Finance following the recurrent server failures within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) infrastructure.  These failures, according to the team have led to severe consequences, including substantial financial losses at the Lagos seaports. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, the NAGAFF team expressed deep concern over the ongoing challenges caused by the Customs Service server malfunctions which have lasted for a while now. These challenges, they emphasized, have resulted in hardships, increased demurrage fees, and significant revenue losses for stakeholders within the shipping industry. “We are taken aback as to why such outfit that has over the time manifested gross incompetence is hired…” Alhaji Tanko Ibrahim, the National Coordinator of the Compli...

Association of Nigerian Catholic Maritime Journalists (ANCAMAJ) last Thursday in Lagos added a new publication to it's stable as it unveiled a magazine. The event, which took place at the hall of Secred Heart Catholic Church, Apapa was chaired by Comrade Emeka Enwelu  a renowned Freight and Shipping Agent and the special quest of honour was Conptroller Dera Nnadi, the Customs Area Controller of TinCan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service. The Publication, "Prime Suave Magazine" according to the  President of the Association , Mr Alfred Omenihu is a general interest quarterly magazine with more concentration in the maritime industry. Alfred Omenihu in his welcome address stated that the objectives of the association,  "Moving the Mandate Forward,” encapsulates our mission as media professionals, to news dissemination, agenda setting, public relations, and the conferment of status. Stating further,  "we feel a responsibility, as trained researchers, to fo...

Sir Siminalayi Fubara Executive Governor of Rivers State The squabble between the immediate past Governor of River state HE Nyesome Wike and the current Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has taken a new turn as the government set to set up judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the conducts of governance in the state before his assumption of office on May 29, 2023. The governor made this announcement today during the swearing-in ceremony of the state new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Dagogo Israel Iboroma, SAN, at the Government House in Port Harcourt River state. Governor Fubara indicated that the inquiry would delve into past governance practices, potentially spanning administrations since 1999. During his address at the ceremony, Governor Fubara said: “My brother, Dagogo Iboroma, you are going to be the brand new Attorney-General of our dear State; Why are we bringing you at this very critical time? We have a lot of issues around us. We believe that you are not g...

In a bid to foster bilateral relationship for the enhancement of economic growth between Nigeria and the Peoples' Republic of China, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday, 8th May 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC). Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi MFR who led some of his management team to Shenzhen highlighted the significance of knotting bilateral affiliation with China, which, according to him, will boost the two countries' import-export operations and favour the businesses of MSMEs in Nigeria.  The CGC appreciated the Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, Wang Lingjun, for showing interest in signing MoU with the NCS. He also applauded the recent exponential rise in the development of e-commerce, adding, “We know a lot of Nigerian companies and SMEs take advantage of the opportunities aided...

. ..NIMASA DG Promises To Promote Equitable Maritime Labour Industry   L-R: Vice Chairperson, ENL Consortium Dr. Vicky Haastrup; former Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Ade Dosunmu; Director General, NIMASA Dr. Dayo Mobereola; Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Chudi Offodile; Executive Director Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services Mr. Jibril Abba and Former Director General, National Maritime Authority, NMA, Architect Ferdinand Agu during the launching The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched the reviewed minimum wage document for Nigerian Seafarers, developed in line with the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention MLC 2006.   The document, which is for 2023-2025, is a product of a Collective Bargaining Agreement that involved employers of labour in the maritime sector, the leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, NIMASA and other stakeholders in the indu...

Senator Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly has kicked against the controversial cybersecurity levy.  Speaking on the issue  on a Channels Television program on Friday, May 10, Ndume said it is not proper for the government to continue to levy the citizens while nothing is done to increase their income. He said, “You cannot be loading taxes on people when you are not increasing their income. Their source of income, you are not widening it, you are not increasing it. I am not part of those that support levying people anyhow. “The amendment to the Cybersecurity Act, I supported it but not the nitty-gritty and I am not trying to run away from any blame. We have issues with cybercrime you know that, and there is a need for the government to improve the Cybercrime Act, that is what I understand by the amendment. “Looking at the nitty-gritty would have been the responsibility of interested parties. If I had known there is an i...

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi MFR , has expressed optimism that the recently launched Pilot Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program in Nigeria is designed to contribute to the broader objectives of the WCO in promoting border security and fostering sustainable global economic development. Adeniyi dwelled on these developments on Wednesday during a panel discussions with Sun Yuning, Vice Minister General Administration of China Customs (GACC), Helena Marla, Director-General Tax and Customs Authority of Portugal, Edward Kieswetter, WCO Council Chairperson and Selina Clerk, Deputy Commissioner Operations, Jamaica Customs Agency, at the 6th World Customs Organization Global Authorized Economic Operators Conference taking place in Shenzhen, China. The CGC, who admitted that the Service’s level of implementing AEO is at the starting point, expressed the his readiness to engage Customs officers in building their capacity about the program “so...

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, in fulfillment of its anti-smuggling functions has made a major onslaught against the reign of smuggling on the Western Waterways and Creeks  with the seizure of One Hundred and Seventy Seven (177) Sacks and Sixty One (61) Kegs of 25 Litres containing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) along Isalu Creek Badagry Waterway en-route Benin Republic. This was revealed by the Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller PK Bamisaiye yesterday during a press briefing at the command's Headquarters in Ibafon, Lagos. According to the Area Controller, the Seizure is most economically significant to the Command at this period of scarcity of Petroleum Products especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country and shows the anticipatory posture in the command response to economic saboteurs. Giving account leading to the seizure, Bamisaiye said, "at about 2330hrs on Wednesday 8th May 2024, while on joint patrol by Teams in the Comma...

Hon. Tajudeen Abbass Speaker of the House of Representatives   The House of Representatives has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the enforcement of the controversial cybersecurity levy. The House took this decision following a motion raised by Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda on behalf of all members. The House had expressed concern that the circular issued by the CBN could be misunderstood by Nigerians, it however, noted that the directive does not align with the principles outlined in section 44(2a) of the cybercrime Act regarding the recipients responsible for paying the levy. The House urged the CBN to promptly retract its previous circular regarding the levy’s enforcement and instead publish a new circular aligned with the Act’s provisions. The cybersecurity levy was introduced by CBN through a circular to all banks on May 6, 2024, in accordance with the stipulations of the cybercrime Act.