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‎ T he   SIFAX Group and its Chairman, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, at the just concluded Maritime Industry Merit Awards (MIMA) 2026,  recorded a remarkable outing by clinching three prestigious honours in recognition of their outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s maritime and corporate landscape. ‎At the awards ceremony held at the Oriental Hotels in Lagos, SIFAX Group received the award for Most Corporate Social Responsibility Friendly Company, while Dr. Afolabi bagged two major individual honours, the Lifetime Maritime Award and Maritime Man of the Year. ‎ ‎ According to Elder Asu Beks, Maritime Media Limited’s CEO, Dr. Afolabi emerged as Maritime Man of the Year after being “overwhelmingly voted” by stakeholders during a 60-day rigorous voting exercise.  ‎ ‎In the citation read during the award presentation, the organisers said the recognition reflected  unwavering commitment to the advancement of the maritime industry and his long-standing vision of position...

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim faithful across Nigeria and beyond on the occasion of Eid el-Fitr, urging all citizens to uphold the values of compassion, discipline and service to humanity. ‎ ‎Dr. Mobereola noted that this season represents a period of deep spiritual reflection, sacrifice, and renewed commitment to faith and humanity. He emphasized that the lessons of the season; particularly compassion, selflessness, sacrifice and unity are critical to fostering national development and social cohesion in a diverse society like Nigeria. ‎ ‎He emphasised that, “as we celebrate the end of the holy month of fasting, may this blessed season of sacrifice, reflection and unity fill our hearts with gratitude and strengthen our bonds as one people. May this Eid bring peace, prosperity and renewed hope to our nation. Let us continue to uphold the values of compas...

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has directed shipping lines and their respective agencies to suspend the implementation of the recently approved tariffs. ‎ ‎The country's ports economic regulator gave this directive in a press release issued by the management of the Nigeria Shippers Council yesterday, Friday 20th 2026 mandating all affected operators  to revert to, and apply strictly, the tariff regime that was in force immediately prior to the said increase. ‎The statement reads in full.  ‎"The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), in the exercise of its statutory mandate as the economic regulator of the port and shipping sector, hereby directs all shipping lines and their respective agencies to immediately suspend the implementation of the recently approved tariffs. ‎ ‎ This directive is issued pursuant to ongoing engagements with critical stakeholders and in response to substantive concerns raised regarding the timing, structure, and potential impact of the said tarif...

The  strategic leadership and operational discipline of the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of TinCan  Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Frank Okechukwu Onyeka, has continued to engender strong revenue drive, the command in the last month February,  2026, recorded a remarkable revenue performance by generating a whopping sum of N 120,462,054,345.72. ‎ ‎This figure  represents a significant increase from the ₦103,612,383,381.39 recorded in February 2025. This reflects a robust year-on-year growth of over ₦16.8 billion, further cementing the Command’s status as a major revenue hub within the NCS. ‎ ‎Industry stakeholders have attributed this impressive performance largely to the exemplary leadership of Comptroller Onyeka, whose proactive approach to revenue generation, trade facilitation, and anti-smuggling operations has yielded tangible results. Since assuming office, he has demonstrated a firm commitment to blocking revenue leakages,...

In furtherance of its commitment to enhancing international customs cooperation and advancing trade facilitation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its strategic engagement with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of the United Kingdom. This development followed a high-level bilateral meeting held in London on 18 March 2026 under the framework of the Nigeria–United Kingdom Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP), on the margins of the State Visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to the United Kingdom. ‎ ‎ The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, and Ms Megan Shaw, Head of International Customs and Border Engagement at HMRC, according to a press release issued by the National Public Relations Officer of NCS, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, PhD, mnipr, mniia led the bilateral engagement. Discussions centred on advancing customs modernisation, strengthening data tra...

The Seme Krake Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has welcomed a new Area Controller in person of Comptroller A.L Kaila who formally took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Wale Adenuga at the ECOWAS Joint Border Post on Wednesday. ‎ ‎The former comptroller Adenuga officially handed over the reigns of leadership to him, marking the end of his tenure as the Customs Area Controller of the Command. ‎ ‎Speaking at the handover ceremony, Adenuga said the command had increased revenue from N5.17 million to N1.5 billion. ‎ ‎He described the feat as a testament to hard work and dedication of officers and men of the command urging them to cooperate with the new controller in order to achieve greatness. ‎ ‎The outgoing Comptroller thanked officers, sister agencies and stakeholders operating at the command for their support during his tenure as the controller of the command. ‎ ‎In response,  the new controller described the Seme command as a famili...

In the fight to halt the  growing influx of illicit drugs, unregistered pharmaceuticals and other forms of smuggling within the Ogun border region, the  Controller of Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone 'A' of the Nigeria Customs Service,  Comptroller Gambo Aliyu, on Monday 16 March,  held a series of strategic engagements with key security stakeholders in the state. ‎ ‎The engagements took him to the Ogun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, and the palace of the Alake of Egba Land. ‎ ‎The discussions, according to reports centred on strengthening cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and cross-border crimes ‎ ‎ During the visit to the NDLEA Command, Aliyu disclosed that the unit had recorded significant seizures of Cannabis Indica since he assumed office. According to him, over 60 per cent of the more than two tonnes intercepted by the unit within the past three m...

‎The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko Area Command, has intercepted two rare 19th-century artefacts and a cache of prohibited items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦1.35 billion. ‎ ‎The Acting Area Controlle of the command, Deputy Comptroller Olukayode Afeni, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Idiroko, Ogun. ‎ ‎ Giving account of the seizures, Afeni said the interception was part of intensified anti-smuggling operations along the Nigeria–Benin Republic border.   He explained that the recovered artefacts are of significant historical and cultural importance to Nigeria. ‎ ‎According to him, the artefacts were subjected to expert evaluation before being handed over to the National Museum in Abeokuta for preservation. ‎ ‎He however  noted that efforts are ongoing to recover more Nigerian artefacts taken out of the country in the past, stressing that such recoveries restore national pride. ‎ ‎The acting Controller reiterate...

As  Nigeria continues to show her prowess in the development of global customs data standards,  A ssistant Comptroller of Customs, Mary-Anne Egwunyenga, of Information and Communication Technology/Modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has been re-elected as Vice Chairperson of the Data Model Project Team of the World Customs Organisation (WCO). ‎Her re-election, according to reports was announced on 6th March 2026 during the 74th Data Model Project Team (DMPT) Meeting held at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Egwunyenga, who was first elected to the position in 2023, secured the confidence of the technical body's members once again, underscoring her growing influence within the global customs data management community. ‎ ‎The WCO Data Model Project Team is responsible for developing and maintaining the WCO Data Model. This global standard enables customs administrations and border regulatory agencies to harmonise trade data and facilitate seamless...