Maritime industry stakeholders have expressed worry that apart from the escalating scourge of piracy, kidnapping and crude oil theft on the nation’s waters, large sums of money are being splashed on Global West Vessels Specialists Limited (GWVSL) even when Nigerians were told that the concession contract was on no cure, no pay basis. Enyeribe Anyanwu [...]
Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess (Dr.) Vicky Haastrup, has exonerated private terminal operators from the blame that they party to making the cost of doing business at the port very expensive. Mrs. Haastrup, who spoke in her office, when the commissioner of the Port Authority Police Command (PAPC) paid her a [...]
The invocation of the voluntary ‘Lump Sum Retirement Scheme’ by the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), under which three directors have retired and more are about to go, is brewing disharmony and threatening to open up a can of worms at the agency. Following the retirement of the three directors [...]
Afreight forwarder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has advised the federal ministry of finance and the Nigeria Customs Service to adopt the amnesty option in order to clear the backlog of cargoes that fall into the import prohibition list which are now littering the ports. Dr. Aniebonam who is the founder of the National Association of Government [...]
Investigation has revealed that because of growing skepticism over the viability of the proposed Lekki Port Project and the inexperience of its promoters, Tolaram Group in port operations, banks in the country are wary of funding it. Tolaram Group, founded in India by one late KhanchandVaswani, has been in existence since 1948, and has not [...]
Making good its threat to rid the Lagos ports of miscreants, the Port Authority Police Command has carried out an unannounced raid at the Tin Can Island Port Complex, Lagos, arresting 64 miscreants. Commissioner of Port Authority Police Command, Mrs. SherifatDisu-Olajoku, who disclosed this when she paid a courtesy visit to the executive vice chairman [...]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has ordered three patrol vessels to help counter terror threats on the waters, especially the port channels and its facilities. This is part efforts by the Authority to manage the security challenges in the industry. Two sophisticated vessels of similar class are being constructed in South Africa while the other [...]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in conjunction with local and international partners, has embarked on a corruption risk assessment project targeted at all the nation’s seaports. This is to ensure that the ports played the expected roles in the nation’s economic development. Blueprint learnt that the project which kicked off [...]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will with effect from April 2013 begin the collection of sea protection levy from oil companies operating in the nation’s territorial waters. The agency will also commence the implementation of the offshore waste reception facilities with effect from the date. All these came to light at a [...]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has given the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko Wednesday 10 April 2013 to appear before it to answer queries bothering on the 2007–2010 remittances to the Federation Account. The committee which is currently investigating remittances by revenue generating agencies, expressed outrage at the non-appearance of [...]
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