Regulation

Clearing agents on Tuesday withdrew their services over alleged high handedness by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Port Command. Some of the agents, who spoke with SHIPS & PORTS, accused the Customs Intelligent (CIU) of delaying the exit...

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has suspended the broadcast license of Channels Television and also imposed a N5 million fine on the station for alleged breach of the broadcast code in its live programme titled, “Politics Today”. In a letter...

Civil Society Organisations, CSO, weekend, reacted to a recent judgment delivered on the murder of George Floyd, by a police officer, Derek Chauvin, urged the judiciary in Nigeria to be independent and fearless in giving verdicts. Speaking with Vanguard,...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Friday seized N600 million worth of substandard tyres at an enforcement exercise along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. SON Director-General, Farouk Salim, said the seizure was part of SON’s efforts and commitment to safeguarding lives...

The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) says about $6.1 billion is spent yearly to import wheat into Nigeria. The President of the association, Salim Muhammad, made this known at a news conference on wheat forex in Abuja on Thursday. Muhammad...

“With these appointments, the Authority (NPA) has a total number of 21 GMs and 60 AGMs,” he said. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced the appointment of four new General Managers (GM) and eight Assistant General Managers(AGM). A statement by...

It does not come as a surprise that the drive by financially hard-pressed states to raise internally generated revenue is making life and business difficult for citizens, considering the many battles the average Nigerian is fighting for survival. States...

reight shipping containers at the docks; Shutterstock ID The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called on the board of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to restore the Ikorodu terminal/government warehouse as expired overtime cargoes litter...

The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has revealed that by January 2021 it will float the electronic version of its call-up system, which is expected to clear the protracted traffic around Apapa ports and decongest the terminals of bulk cargoes. The...

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has vowed to put an end to extortion at the ports. He made this known after debunking reports about the withdrawal of drivers attached to the Presidential Taskforce on...