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3 weeks ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |5th Jun 2025 | 23 File photo of maritime workers, used for illustration purposes only File photo of maritime workers, used for illustration purposes onlyBy AISHA COLESome Marine and Blue Economy experts, on Wednesday, urged the younger generation, especially secondary school students, to choose careers in the maritime sector to enable Nigeria achieve sustainable economic growth.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsverge.com | Aisha Cole
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sought collaboration from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to protect the maritime domain. The Controller of the command, Comptroller Patrick Ntadi, made this disclosure when his team visited the office of the Immigration officer in charge of the Lagos Seaport/Marine Command in Lagos on Wednesday.
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1 month ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |23rd May 2025 | 47Customs Comptroller-General AdeniyiCustoms Comptroller-General AdeniyiBy AISHA COLEThe Ports and Terminal Multiservices Ltd. (PTML) Customs Command has initiated a fresh round of stakeholder engagement to address and resolve operational challenges linked to the newly introduced B’Odogwu platform.
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1 month ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |17th May 2025 | 20By AISHA COLEThe Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja said it intercepted contraband goods worth N1.5 billion and arrested four suspects within a three-week operation. Comptroller Muhammed Shuaibu, the Customs Area Controller, revealed this during a briefing in Lagos on Friday while handing over seizures to NDLEA and NAFDAC officials.
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1 month ago | 
newsverge.com | Aisha Cole
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced plans to end the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act 2003. Oyetola made this known on Sunday in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Bolaji Akinola, following a meeting with a delegation from NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Offshore.
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1 month ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |12th May 2025 | 7npadeniescorruptionallegations defendsprocuremen processnpadeniescorruptionallegations defendsprocuremen processBy AISHA COLEThe Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied allegations of corruption, insisting that misapplication of budgetary provisions is impossible under its strict regulatory framework. NPA’s General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ikechukwu Onyemekara, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
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1 month ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |12th May 2025 | 18By AISHA COLEThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it has selected 12 Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) that will disburse the long-awaited Cabotage Vessels Financing Fund (CVFF) at a single-digit interest rate. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, disclosed this during a virtual meeting in Lagos on Monday.
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2 months ago | 
newsngr.com.ng | Aisha Cole
The Federal Government, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC), on Thursday. By Aisha ColeThe Federal Government, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC), on Thursday. The inauguration, to be chaired by the Vice-President, Sen.
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2 months ago | 
nannews.ng | Aisha Cole |Magdalene Ukuedojor |Tosin Kolade |Muhyideen Jimoh
Daniyan revealed this during a management meeting held in Lagos. He stated that the Q1 2025 revenue exceeded that of Q1 2024, showing improved performance. In Q1 2024, the command generated N66 billion, marking a rise of N23.2 billion when compared with the same period in 2025. According to him, the customs transformation known as B’Odogwu, launched from PTML, generated N189.5 billion between October 2024 and now.
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2 months ago | 
nannews.ng | Aisha Cole |Tosin Kolade |Magdalene Ukuedojor |Muhyideen Jimoh
By Aisha ColeComptroller Joy Edelduok, the Customs Area Controller, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says the command generated a total sum of N38 billion from imports in the first quarter of 2025. Edelduok made the disclosure during a press conference held in Lagos. She said that the first quarter revenue generated from the command surpassed that of its first quarter of 2024.
