Maritime Report

NIWA moves to improve waterways security

NIWA moves to improve waterways security

IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
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Customs intensifies offensive on imports without EUC

Customs intensifies offensive on imports without EUC

The  Murtala Mohammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has continued its onslaught on importation procedure violation with the seizure of  assortments of military hardware imported into the country without End User Certificates (EUC).

Customs collects N1.8b in Sokoto last year

Customs collects N1.8b in Sokoto last year

The Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara Zonal Command of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, last year, collected a total of N1.8 billion revenue, even as it impounded contraband goods worth N454.8 million during the same period.

N150m bribe rejection: Operators fault Customs

N150m bribe rejection: Operators fault Customs

Operators in the maritime industry have faulted the recent rejection of N150 million bribe by officials of the Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, noting that those involved in the bribery case, and importers of the 40 containers of tramadol should be arrested and punished to serve as deterrent to others.

Nigerian-Benin JBP functioning below par’

Nigerian-Benin JBP functioning below par’

Despite spending over 17 million Euro on the construction of the Nigerian-Benin Joint Border Post, JBP, at Seme-Krake, the European Union supported transport terminal has continued to function sub-optimally owing to lack of basic infrastructure components and poor finishing.