Economy

Appraising Jamoh’s 3 Years Achievements As NIMASA DG

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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) was established by an Act of Parliament (The NIMASA Act 2007) with two cardinal objectives, namely;I. To Regulate and Promote Maritime Safety, Security, Marine Pollution and Maritime Labour.II. To promote the development of Indigenous Commercial Shipping in International and Coastal Shipping Trade The Agency derives its mandate …

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CIECOBON Seeks NSC Cooperation In Export Promotion

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Members of the Chartered Institute of Export and Commodity Brokers of Nigeria (CIECOBON) led by the President/Council Chairman, Dr. Ayobami Omotoso paid the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer and Management of Nigerian Shipper’s Council, NSC, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, a courtesy visit at the NSC headquarters in Lagos recently.  During the visit the President/Council Chairman sought …

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SON Canvass Support For Local Manufacturers, Made In Nigeria Products

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The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has reiterated the organisation’s support for local manufacturers and made-in-Nigeria goods in playing critical roles in providing long-term solutions to the nation’s security and economic woes. The SON helmsman asserted this during a whistle-stop working visit to four manufacturing companies at different locations …

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National Single Window Remains Our Focus – Maritime Agencies

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• We ‘re At The Verge Of Concluding Automation Processes – NIMASA DG Federal Government Agencies under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), have reached an agreement to digitalize their internal processes, while also maintaining focus on actualizing the National Single Window regime in the nation’s transportation sector. This agreement was reached …

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Customs FOU Zone B Seizes Goods Worth Over 232M Naira

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The comptroller, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B Kaduna, Comptroller Al Bashir Hamisu psc(+) has in his characteristic style of transparency and accountability presented a record of the Unit’s stewardship in April 2022. In a media interaction held at his office in Kaduna on Tuesday 26 April 2022, Compt. Hamisu showcased result of 96 seizures …

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New Vehicles To Pay 20% Duty With 20% NAC Levy As Customs Migrates To New CET

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On Friday the 1st of April 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service migrated from the old version of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (2017- 2021) to the new version (2022- 2026). This is in-line with WCO five years review of the nomenclature. According to a press statment sent to PLATFORM REPORTERS and signed by Customs National …

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Katagum Applauds SON As Agency Tops Ease Of Doing Business Index

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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has received commendation from the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum on its recent acknowledgment as the topmost agency of the Federal Government in the latest Ease of Doing Business index by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). Ambassador Katagum gave the commendation …

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NPA Designates Lilypond Terminal As Non-Oil Export Processing Facility

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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday affirmed the designation of the Lilypond Container Terminal in Ijora, Lagos as a specialized processing and handling facility for the exportation of the country’s locally made finished and agricultural goods.  Managing Director of the NPA, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko explained that the move would ease the bureaucratic and logistical …

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Bello-Koko Urges MWUN To Shelve Strike Against IOCs

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…Calls On Customs Agents To Suspend Protest Against New Auto Valuation System  The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) seems set to shelve its planned shut down of operations at all ports and oil terminals in the country, scheduled to start from Tuesday March 1 2022, following a peace meeting hosted by the Managing Director …

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