COMMENTARY Nigerian port corridors have effectively transitioned into high-yield collection centers where formal regulations operate as cover for unreceipted financial extractions. Across cargo terminals, clearing agents...
BY EGUONO ODJEGBA The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has disclosed plans to review the curriculum for maritime training institutions in Nigeria, saying...
BY FUNMI ALUKO Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Barrister Temisan Omatseye, is set to chair the 2026 Annual Lecture and...
BY FUNMI ALUKO At Nigeria’s South-Western border with the Republic of Benin, the battle against smuggling is no longer merely about the interception of bags of...
BY EGUONO ODJEGBA When Comptroller Emmanuel Oluwadare Oshoba assumed the reins of the Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in September 2025, he...
The Man Who Brought Zeal Back BY EGUONO ODJEGBA In a public service ecosystem too often bogged down by bureaucratic inertia and the aloof “big-man syndrome,”...
BY FUNMI ALUKO Fifty officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have completed the three-month Junior Course 25 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College...
BY FUNMI ALUKO The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Federal Fire Service (FFS), and Unilever Nigeria PLC, on 27 August 2026, signed separate Memoranda of Understanding...
… Reaffirms Commitment to Maritime Sector BY KESIENNA SHEPHERDS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s resolve to harness Nigeria’s blue economy as a primary...
BY KESIENNA SHEPHERDS The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced enhanced enforcement of the statutory requirements for indigenous participation in Nigeria’s Cabotage trade...