by Mitchelle Uzorka The National Security Council (NSC) has declared the National Taskforce on Prohibition of Illegal, Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE) as an illegal body. Speaking with newsmen after the meeting of the council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has expressed optimism on the take-off of the Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB). This was expressed in a Statement by the Minister of Transportation Sambo, issued by the ministry’s Director of Media and Public Relations, Mr Eric Ojiekwe. He made this known when he received the Secretary-General, […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The Ministry of Transportation has reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to reposition the Onne Port to maximise its capacity and huge export and import trades potentials. Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, who gave the assurance at Onne in Rivers State Thursday at the commencement of his three-day fact-finding tour, said that […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 119,940 litres of petrol, at the Badagry border creeks. Area Controller of the command, Bello Jibo, disclosed this at a news conference where he said the duty paid value of the seized product at N28,924,397. “The large quantities of […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the closure of a section of the Marine Bridge in Apapa for four months for what it called “emergency repair”. The news was conveyed in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who said the latest closure of the bridge would […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The newly built University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State is set to commence academic activities in September 2022. The news was confirmed by Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo who said; the work which started a year ago is now at 60 per cent completion level. The minister, while inspecting the university […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, on Friday in her office in Abuja, received District Commissioners and other delegates of the Miami-Dade county who are in Nigeria for trade and investment partnerships in the maritime sector. Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the […]
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by Mitchelle Uzorka The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project. Two unmanned aircraft system, 9 interceptor patrol boats and 10 armoured vehicles have been added to the existing assets earlier procured by the Federal Government and commissioned by […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, announced on Thursday 21st April, 2022, that the United States will ban Russian-affiliated ships from its ports, joining Canada and European nations in the latest step to pressure Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Recall that Canada on March 1st, 2022 […]
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By Mitchelle Uzorka The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has barred importers and agents from clearing pharmaceutical products and overage used vehicles imported through the Tin Can Island Port Complex. This was confirmed In a circular issued by the spokesman of the command, Uche Ejesieme Uche said “Yes, it is […]
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