S&P

The U.S. Homeland Security Department said it has continued a temporary waiver of a law that limits the availability of shipping vessels, in a move to help Hurricanes Harvey and Irma responders get access to fuel until Sept. 22. The Jones Act, a nearly 100 year-old law, mandates the use of U.S.-flagged vessels to transport […]

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Area 1 Command Port Harcourt, has generated N2.98billion in its revenue generation for the month of August, 2017. The Command also exceeded its revenue target in the same period with N300million. The Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command, Comptroller Kabiru. Isiyaku, disclosed this in a document signed and made […]

A Spanish city is under fire for sharing advice on how to safely snort cocaine. Plastic cards the size of credit cards — a tool of choice for cocaine users — were handed out by the health department in the northern city of Bilbao. They bore messages such as: “Cut your line well… If it […]

The shipping industry has been criticised for coming up with too many ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ (excuses) when debating the reduction of emissions at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) conference in London. John Maggs, president of the Clean Shipping Coalition, told delegates at the International Chamber of Shipping conference in London: “That headline concern [about […]Read More

The former Minister of Aviation and the lawmaker representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Senator Stella Oduah, has denied urging President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to ensure due process in the prosecution of former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. Oduah, while reacting to a report by some online media in an interview with […]

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Hakeem Balogun, has taken on responsibility in Jakarta after the presentation of his Letters of Credence to Indonesian President Joko Widodo. A statement by the Nigerian Embassy in Indonesia said that Balogun applauded the existing cordial bilateral relations between Nigeria and Indonesia. The new ambassador expressed Nigeria’s desire to deepen […]

Youths from five communities in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday shut a Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) oil well over alleged neglect of the communities. The Akala-Olu, Ukpeliede Enito II, Emeji II in Ogbobi clan and Oshie communities of Egeni clan expressed regrets that NAOC abandoned the General Memorandum of […]

The Senate has described Nigeria’s aviation industry operating environment as one with the most hostile in the world. This is coming as trained pilots in the country cried out to the upper chamber to bail them out of joblessness. Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah who had audience with leaders of the National Association […]

The Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kaduna, has intercepted smuggled items valued at over N1.4 billion from January to August, its Controller, Aminu Dahiru, has said. Dahiru said on Wednesday in Minna, that a total of 1,357 items were seized during the period. He listed some of the seized items to include second hand […]

Dr Yemi Kale, Statistician-General and CEO National Bureau of Statistics The value of Nigeria’s total foreign trade in goods increased in the second quarter of 2017 by 7.7 per cent compared to the N5.3 billion recorded for the first quarter. This was revealed in a National Bureau of Statistics, NBS report, released Wednesday morning. The monthly external trade […]Read More

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it confiscated unwholesome and unregistered drugs worth over N14 billion between January and August 2017. Director, Investigation and Enforcement of NAFDAC, Kingsley Ejiofor, who disclose this in an exclusive interview with SHIPS & PORTS DAILY in Lagos on Wednesday, said the agency has over 64 cases […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will soon shut down three of its four refineries, Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said. Baru who said this on the sideline of the inaugural Nigerian Pipeline Security Conference and Exhibition disclosed that the purpose of the closure of the refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna […]