HAPPY VALENTINES
Love in Every Shipment: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with CFC Bonded Terminal Valentine’s Day is a time for love, connection, and meaningful gestures. While people around the world exchange flowers and chocolates, businesses like ours at CFC Bonded Terminal are also in the business of delivering something special—your precious cargo, with care and reliability. The Perfect […]
NCJTFLCA Alleges Ongoing Extortion of Importers and Agents by Shipping Companies
The National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents (NCJTFLCA) has accused shipping companies of persistently extorting importers and their agents. In a telephone interview with The Prestige Blended Magazine over the weekend, the group’s President, Dr. Basil Chudi Nwolisa, expressed deep concern over what he described as the impunity and high-handedness that have come […]
Nigeria Customs Service Set to Suspend Implementation of 4% FCS Operation Fee
Barring any last-minute changes, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is expected to announce the suspension of the 4% Financing Customs Service (FCS) Operation Fee, CFCTERMINAL has learned. The suspension aims to allow for adequate sensitization of the trading public and ensure a structured introduction of the fee. Reports indicate that the Tariff and Trade Department […]
Nigeria Customs Service Recognizes Stakeholders’ Strategic Role in the Development and Implementation of the NCS Act 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) proudly acknowledges the strategic role played by stakeholders in shaping and actualizing the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA) 2023. This landmark legislation, which replaces the long-standing Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) and other related laws, is the result of extensive consultations, constructive dialogue, and collaboration with key industry players, […]
Comptroller Onyeka Calls on Stakeholders to Ensure Full Goods Declaration for Improved Trade Facilitation
In an ongoing effort to strengthen stakeholder engagement, enhance trade facilitation, and ensure efficient Customs operations, the Customs Area Controller of the Tin Can Island Port Command (TCIP), Comptroller Frank Onyeka, has urged stakeholders to accurately declare their goods through the appropriate channels. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with the Executive Members of the Association […]
Customs Commends Stakeholders on the Implementation of Its 2023 Act
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) highly values and appreciates the crucial role stakeholders have played in shaping and implementing the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA) 2023. This transformative legislation, which replaces the long-standing Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) and related laws, is the result of extensive consultations, meaningful discussions, and collaborative efforts with key […]
APM TERMINALS GRANTS SCHOLARSHIPS TO 45 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM APAPA HOST COMMUNITY
APM TERMINALS APAPA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO 45 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM HOST COMMUNITY APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, has awarded scholarships to 45 undergraduate students from its host community, Apapa, as part of its corporate social responsibility and commitment to education and youth development. The beneficiaries, students from public universities across the country, were […]
PORTS TRANSFORMATION AGENDA AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ARBITRARY SHIPPING CHARGES THRILL FREIGHT FORWARDERS
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has been praised for its efforts to enhance efficiency in port operations, a move seen as a positive development for both the economy and the maritime industry. Freight forwarders and the research group Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SERE) commended the NSC’s Executive Secretary, Barr. Pius Akutah, for implementing transformative […]
OYETOLA TRANSFORMS THE MARINE & BLUE ECONOMY MINISTRY’S FORTUNES
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday highlighted the achievements of his Ministry and its agencies over the past year, focusing on maritime security and safety, port operational efficiency, infrastructure rehabilitation, connectivity, and blue economy development. Oyetola also outlined the Ministry’s strategic plans for continued development of Nigeria’s blue economy, […]
Nigerian Maritime Journalists to Recognize Customs CG with ‘Iconic Maritime Personality of the Year’ Award
The stage is set for the Nigerian Maritime Journalists (NMJ) to present the “Iconic Maritime Personality of the Year 2024” award to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR. The decision to honor CG Adeniyi was a unanimous one among Nigerian maritime media practitioners, including journalists from print, electronic, and […]