Maritime

NOAC Donates Speed Boat, Furniture To Communities

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14 years ago

September 23, 2011

In a move to alleviate transport difficulties and promote health care delivery in the host communities, the Nigeria Agip Oil Company, has donated one speed boat to Ikeinghenbiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and household furniture to Etekwuru community’s health centre in Ohaji / Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.

Presenting the speed boat, powered by two 75 horse power Yamaha Enduro Outboard engines and the household furniture to the respective communities at the Agip base last Thursday in Port Harcourt, the General Manager, District, Giovanni Salvini who was represented by the Public Relations Communication and Government Liaison Manager, Prince Nwachuku Obi, said that the gesture was in direct response to the expressed needs of the respective communities, as part of the conditions detailed in the memorandum of understanding.

According to him, it is our hope that the speed boat and household furniture will go a long way in facilitating not just the growth of transportation and health care delivery in both Ikeinghenbiri and Etekwuru but also strengthen and sustain the existing cordial relationship between Agip company and the lost communities.

NAOC boss lamented that the negative trend of increased pipeline vandalisation was gradually creeping back in the host communities, appealing to the heads and opnion leaders to educate their kith and kin in the respective communities on not just the grave danger inherent in these unwholesome practices, but also the crime it constitutes along with the destructive and negative impact on the environment.

He urged the chiefs, CDC, youths and other stakeholders to be vigilant in their respective communities in order to check the trend.

In their respective response, the paramount ruler of Ikeinghenbiri community, HRH Job B.G Ayawei, while thanking NAOC for its gesture observed that Agip does not always start their community project at the expected first quarter of the year, rather at the last quarter of the year, stressing the need for early completion of projects in the area.

The paramount ruler of Etekwuru community, represented by Chief Kenneth Okwodu, commended Agip for the household furniture, saying that the health centre would soon wear a new look, with the donation of the furniture.

Chief Okwodu identified the cause of pipeline vandalisation as failure of Agip to award pipeline contracts to indigenous contractors who in turn would have created more jobs for the youths in the area, lamenting that the recent spill in the area was due to the failure of the contractor to pay the boys.

He urged Agip to open a channel of communication to enable them dialogue on issues when the need arose.

Maritime

Customs Kaduna Command Generates ?5b Revenue In Oct

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22 hours ago

November 10, 2025

The Tide

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kaduna Area Command, has achieved a new revenue milestone, generating ?5.16 billion in October 2025

The Area Command said the feat was the highest monthly revenue ever recorded.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Ridwan Yusuf, revealed this in a Statement made available to Journalists

The figure, Yusuf said, represent 96 per cent increase above the monthly target and a 196 per cent target performance.

Yusuf said that the command collected ?39.79 billion between January and October 2025, compared with ?24.06 billion generated during the same period in 2024 reflecting a substantial year,on year growth.

the Area Controller, Comptroller Saad Hassan, attributed the record performance to the dedication and professionalism of officers and stakeholders, in line with the modernisation agenda of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi.

He identified improved stakeholders’ engagement, digitalisation of excise operations, and enhanced officers’ motivation as key factors driving the Command’s success.

“The Command’s performance demonstrates the effectiveness of our current operational strategies and our unwavering commitment to national economic stability,” Hassan said.

He assured that the command would continue to sustain the momentum by facilitating legitimate trade and improving revenue collection mechanisms.

The Command also reaffirmed its resolve to uphold professionalism and integrity in line with the service’s overall mission of trade facilitation and economic growth.

By; Chinedu Wosu

Maritime

Shipper’s Council Advocates Sensitization Of Staff On NSITF Scheme

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22 hours ago

November 10, 2025

The Tide

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called for proper Sensitization of staff on the proposed insurance scheme by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).

Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, NSC, Akutah Pius, made the call while playing host to a courtesy visit by NSITF officials to his office, in Lagos.

Represented by Director of Human Resources Management, Alhaji Mustapha Zubairu, Akutah emphasized the Nigeria Shipper’s Council commitment to prioritizing staff insurance and health, citing existing policies with positive impacts on employees’ lives.

He requested NSITF to strengthen its legal framework to enable the NSC to fully benefit from the scheme.

Earlier, the Team Head, NSITF’ Adegbite Oludotun said that the organization provides compensation for insured government employees in case of injury, disability, or death during active service.

While commending the NSC for registering with the scheme, Oludotun assured adequate compensation for employee claims and safety.

By: Chinedu Wosu

Maritime

Navy Rescues Six Male, Five Female Passengers From Drowning In Rivers

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22 hours ago

November 10, 2025

The Tide

The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) of Nigerian Navy Service NNS has rescued six male and five female passengers from a sinking speedboat along Bonny waterways in Rivers state

This is contained in a Statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, and made available to newsmen, in Abuja.

Adams-Aliu said the rescue operation was carried out by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Bonny, along the Bonny River.

According to the statement, the boat, which departed Nembe Waterside Jetty in Port Harcourt for Coal Beach Jetty in Bonny Island, developed engine failure midstream and began taking in water near the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne, Rivers State.

He said the swift response of the Naval patrol team under heavy rainfall prevented a major tragedy as all 11 passengers comprising six males and five females, were safely evacuated and taken to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Jetty for medical checks.

“The rescued victims were later handed over to the Marine Police for onward reunification with their families,”

The Naval spokesman said the Navy, in another Operation last wednesday, intensified crackdown on crude oil theft with the deactivation of multiple illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta.

He said personnel of FOB Escravos dismantled two sites at Obodo Omadino Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta.

“Similarly, the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER patrol team uncovered and deactivated another site with cooking ovens, reservoirs, sacks, jerrycans, and dugout pits filled with stolen crude and illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil around Bakana and Isaka areas of Rivers.

“Also, personnel of FOB Bonny dismantled a refining site at Eyamba Community in Bonny Local Government Area, while NNS DELTA patrol team deactivated another at Opumani Creek in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta,”

Adams-Aliu said the operations reflect the Navy’s renewed commitment under the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, to ensure maritime safety, protect national assets, and promote lawful economic activities.

The statement reaffirmed that the Nigerian Navy would sustain the momentum in its fight against crude oil theft and all forms of illegality within the nation’s maritime domain.

By: Chinedu Wosu