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NISA Plans Job Creation For Seafarers

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The new President of the
embattled Nigerian Ship-owners Association (NISA), Capt. Niyi Labinjo has promised to create jobs for Nigerian Seafarers and ship brokers by ensuring that the jobs of Nigerian Shipowners that had been taken them.
Labinjo made the promise while fielding questions from journalists soon after the election in Apapa, Lagos last Friday.
He warned that foreigners who are contravening the provisions of the Cabotage Act and the Nigerian Content Act should have no business in the country, as his administration will take it as a priority to ensure that jobs meant for Nigerian Shipowners are duly given to them.
“We will get our jobs back and all the usurpers will leave our shores immediately, all the foreign usurpers that have taken over our jobs, this is a direct warning to them, they should start leaving the country”, he warned.
According to him, “I am the next officer of the watch, and my watch is the afternoon watch, the watch that is going out now is the morning watch. So I am an afternoon watch, you cannot because you are on watch the rest crew are not important, we all have to work together shoulder by shoulder, the next priority is to get our jobs back which we shall do immediately”.
The new President who was the immediate Past General Secretary of the association, however, assured to work with all government agencies and service providers at the Ports to ensure maximum success of the industry.
Labinjo assured that the moment Nigerian Shipowners start to have jobs, the seafarers and ship brokers will all have jobs and it would be a plus to the Nigerian Maritime Industry, and appealed for the co-operation and support of all stakeholders.
He noted that, “this is not Capt Labinjo, it is about all of us, the same way we have come here to vote today, we will go back to our various zones and make sure we deepen the implementation of the cabotage and the Nigerian Content Act”.
“There is no special approach than for us to shine our eyes, there is a new awareness, we are all going to our constituencies to ensure we get our jobs back”, the President posited.
In his remarks, one of the contenders to the office, Engr Greg Ogbeifun described the election as free and fair, promising to give the new President support, enjoining him to see if they could implement any part of his manifesto that they think they could work with to move the association forward.

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Customs Kaduna Command Generates ?5b Revenue In Oct

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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
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Shipper’s Council Advocates Sensitization Of Staff On NSITF Scheme 

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

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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
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