Ports Without Scanners, Threat To National Security - House         The House of Representatives’ Technical Committee on Customs and Excise has warned that the lack of scanners at the ports across Nigeria poses threat to the nation’s security. Chairman of the committee, Leke Abejide, said the unavailability...

House Decries Abandoned Scanners At Ports, Borders, Begin Probe         The House of Representatives has faulted physical inspection of cargoes at the seaports and land borders, asking the Federal Government to install functional scanners to make for speed and efficiency. The call was sequel to the unanimous...

Infrastructure Deficit Responsible For High Cost Of Doing Business In Ports - Bello         The Executive Secretary Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has blamed the high cost of doing business in the country on failure of Infrastructure Speaking during a routine visit to some shipping companies...

FG To Spend N688bn On Scanners At Ports, Entry Points     The Federal Government is set to spend over N688.56 billion ($1.812 billion) for the acquisition of over 300 scanners for the nation’s ports and entry points for digital examination of cargoes and other items imported...

Fed Govt Approves N10.5bn For Ports   The Federal Government yesterday approved projects in two memoranda worth above N10.5 billion for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The projects include cargo scanners for the Onne and Port Harcourt ports in Rivers State, and Tin Can Island Port in...

NSC To Configure Nigerian Ports For Export   The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has commenced arrangements with other stakeholders to ensure effective configuration of Nigerian seaports for export activities. The seaports have, hitherto, been given little or no consideration for export facilitation, since Nigeria is mainly import-dependent. The...