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By Joke Falaju, Abuja 12 May 2023 | 3:52 am The Federal Government, yesterday, inaugurated the joint task team comprising the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Ministry of Transportation and others to tackle the lingering crisis around overtime cargoes .. A vessel at berth The Federal Government, yesterday, inaugurated the joint task team comprising the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Ministry of Transportation and others to tackle the lingering crisis around overtime cargoes at the country’s seaports and terminals. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMT) and Chairperson of the Committee, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, while inaugurating members of the task team in Abuja, stressed the need to clear overtime cargoes at ports and terminals, saying their presence has limited the number of cargoes that can be handled. She lamented the large number of the overtime cargos has resulted in a drastic drop in the volume of cargoes coming into the country, adding that the reduction in cargoes has ultimately affected Internally generated revenue (IGR). The Permanent Secretary explained that clearing of overtime cargoes should not be confined to the Ikorodu Lighter Terminal, Lagos Port Complex, and TinCan Island Port Complex but extended to all other ports and Terminals within the country. Ajani stated that the task team was constituted after several meetings among the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, and the Comptroller General of NCS, Hameed Ali; the Permanent Secretary and others. Latest 2 mins ago The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has congratulated leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on his 97th birthday anniversary. Ooni, who spoke through the Director, Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare… 6 mins ago Justice Abiola Soladoye of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, yesterday, sentenced a 26-year-old automobile technician (popularly called Rewire), Sunday George, to life imprisonment for sexually defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. 7 mins ago The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has announced the appointment of Scot, Steve Lewis, as head coach of the national teams. Speaking on Nigeria’s pardon and re-admission into the international scene by World Rugby, NRFF’s president, Dr. Ademola Are, said Lewis’ first assignment would be to lead the men’s and women’s Sevens teams to the… 7 mins ago The Federal Government, yesterday, inaugurated the joint task team comprising the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Ministry of Transportation and others to tackle the lingering crisis around overtime cargoes .. 9 mins ago There is no crisis brewing in the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), some members of the federation’s board have said. The members also dismissed reported plots to impeach the current president of the federation, Tonobok Okowa.
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