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DISCLAIMER!COMTUA Not Recognised by Maritime Trucking Unions, Reaffirm AMATO, MWUNDISCLAIMER!COMTUA Not Recognised by Maritime Trucking Unions, Reaffirm AMATO, MWUN

DISCLAIMER!COMTUA Not Recognised by Maritime Trucking Unions, Reaffirm AMATO, MWUNDISCLAIMER!COMTUA Not Recognised by Maritime Trucking Unions, Reaffirm AMATO, MWUN

News Feature
The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have firmly reiterated that the Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations (COMTUA) is no longer recognised and has no standing in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Speaking on the development, Chief Remi Ogungbemi, Chairman of AMATO, and Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media at MWUN, restated the position first made public in August 2023 that COMTUA has been disbanded by its founding unions and associations. Ogungbemi said anyone parading himself as COMTUA is doing so at his own peril. "It has been disbanded,” Ogungbemi said. Echoing this stance, Ikemefuna of MWUN added, “Whoever he is talking to, that is their business because they are no longer with Maritime Workers Union of Nige...
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NPA WILL RESOLVE BOTTLENECKS AGAINST TRUCK CALL-UP SYSTEM – MOHAMMED BELLO-KOKO

NPA WILL RESOLVE BOTTLENECKS AGAINST TRUCK CALL-UP SYSTEM – MOHAMMED BELLO-KOKO

Port News
Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has assured port users of the Authority’s commitment to speedily resolve all teething challenges against the smooth implementation of the electronic call-up system for trucks doing business at the port. Bello-Koko made the pledge while interacting with truck owners and drivers during his visit to the Lilypond Terminal in Ijora, earlier today, for a firsthand assessment of the IT physical infrastructure built for the call-up system, which is domiciled in the terminal. The visit, according to the Acting Managing Director, is to enable him re-evaluate the performance of the truck call-up system three months after it was deployed, and also engage directly with the service users to appreciate their concerns...
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