There was pandemonium at Apapa on Tuesday last week as two factions of Apapa touts popularly known as ‘area boys’ held sway at Bornu crescent. These hoodlums fought for over thirty minutes  with an Army on escort making futile efforts …

Following the decision of the National Assembly to redraft and pass the age-long Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), there is hope for other numerous maritime bills to be reviewed, restructured and passed into law soon, but what does the PIB stand …

In business of shipping sometimes there are cases of losses or damaged goods. This week’s edition of Shippers’ Guide teaches you how to file a freight claim for loss or damage. A  claim  against  a  motor  carrier  is  a  legal  …

Buhari may reverse Dakuku’s appointment There is an  increasing battle of wits among some General Managers of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to replace the current Managing Director, Mallam Habib Abdullahi, who is believed might be removed soon according to …

Following the creation of the Ship-owners forum, a uniform platform for ship-owners under the Nigerian Indigenous Ship-owners Association (NISA) and Ship-owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), the factional battle in NISA has deepened and the recent statements by the Publicity Secretary …

Alhaji Aminu Umar is the President of Nigerian Indigenous Ship-owners Association (NISA). In this exclusive interview with MMS Plus he explains the covert reasons behind the formulation of the Ship-owners Forum, he also gives the headway for the shipping industry, …

The Chairman of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), Chief Remi Ogungbemi has admonished the Western Ports of the Nigerian Ports Authority to reiterate its decision to collect N10,000 annual truck registration fee. Chief Remi told MMS Plus via …

The newly appointed Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has pledged that the Agency would ensure that Nigeria becomes the hub of maritime activities in Africa. Dr. Peterside stated this yesterday when …

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that the Federal Government is exploring ways to overcome the challenges being faced by petroleum importers like securing foreign exchange (forex) to end the incessant scarcity of fuel …

The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill after reducing the budget from the initial N6.077trn presented to the federal parliament  by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 23, 2015, to N6.060trn, a difference of N17bn. The federal lawmakers approved …

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, a renowned maritime lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has urged the federal government to put massive efforts towards resolving the numerous problems which has resulted to exorbitant port and maritime charges in the nation. Dr. …

The amiable Director General of Multimix Academy and Chairman Lagos Chambers Export Group, Dr Madu Obiora recently marked his birthday and we celebrate an icon and veteran when it comes to issues of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. As you …

When the Western Ports of Nigerian Ports Authority kicked-off its sensitization programme last week Monday in a bid to decongest the Apapa and Tin Can port access roads and campaign for its registration of roadworthy trucks, the Authority was put …

Shippers Guide is the learning page of MMS Plus. Here we answer the five W’s and H of several issues in the shipping industry. This week we learn the guidelines for registration of imported drug products in Nigeria. The guidelines …

IMO’s container weight rules take off July 1 Nigeria, Ghana, others seek exemption The take off of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO’s) new rules on container weight verification  come July 1, 2016 may worsen Nigeria’s  uncompetitiveness in the global market …

Dr. Obiora Madu is the Director General of Multimix Academy and the Chairman of the Lagos Chamber Export Group. In this interview, Dr. Obiora narrates how Multimix academy was initiated, the success, challenges as well as the future. He also …

The dust following the scrapping of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko was yet to settle before the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi revealed that the federal government had plans to establish a Nigerian Transport University. Rotimi Amaechi announced the establishment …

The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association have congratulated Dr. Dakuku Peterside on his appointment as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Merchant Navy made its congratulatory remark in a …

After the endless wait by several maritime stakeholders, the former Acting Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna jauro has been sacked. However the good news of appointing a substantive DG is marred by the choice …