Aviation passengers are drenched in angst against Allen Onyema, the Air Peace Airline Chairman. It is on imaginable that a 45 minutes flight of Lagos to Asaba or Owerri could attract N266,000  for one-way trip while Lagos to Maidugri and Kano …

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, has won the contract of providing Passenger, Baggage and Ramp Handling services to Rano Airlines at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.  SAHCO will be handling 4 flights a day in Abuja daily. Rano Air is …

R-L: Deputy President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Francis Abi Bunu; President General MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR; Ag. Head, Maritime Labour Services, NIMASA, Mrs. Yetunde …

Bello-Koko, MD, NPA The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has made clarifications on the Senate Committee on Public Accounts  concerns on the sum of N1 billion debt, which the committee said was not clarified in the report of the Auditor General of …

Former Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello  A former Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Hassan Bello, has urged freight forwarders to embrace technology, saying that the usage of technology is key to achieving professionalism in …

By Musa Omale Customs CG Adeniyi It is a tradition by government agencies especially the military and the police to set aside a period in a year to organize workshop, retreat, conference or by whatever name it is called, so …

Emmanuel Maiguwa President of Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria (MASPAN) Emmanuel Maiguwa has said that the cost of building ships in Nigeria is 60 per cent  higher than the cost of Importing same, explaining that this is one of the …

Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada The Nigeria Customs Service’s National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, has been honored with the prestigious ‘Spokesperson of the Year’ Award by Spokesperson’s Digest, a division of Image Merchant Public Relations. The …

The Management of the Nigeria Customs Service has approved the promotion of 357 Men of the service from the ranks of Customs Assistant I (CAI)to Inspector of Customs (IC). A prese statement by the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, …

Air passengers going to the South Eastern part of the country will pay over N500, 000 on return tickets to their various destinations during the yuletide – Christmas and new year period.  While other routes such as Lagos -Abuja, Lagos …

Magdalene Ajani As part of move to meeting its objectives of upgrading and expanding the nation’s railway networks, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation/Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Magdalene Ajani has reiterated access to low-interest financing for railway projects …

 Mr. Ezekiel Ojabulu is the chief executive officer(CEO) of E-Transit Africa. He was one of the speakers at 2023 Awards and Dinner night of the African Centre Supply Chain(ACSC). He spoke on the topic:“Strategies to Cushion the Effect of the …

Ambitious Growth Initiatives and Fiscal Caution… On November 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria unveiled the FY-2024 national budget, totaling N27.50 trillion, reflecting a 10.8% increase from the previous year. Aptly themed ‘Budget of Renewed Hope,’ the focus is …

Comptroller Martina Tilley-Gyado is the Customs Area Controller(CAC) of Kirikiri Customs Command. She happens to be the only female CAC among men now and trusted so much to head a command in Lagos. Hers is beating gender balancing but quality …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola led a delegation of heads of agencies and directors to the 33rd General Assembly session of the International Maritime Organisation( IMO) in London where he networked participants and countries on how …

The Admiralty University of Nigeria in Delta State recently had its 2023 convocation ceremony with the Council and Board of Trustees members filling out in procession . They include : Mrs Mfon Usoro, BoT member; Prof. Azinge, SAN; Rear Admiral …

The Federal Government recently opened applications for the Presidential Conditional Loan Scheme to Businesses in Nigeria (including Nano businesses) as part of the Presidential Palliative Program. The Presidential Palliative Program is part of the FG’s effort to alleviate the effect …

…Lagos, Abuja airports fees highest amid poor infrastructure The International Air Transport Association has warned the Central Bank of Nigeria that some foreign airlines may be forced to quit the Nigerian markets if nothing is done about the $790m ticket …

African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has warned that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa’s trade and industrialisation progress by penalising value-added exports including steel, cement, iron, aluminium and fertilizers. While addressing delegates at …

Duties payable on imported goods at Nigerian ports have gone up following the hike in the exchange rate for cargo clearance by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria. Media reports that the exchange rate for payment of …