No member of the Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS) passed the integrity test to qualify for the National Shippers Association of Nigeria (NASAN) election in Lagos, last week. In the election organised by Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), one of the ...

In a maritime sector perplexed by numerous conflicts, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello has been a man whose discernment and goodwill beggars belief. In biblical parlance, he would be said to have fought a ...

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CWR, Cowry Weekly Financial Market Review Outlook Friday, June 18, 2021

The World Bank has said Nigeria is likely to make N462bn the electronic money transfer levy as a source of stable revenue in 2021. The multilateral institution said this in its ‘Resilience through Reforms’ report. According to the report, the ...

Analysts at Financial Derivatives Company Limited, led by financial expert Bismarck Rewane, have said the planned introduction of a digital currency will deepen financial inclusion in the country. They said most central banks had indicated keen interests in developing their ...

• We’re paying for inefficiency, corruption and wastage, says LCCI • Keshinro: Despite importation, scarcity, price hike remain till year-end Lack of refining capacity in Nigeria for basic fuels and other petroleum products has left the nation dependent on the importation ...

 *His performance may earn him NTC chair -Amaechi *Agencies need stakeholders to succeed -Bello  If it were possible, the maritime industry stakeholders would have extended the tenure of Mr. Hassan Bello as the Executive Secretary/Chief  Executive Officer(CEO) of the Nigerian Shippers’ ...

Following the reduction in piracy incidences on Nigerian waters and the entire Gulf of Guinea since February when the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) deployed the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure popularly known as the Deep ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has often referred to the gazette which published the grazing laws in Nigeria. In his television interview to mark his 6th anniversary in power, he made reference to the so-called gazette.  The President was echoing what his Chief of ...

Chinwe Esimai oversees Citi’s Global Anti-Bribery and Corruption (AB&C) Program and is responsible for global AB&C governance, policy maintenance and communication, risk assessment, advisory-related activities, training, and due diligence on third parties. She was previously VP and Anti-Bribery Compliance Officer ...

A development economist and professor of public policy, Jonathan Morduch, once said: “Microfinance stands as one of the most promising and cost effective tools in the fight against global poverty.”That statement is true, judging by what some developing economies have ...

By Kenneth Jukpor Despite the COVID-19 pandemic leaving effects Africa’s economy in rumbles like other continents of the world, the pandemic hasn’t dented the continent’s anticipated historic milestone, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which has taken effect to ...

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), has commended the Controller of the Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Mallanta Ibrahim Yussuf on the seizure of container No. GESU 6642430 (1×40 FT) containing 1,427 cartons of ...

By Kenneth Jukpor Mr. Uche Ohaegbuchi is the Chairman, Calabar Seaport chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Custom Agents (ANLCA). He is also a fellow of Nigeria Institute of Shipping (NIS) and a fellow of Chartered Institute of Transport ...

It was  a convergence of everybody that is anybody in the maritime and allied industries on Friday as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) retired from service having served out his second term of office in honour, integrity ...

The Federal Government has borrowed a total of N1.3tn since 2017 to ensure that generation companies and gas suppliers received enough payments to continue generating electricity, the World Bank has said. The bank said this in its ‘Resilience through Reforms’ ...

Egbin Power Plc has unveiled plan to add 1,750 megawatts to Nigeria’s power generation, just as the company has partnered with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to deepen gas supply. The chairman of the company, Temitope Sonubi, unveiled this when ...

Nigerians travelling abroad can access a maximum amount of $4,000 foreign exchange from the banks following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s announcement to increase forex supplies. Sources from some of the banks said those travelling on business trips could also ...

The country’s external reserves fell by $1.4bn in two months, the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Wednesday. The reserves, which stood at $35.25bn as of April 16, fell to $34.23bn as of May 31 and ...