BEARS & BULLS

Recently, the airport command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a 54 year old widow and mother of six, Alhaja Sulaimon Kudirat, for ingesting 60 wraps of heroin. The NDLEA Airport Commander, Murtala Muhammed International Airport disclosed …

Over the year, there have been several cases of unemployed pilots who are properly trained in the aviation sector. The rise in the number of collapsed indigenous airlines has also triggered unemployment among professionals. In a bid to reduce the …

A truck driver, last week lost his life while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed when hoodlums who resisted the activities of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment who were on a mission of restoration of law and …

The recent World Bank report indicated that Nigeria moved 15 steps from 146 in the Ease of Doing Business index to 131. It has been a laudable development elaborately celebrated by the Presidency, Ministries and several agencies. However, Nigerians shouldn’t …

The Nigerian Navy on Friday last week said it arrested seven alleged impostors parading themselves as security personnel in Port Harcourt. Base Operations Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, Commodore Murtala Rogo, said this when handing over the …

At least five persons died in the Wednesday tanker fire in Onitsha, Anambra State. A woman and her child were victims as forty buildings and hundreds of shops were also torched in the disaster caused by the derailing of a …

Today, there are several websites and applications that link technicians such as Plumbers, Electricians, Engineers, among others but almost 30 years ago, this was Lagos State Governor’s dream. Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed this last when at the Lituation sub-national conference where …

The runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was fixed in less than six weeks while Enugu Airport, the only international airport in the south east has been shut down for 7 weeks without a single action on ground. Although, …

Nigeria lost a great son recently, Chiedu Osakwe, who died in Geneva, Switzerland. Ambassador Osakwe’s contributions to the world trading system, to Africa’s economic integration and to Nigeria’s trade diplomacy were so hugely significant and unparalleled that his death sent …

As part of efforts to stress the beauty, unity and love available in the nation ‘Nigeria’ who marked her 59th Anniversary last week, MMS Plus picked this photograph of the Acting Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), …

Apapa traffic gridlock is one that has brought untold hardship and colossal losses to commuters and business persons, port users and several categories of port users. The mention of “Apapa traffic congestion” usually evokes sadness, bitterness, shame and embarrassment. The …

When the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi aptly admonished Nigerian women in the maritime sector to seize the opportunity of the World Maritime Day celebration on empowering women to reach out to millions of Nigerian women in dire need …

The photo above is the entrance to Nigeria’s premier port, Lagos Port also known as Apapa port. This was how beautiful it looked on Wednesday morning, last week. This port generates over N35billion monthly for just the Nigeria Customs Service …

The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has calved a niche for himself in the Transport sector as ‘Mr. Punctuality’. You can bet to find him at all meetings several minutes before kick-off time as he is hardly tardy. On …

The Minister of State for Transportation, Hon Gbemisola Saraki enjoyed a glamorous homecoming in the maritime sector as industry amazons stole a moment to celebrate her, during the 3rd Maritime Stakeholders Conference, last week. It was a formal event to …

SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, may have most of its companies in Lagos but it has continued to expand its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) …

Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency, as the Southeast Asian nation pushes back against becoming a dumping ground for foreign trash. About 250 containers seized across the …

The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, last week impounded 125 motorcycles plying restricted routes in the state. The Chairman of the agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that the task force was forced to clamp …

Sustainability as a strategy for sustainable living and business success is lacking in the maritime industry in concept and perspective.  A lot of wastages still exist, while the people and the environment suffer. This is captured in the United Nations’ …

Five people were killed and 100 others injured in a stampede before a concert at a stadium in Algiers, on Thursday last week as over 45,000 fans were involved in a struggle to get into a stadium at the central Algiers …