BEARS & BULLS

When Nigeria marked the 70th anniversary of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with a conference in Lagos, several speakers raised concern that no woman was sitting on the row of key dignitaries at the event. This fact was first pointed …

As part of efforts to curb the rate of hypertension and arthritis in the country, whilst celebrating the Global Egg Day, the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has advised Nigerians to eat an egg a day to fight such diseases. …

While shipping companies and terminal operators have been accused of gross extortion of freight forwarders and truckers to accept empty containers, fresh facts have emerged to show why agents and truckers pay as much as N40,000 to drop empty containers. …

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders  (NAGAFF) has emerged as one of the leading refined freight forwarding association in the country, however at the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal  (KLT) Chapter of the associationat you would be treated with contrasting …

The hardship meted on commuters and residents along the Lagos Badagry expressway took a positive twist as the officials of the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) decided to fix the massive gullies and potholes which had made the road …

To see passengers jettison buses less than halfway into the journey has become the norm in Lagos as a result of the failed transportation system. These commuters let go of the fares they had paid after waiting hours on one …

Dr. Dakuku Peterside’s gubernatorial aspirations for 2019 may be dead but some good news came via polls as he has been re-elected the Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administration (AAMA). Dr. Dakuku who is the incumbent Chairman of …

Why is the Comptroller General of Customs(CGC) Col. Hammed Ali(Rtd.) not obeying the directive of President Mohammedu Buhari to step aside and hand over to the most senior officer in the service. It is  being three weeks now since this …

As the Federal Government suspends its national carrier project ‘Nigeria Air’ indefinitely, Nigerians should heave a sigh of relieve for a project whose modalities for funding and acquisition of aircraft was bleak three months to the proposed take-off. The project …

The Minister of Finance,  Mrs. Kemi Adeosun   resigned her appointment on Friday citing the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) certificate scandal as excuse.  Well, the truth is that Adeosun was forced to exit the system  by  the Aso Rock cabal. …

Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria has bought a huge Ghana-Must-Go bag with which it intends to pack monies that it would receive from the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku …

Mr. Abdul Abu was one of the aspirants for the Airport Chapter Chairmanship position in the just concluded national elections for the National Association of Air Freight Forwarders And Consolidators (NAFFAC). He introduced himself as a man passionate about service …

The recent directive of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to rid the Lagos port access roads of empty containers and idle trucks has eased up to port access roads to an extent but at the detriment of adjoining routes such …

According to World Bank’s Connecting to Compete Report 2018 on trade logistics in the global economy, which evaluated the logistic performance of 160 countries, Nigeria ranked among the 15 lowest performing countries in the world in efficiency of its service …

Nigeria Air’s modalities for funding and acquisition of aircraft remain bleak, while the transparent model deployed by the Sealink project developers is commendable. It beggars belief that Nigeria Air which is billed to take-off by December 2018 is yet to …

Since blue economy was derived from the beautiful ‘blue’ colour of seas and oceans connoting the numerous opportunities in maritime and other related activities, black economy represents the highly polluted, dirt-filled waters which aptly describes the waterways in Lagos State. …

The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of ENL Consortium and Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) Princess Vicky Haastrup marked her birthday in style of Tuesday, last week. The surprise party started as soon as she stepped into the office, …

No crisis situation in Nigeria has got more lip-service from the state and Federal Government than the appalling state of the nation’s port access roads.    And this has become the norm because the  Nigerian populace only bark, they don’t bite.   …

How time flies, you would say! It is already one year for the administration of Comrade Valentine Buraimoh, the Chairman, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area. He staged an Economic Summit last week at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Festac Town, in commemoration …

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) is a body renowned for innovation and efficiency but it hired the services of one of an extremely incompetent Disc Jockey at its recent outing last week. The DJ continued to …