COMMENTARY

A sophisticated attack on a sub-sea pipeline in Nigeria’s Delta might herald a return to the kind of widespread militant violence that crippled the oil industry in Africa’s top producer less than a decade ago. Attacks on oil facilities have …

The recent statement that the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and some stakeholders in the maritime industry have formed a pressure group to protest the re-introduction of Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), attributed to Dr. Frank Jacobs, the new president of …

The adoption of the Common External Tariff (CET).  One of the major components of the ECOWAS Customs union, was decided upon as part of the integration process of ECOWAS by the ECOWAS Heads of State in the 1975 ECOWAS Treaty …

With the advent of a new year, John Iwori throws the spotlight on individuals and organisations that stakeholders in the maritime sector need to watch closely in 2016. With the persistent decline in the price of crude oil  at the …

The Columbus declaration emerged from the UNCTAD/WTO trade efficiency symposium of October 1994, which explained the principles a modern Customs Administration should observe and implement. At this period of notable changes in Customs Administration in Nigeria, it is important to review …

There is no gain over emphasizing the fact that the Maritime Industries ( playing host to other critical sub industries) is the Major Revenue Generation Sector of the Economy and the Fulcrum drive to Socio-Economic development of a Nation. Measuring …

All is not well between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the man widely referred to as the “unofficial vice president”, Mallam Nasir el Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State. Proof: after a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held …

It has been 9 months since OPEC decided not to scale back oil production and to permit its members to produce as much as they want. The result has been a tumultuous year for the crude oil market. Prices dropped from …

A few hours after presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina announced the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian Nation Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) social media went on over-drive. There were tweets aplenty on twitter while posts, …

Please permit the summarisation of the crisis between the Nigerian Ports Authority and the Maritime Workers Union as the 3R namely Responsibility, Recogition and Remuneration. Many observers of industry trends like spectators at a local wrestling arena sat down waiting …

With the prevailing political current in the country, different industry stakeholders are pushing for recognition and better stakes. It is this desire that necessitated the statement made last week by some groups in the maritime industry to come under the …

In the out-gone week, The Federal Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, proposed a 2015 spending plan of N4.36 trillion to the National Assembly. The appropriation bill has N2.6 trillion earmarked for recurrent expenditure, N634 …

Alhaji Mohammed Jibrin, the Group managing Director of MIGFO Group, Nigeria limited bares his mind on the true state of terminal operations in the port; he disagrees with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on the compliance of trucks to the …

In the recent conclusion of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade Facilitation, it specifically encouraged the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to sustain the use of the internet to publish information relating to trade procedures and the Single Window Concept …

When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the United States responded just days later with a military sealift, the success of which is unparalleled. In just 45 days the United States moved to Saudi Arabia the equivalent of …

 – By Dr. Eugene Nweke Preamble: The recent spates of news making wave within the port industries on the activities of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, has draw my attention on the need to discuss product standardization practice, hence, my …

Historical accounts show that Nations with economic, technological and political stability and advancement give priority attention to the proper education and training of their citizens to unlock and utilize their potentials for the full development of their countries. This is …

Dear Publisher, Kingsley Anaroke, your official letter dated 12th August, 2014, requesting that i should do a forward note on the above topic, with emphasis to highlight the “Pit falls of Concession”. Suffice, to say that, I will preferably dwell …

Minister of Finance and co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is among the ten influential women of substance nominated for induction into the 2014 Class of MMS Plus’ Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame.   Other nominees …

Religious clerics, especially of Christian faith, of which I am an adherent, often tell their followers, copiously quoting from the Holy Bible, that two types of life await us after our physical death: Heaven and Hell. Heaven is for the …