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By Kenneth Jukpor In a swift reaction to the criticisms on the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd.), the Service has lamented that Ali’s position on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has been …

By Kenneth Jukpor The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) has been accused of poor leadership at the Service with ignorance on core global and regional trade polices. This is coming on the heels of …

COVID-19 restricted Fleet Implementation Committee – Bello Apapa port crisis: 27 policemen per shift on one spot – NPA By Kenneth Jukpor Following the 400 percent increment in 2020 peak period charges by the multinational shipping firms, the Federal Government …

· Workers make open demand for bribe from vendors · Finance, Audit blackmail CEO as condition for official action · Ex-Chairman, members, call for probe, audit   There are indications that the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in …

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, says an empty 40-feet container has killed two persons in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on …

By Kenneth Jukpor Despite the well publicized extortion strategies of security operatives along Lagos port corridors, the menace persists with shippers lamenting that over N200,000 is extorted from their truckers on Tin Can Island Port (TCIP) access road. The ongoing …

In line with Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s (NSC) position, the Union of African Shippers’ Councils (UASC) has called for the immediate suspension of Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) imposed by Shipping Lines serving the West African Trade Route. Shippers’ Council had in …

Nigeria will enforce the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations into the country as it opens its airspace, the Federal Government said on Thursday. According to the government, what this means is that only airlines …

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has commissioned a 36-seater ferry boat at Yelwa – Yauri, Kebbi State recently. Speaking during the commissioning, the Managing Director of NIWA, Dr. George Moghalu thanked God for the opportunity given to the Authority …

The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of 595 members of staff, including nine Directors. The promotions were approved at a meeting of the Board in Lagos chaired by Hon. Asita …

The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has said that incoming passengers would have to pay for COVID19 tests 48-72 hours before arriving Nigeria from August 29. During an interview on Arise Television, he …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the Accident Investigation Bureau have inaugurated a joint committee to enforce safety recommendations in order to reduce air mishaps. Both agencies inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Wednesday as the 11-man team was tasked …

First flight departs Lagos, 11.40am, Friday (from N619, 561); second flight, 4.30pm (from N390,269) No commercial flight has been cleared to lift passengers from Nigeria, Federal Government declares There were indications on Wednesday that some international airline operators may have …

By Kenneth Jukpor Following the arbitrary increase in shipping charges by the multinational shipping firms by over 400 percent, the Federal Government has taken a bold step to protest the indiscriminate charges as organized private sector (OPS) groups and shipping …

By Kenneth Jukpor Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders of its commitment to the protection of the rights and welfare of dockworkers as guaranteed in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Decent Work Agenda. The Agency’s Executive …

Importers have decried the huge surcharge imposed on them by the international shipping firms on cargoes imported from across the world. According to the importers, these surcharges have heightened the cost of doing business in Nigerian ports, on top of …

By Ayoola Olaitan National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, (NAGAFF), yesterday launched a training exercise for 180 compliance team officers in the western zone. The training of the officers was sponsored by the Founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, …

By  Our Editor Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group has joined many other Nigerian shippers to protest the new arbitrary increase in shipping charges by the multinational shipping firms as the Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) rally the support of the …

There was a mild drama yesterday as the Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi vehemently disagreed with the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Loans, Treaties and Protocols, Mr. Ossai Nicholas Ossai, on the award of contracts for the construction …

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday announced that international flights into and out of Nigeria would resume on August 29. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, however, said that the date was not sacrosanct. International flights were suspended by …