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How Intels Monopoly Caused IOCs To Jettison Nigeria

How Intels Monopoly Caused IOCs To Jettison Nigeria

· Atiku wasn’t targeted, Intels wasn’t compliant · Coronavirus: Truckers laments poor patronage, freight cost dwindles By Kenneth Jukpor The monopoly occasioned by specialized ports in Nigeria until 2016 robbed Nigeria of valuable Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) as International Oil Companies (IOCs) which should …

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Relief for local airlines as AMO boosts repair capacity

Relief for local airlines as AMO boosts repair capacity

•N200m investment automates facility to world standard An investment in excess of N200 million has successfully automated the sole Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) in the country, opening its doors to heavier repair services locally. With the processes of repairs now …

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West African traders seek end to international border closure

West African traders seek end to international border closure

• Urge release of stranded loaded trucks • Canvass waivers for farm produce West African cross border traders under the aegis of the West Africa Association for Cross Border Trade in Agro-Forestry Pastoral and Fisheries Products (WACTAF) have called on …

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Declare state of emergency on Lagos ports, clearing agents urge government

Declare state of emergency on Lagos ports, clearing agents urge government

The Federal Government has been urged to declare a state of emergency on Lagos ports including Apapa and TinCan, to enhance efficiency in import and export activities. Lagos ports have continued to suffer setbacks due to issues around cargo congestion, …

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Absence of cash transactions in banks stalls cargo clearing

Despite congestion, shipping firms reaffirm readiness to call at Lagos ports

As the lingering cargo congestion bites harder, the world’s largest container carrier, Maersk, and its sister company, Safmarine, have restated their commitment to continue to call at the Lagos seaports. The two firms, in a separate Customer Advisory issued last …

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PIA: More Trouble For FG From Oil Producing Communities

Nigeria, Ethiopia sign pact on visa waiver, defence

Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a pact on visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders. They also agreed to relate mutually on defence matters. President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing on Tuesday in Addis …

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ANLCA

ANLCA Urges FG To Dredge Calabar, Warri Ports

Laments colossal losses to prolonged land border closure By Kenneth Jukpor Following reports that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) would route cargoes to Eastern ports in order to decongest Lagos ports, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has …

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Neighbouring countries, cabals sabotaging Nigeria’s cashew export

Neighbouring countries, cabals sabotaging Nigeria’s cashew export

Association of Cashew Farmers, Aggregators and Processors of Nigeria (ACFAP), have alleged that neighbouring countries have been sabotaging Federal Government’s efforts and taking credit for cashew produced in the country. They alleged that countries like Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire claims …

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NCAA probes Lufthansa over alleged passengers’ maltreatment

Flight delays, cancellations unavoidable, says NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday, told the travelling public to bear with the airlines, as multiple flight delays and cancellations were unavoidable. The submission is a departure from the penchant to blame the airlines for poor customer services …

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SON shuts down 13 steel companies over standards infractions

SON shuts down 13 steel companies over standards infractions

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed 13 steel factories across the country for standards infractions. The Chairman, SON Task Force on Steel products, Mr. Enebi Onucheyo disclosed to newsmen on Monday in Lagos, said the companies located in …

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FG takeover Osubi airport over alleged debt, mismanagement

FG takeover Osubi airport over alleged debt, mismanagement

• We have not been informed, says private operator The festering face-off between aviation service providers and management of Osubi Airport, in Warri, Delta State, has assumed a new dimension with the Federal Government’s approval of a takeover of the …

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Dickson inaugurates Bayelsa’s multi-billion naira airport, knocks NCAA

Dickson inaugurates Bayelsa’s multi-billion naira airport, knocks NCAA

With a couple of days to the end of his tenure, Governor Seriake Dickson yesterday commissioned the multi-billion naira Bayelsa International Airport, knocking the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for allegedly playing politics with the project. Inaugurating the facility in …

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POF Collection Begins Today, As CRFFN Braces Up For Backlash

POF Collection Begins Today, As CRFFN Braces Up For Backlash

By Kenneth Jukpor The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has begun collection of Practitioners’ Operating Fees (POF) today, even as the agency says it is ready to absorb the backlash and address potential challenges to …

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Air Freight Crisis: NAHCO, SAHCO Initiate Private Monopoly With 40% Hike In Charges

Air Freight Crisis: NAHCO, SAHCO Initiate Private Monopoly With 40% Hike In Charges

· Disregard High Court, NCAA, Shippers’ Council · ANLCA bribed with Hilux, Hiace bus, NAGAFF gets millions – Allegation By Kenneth Jukpor Freight forwarders operating at the Lagos airports have been thrown into untold economic hardship as an emerging private monopoly in ground …

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NSC, ICC Enter Partnership To Sensitize Stakeholders On Incoterms

NSC, ICC Enter Partnership To Sensitize Stakeholders On Incoterms

As part of efforts to ensure maritime operators are abreast with International Commercial Terms (incoterms) relating with international laws, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has entered partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for the sensitization of stakeholders on …

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ANLCA BOT Get CAC Registration, Seek Fresh Six Year Tenure

ANLCA BOT Get CAC Registration, Seek Fresh Six Year Tenure

This is the joke of the century – ANLCA National Secretary By Kenneth Jukpor After regularizing its registration at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) anticipation of …

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POF: Some CRFFN Governing Council Contestants Have Selfish Interests - APFFLON

APFFLON Decries Hardship Following Ban Of Motorcycles

The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON), has criticised the hardship on residents following the ban on commercial motorcycles and Keke operators in Lagos metropolis by the Lagos State Government recently. The National President of …

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Buhari removes Peterside, appoints Jamoh NIMASA DG

Nigeria automates ship registry, targets international trade

For more efficient registration and participation in the global shipping industry, Nigeria has adopted a software licence to commence the automation of the ship registry processes. The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, who disclosed this …

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Generator importation to attract 10-year jail term — Senate bill

Senate worries over Coronavirus screening failures at airports

• Upper chamber raises the alarm over strange disease outbreak in Benue • Asks health ministry to investigate • Says death toll hits 15, 104 persons infected • Chinese govt assures Nigerians of overcoming disease The Senate yesterday expressed worry …

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Electricity tariff hike will push cost above 40%, MAN warns

Electricity tariff hike will push cost above 40%, MAN warns

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has charged the nation’s economic managers on the need to attract significant investment to encourage large scale generation and significant improvement in transmission and distribution of power supply in the country. MAN noted that …

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