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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), this week hinted that a total of 16,426 flights were delayed in the first half of 2019, out the 30,043 flights executed by the airlines. The figures, released by the Consumer Protection Department of …

The Federal Government has taken delivery of a calibration aircraft worth $8.5m that will serve in the calibration of navigational aids across Nigerian airports. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who made the disclosure last week, on his twitter handle, …

Major private sector players have called for the removal of barriers that have hindered the full implementation of the Economic Community of West African States’ Trade Liberalisation Scheme. They made the call in Lagos at a one-day sensitisation workshop on …

* Explores role of freight forwarders in AfCFTA By Kenneth Jukpor The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) is set to begin the collection of Practitioners’ Operating Fees (POF) this month, September 2019.   The Registrar …

SIFAX Group, a business conglomerate with diverse investments in various sectors of the economy, has said its massive investment in infrastructure and increase in its business portfolio is due to its huge ambition of transiting to a mega corporation. In …

Despite its absence from both regional and local routes in the last two weeks, Med-View Airlines Plc. has denied the suspension of flight operations. The management of the airline yesterday urged its shareholders, stakeholders, and the general public to disregard …

* Operators record weekly loss of $1m over action * ‘Government agencies at borders have not lived up to their mandates’ Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), including manufacturers and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have …

  By Kenneth Jukpor As part of efforts to key into the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has started exploring opportunities for Nigerian freight forwarders. …

Nigeria’s quest to float a new national carrier can draw some lessons from Uganda that has within a short period relaunched its national carrier.The Uganda Airlines was liquidated in 2001, some three years before Nigeria Airways also bit the dust. …

Over 200 cargo vessels have berthed at the Warri Port in the last couple of months, as security improves on the waterways. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ forum yesterday, said reduction in sea piracy …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said his administration ordered a partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic to tame the ‘massive’ smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the restriction …

By Kenneth Jukpor The place of railway has been itemized as one of the critical components that would see Nigeria maximize the trade opportunities with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement  (AfCFTA). Maritime experts stressed this at …

* Records 275 TEUs drop in 2019 H1 By Kenneth Jukpor SIFAX Group, as part of efforts to curb the brewing crisis of cargo theft and vandalization at its terminal, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, has acquired the service …

There are indications that the projected increase in bunker fuel oil may cause significant increase in freight charges, and Nigeria, among other countries, may lose about $240 billion to the varying cost. This is against the backdrop of the new …

The master plan for the development of the aviation sector has been estimated to worth at least one per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2020. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this, said efforts were …

• Govt urged to unbundle Nigeria’s rail system for ports efficiency • Amaechi, Saraki tasked on intermodal transport system The dilapidated nature of major roads linking seaports across the country has continued to cause setback for trade facilitation thereby hindering …

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged free transport services for staff members and management of the ministry to help reduce the challenges they face in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at an interactive section with the staff members, …

More than 100 persons were feared dead as a Cameroon-bound vessel capsized on the high sea on Sunday. According to sources at the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) at Marina, Lagos, the vessel which left Calabar, the Cross River State capital, …

By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to boost maritime security in Nigeria and the African continent, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to organize an international maritime security summit tagged, ‘Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) 2019’. …

As part of efforts to facilitate global engagement with the Nigerian maritime industryx, leading Nigerian shipping and transport law firm, Akabogu & Associates, is set to host the West African Shipping Summit, scheduled as one of the highlight events of …