• Accuses agencies of violating accounting rules, failing to submit fiscal reports • MDAs without audited reports increased from 148 in 2014 to 323 in 2018 • Financial indiscipline blamed on Buhari’s inaction, failure to sign anti-graft bills Almost all …
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* Immigration service denies border closure as travelers, traders lament * Shippers’ Council hosts sub-regional summit By Kenneth Jukpor Last week was hell for travelers, traders and freight forwarders as the impromptu closure of Nigerian land borders saw thousands of people …
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Kenneth Jukpor A Committee Chairman on the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) Mr. Timothy Awogbemi was conferred fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), last week. Awogbemi who joined NIM …
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The House of Representatives has probed the collapse of the runway at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu that warrants its imminent closure for repairs. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified airlines, passengers and all other stakeholders that …
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Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), following the need to negate some of the issues thrown up by public outcry, has moved in to clean up the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) starting from the car hire operators. Recall, the …
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SIFAX Group, the longest-running sponsor of The Next Titan, Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneurial reality TV show, has renewed its annual sponsorship for the 6th edition of the show. SIFAX Group has been a sponsor of the TV show since its inception …
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• NNPC fails to remit N77.92b after $15.37b oil, gas sales • Heads will roll over $9b judgment against Nigeria, vows Malami • Wants executive orders to close gaps in anti-graft war The Federal Government has apparently begun moves to …
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The National Assembly has penciled the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB’s) draft bill for passage, and expanding statutory duties at the Bureau. Specifically, the bill aims to empower accident investigators to probe non-air related major incidents and accidents in the transport …
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Fashola’s Ministry unbundled, Zaniab seals Minstry of Finance By Kenneth Jukpor Almost three weeks after MMS Plus newspaper published that Hon. Rotimi Amaechi was retained as the Minister of Transportation, and Senator Hadi Sirika returned as Minister of Aviation with …
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By Kenneth Jukpor Nearly two years after the Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA) was been proposed to improve the working conditions of seafarers in Nigeria, all categories of shipping stakeholders’ have signed the agreement. The signing ceremony took place yesterday at …
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* Lloyds, NLNG, NCDMB, Ship-Owners As Members By Kenneth Jukpor Barely two weeks after a committee led by Engr. Emmanuel Ilori, saddled with improving Nigeria’s ship registry submitted its final report, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has …
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To further improve security on the country’s territorial waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has launched its Command, Control Computer Communication and Information (C41) operation centre. The C4I system, also called the Deep Blue Project, is expected …
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Contrary to widely held notion, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), has declared that the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, and the Tin Can Island Port Complex, both in Lagos, are not congested. The terminal operators said both ports are …
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has called on all stakeholders in the ports system for an improved synergy towards greater operational efficiency and proffer solutions to the lingering challenges. The Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, who made this call …
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The Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC) has improved its comprehensive West Africa shipping network by adding a new call at Onne Port, Rivers State. MSC in a statement said: “Building on our existing successful presence in the nearby market of Port Harcourt, …
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The planned closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State, by the Federal Government to give way for contractors to fix the runway, is not going down well with stakeholders from the South East. For some time now, the runway …
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The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has said it will not oppose the return of tollgates if it will bolster security and adequate maintenance of roads. Speaking on the sidelines of the just-concluded, International Labour Conference in Geneva, …
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*NECA, LCCI, Fault Buhari’s Directive On Food Import By Kenneth Jukpor Following President Mohammadu Buhari’s directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw foreign exchange for importation of food, the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) …
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· Why Nigerian career women suffer depression By Kenneth Jukpor Despite several efforts by the Federal Government to guarantee Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) access to loans, fiscal experts have posited that the growing inflation rate in Nigeria is …
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The House of Representatives yesterday decried the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over its failure to support efforts at reviving the Warri, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Onne and Onitsha inland ports. The NCS drew the fury of the lawmakers for failing to …
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