The Chairman, Seaports Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup, has said the Presidential Executive Order on Ease of Doing Business at the ports has not yielded meaningful results, as agencies continue to frustrate businesses at the nation’s …
Read More »Warri airport owing N566.4m, NAMA insist
The resumption of flights at Osubi Airport in Warri, Delta State notwithstanding, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) yesterday insisted that the operator owing N566.4 million. Though it confirmed a receipt of N31 million recently from Shoreline Oil Services, the …
Read More »FG Unveils Standard Operating Procedures For Trucks
*NARTO kicks , RTEAN, AMATO keep mum *Port terminals may be shut down over charges Standard operating procedures for the haulage industry have been unveiled to truck owners, drivers and companies as well as members of the organized private sector …
Read More »CILT Calls For Regulation Of Trucking In Nigeria
By Kenneth Jukpor Following the persistent increase in truck freight charges across the country, high rate of inefficiency and mishaps, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria has called for improved regulation and policy framework to uplift the …
Read More »IATA forecasts higher air traffic in Nigeria, others
Agency projects 8.2 billion passengers by 2037 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Wednesday revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to about 8.2 billion by 2037. The latest update to IATA’s 20-Year Air Passenger …
Read More »NAMA reopens Warri Airport
The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reopened the Osubi Airport in Warri, Delta State, to flights operations after a two-month closure. The redeployment of Air Traffic Controllers and aeronautical services yesterday brought the usual hustle and bustle to the …
Read More »How Nigeria can become regional aviation hub, by Buhari
Local airlines seek support to compete, reciprocate BASAs For Nigeria to benefit from its advantageous central location within West Africa and realise its desire to become a regional air transportation hub, it must upgrade its airport facilities, according to President …
Read More »Holding Bay Conundrum: NPA, Shippers’ Council Lack Political Will
The vice-chairman, Dry Cargo Unit of Nigeria association of road transport owner (NARTO) Lagos State branch, Alhaji AAbdullahi Mohammed Inuwa has said that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) lack political will and power to control …
Read More »CRFFN Governing Council Inauguration To Hold Next Week
…As Amaechi Hosts Governing Council Members By Kenneth Jukpor Three months after the election of members of the Governing Council for the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), MMS Plus newspaper has gathered that the inauguration …
Read More »NAFFAC, Customs Enter Partnership To Facilitate Trade At Airports
By Kenneth Jukpor As part of efforts to ease trade procedures at the Lagos Airport, the Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders & Consolidators (NAFFAC) pledged support to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to ease cargo clearance and customs procedures. …
Read More »Labour mobilises for nationwide industrial action
• Threatens to report FG over law at ILO The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliates to mobilise for a nationwide strike commencing November 6. A communique yesterday by its president and general secretary, Ayuba Wabba, and Peter …
Read More »SÈMÈ-KRAKÉ Border Post Will Boost ECOWAS Common Interest – Buhari
Nigeria’s President, Mohammadu Buhari has tipped the SÈMÈ-KRAKÉ Joint Border Post between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, to boost the common interest of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Buhari made this statement …
Read More »NIMASA advocates zero tolerance to marine accidents
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has urged players in the maritime sector, especially enforcement officers, to comply with safety rules that would eliminate marine and other related accidents that may arise from operational mishandling. …
Read More »NPA promises collaboration to safeguard Nigerian waters
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has affirmed the determination of the Authority to collaborate and corporate with all stakeholders responsible for safeguarding the nation’s territorial waters within budgetary limitations. Bala Usman gave the assurance in …
Read More »Nigeria loses $7b to untapped shipping market
• Ranks highest importer of Norwegian fish Nigeria may be currently losing estimated $7 billion in revenue to untapped potential in the shipping industry; even as the nation reputed as being the highest importer of Norwegian fish in the world. …
Read More »Ijora Bridge closure worsens ports congestion in Lagos
The closure of a section of the Ijora Bridge, outbound Apapa, has seen unprecedented number of containers at the ports, as the situation worsens an already chaotic traffic situation in the Lagos port community. The Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association …
Read More »NAMA, operator disagree on debt, alleged extortion at Warri airport
• Chevron, airlines, others lose revenue as stakeholders fault agency over closure The disagreement between Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and Shoreline Oil Services, managers of Osubi Airfield in Warri, Delta State, assumed a new dimension at the weekend, as …
Read More »Truck accidents cost Nigeria N9.8bn in 10 months, says FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) yesterday said that about N9.8 billion was lost in 196 truck accidents recorded across the country since January. Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this at the 2018 National Safety Training Programme organised by …
Read More »How Foreigners Stifle Nigerian Ship-owners Despite Cabotage
NIMASA, NNPC Care Less Fifteen years after the enactment of Cabotage Act, foreign shipping lines are still dominating shipping business in the country with the situation becoming more frightening as foreigners choose the local ship-owners to do business with and …
Read More »Maritime Police Primes N75m Container Bribe, Calls VP’s Bluff
IGP gives nod NSC unveils new truck tariff Maerskline, APMT reject police investigation letters The Maritime Police may have proven that they have the consent of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris in the alleged series …
Read More »