· Conspiracy Cooked Against Independent Candidates · One woman in the battle for 32 Council Slots There is an increasing ambience of ambiguity surrounding the impending Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) elections into its Governing Council, as …
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The Federal Government has been urged to immediately step up its reforms strategy on import and export processes to help reverse the current poor ranking by Trading Across Borders (TAB). TAB, in its latest rankings, put Nigeria at 183rd position …
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All Nigerians would be able to know more about how the country’s oil, gas and solid minerals sectors operate without the usual practice of keeping away key information about the sectors’ earnings and remittances to the government from them anymore, …
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In a move to protect local production, the federal government has directed the closure of the nation’s land border over incessant smuggling of foreign rice into Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, told participants at …
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A fresh controversy has emerged over the total number of passengers that travelled the Nigerian airspace and ticket fares generated in 2016 and 2017, especially the harmonised figures recently released by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The apex regulatory …
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The Controller of the Federal Operations Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba has stated that the unit has re-strategised its operational modalities in order to ensure full implementation of the federal government’s policy banning the importation of rice through land borders. As …
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· Lagos to probe tank farm operators over EIA By Kenneth Jukpor With the multiplicity of tank farms in Apapa posing an impending disaster to the residents and business persons in the port environment, experts have admonished the Federal Government to …
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A consortium of investors from the US and South Korea has offered to invest the sum of $10 billion in the Ebonyi Independent Power Project (EIPP) by the end of September. The investors made commitment to invest in the Nigerian …
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By Oyeniyi Iwakun About 112 different Seizures with the Duty Paid Value of one billion, three hundred and forty five million, five hundred and seventy two thousand, three hundred and thirteen naira has been made by Federal Operations Unit (FOU), …
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• Nigeria to save $100m yearly Nigeria is at the verge of saving as much as $100 million dollars yearly, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA) took delivery of a floating dockyard in Lagos. The facility, rated …
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International oil companies have been urged to stop flouting the Nigeria local content law and thwarting maximum utilisation of Nigerian services and assets. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote, gave the assurance that his …
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By Kenneth Jukpor As part of efforts to sanitize the nation’s port environment, the Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Lagos State Government is currently demolishing all unapproved shops, kiosks and hangouts in the Apapa port environs. A joint …
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Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry will this Wednesday converge in Lagos to discuss the gains and challenges of the Executive Order on Ease of Doing Business as the order clocks one year. The event which is being organized by …
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By Kenneth Jukpor Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has sealed PS Maritime Company for dishonouring the Council’s resolution that the company refunds N200,000.00k it received from T. Time Petroleum Services for barges. Following a mediatory meeting convened by the Council on …
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By Kenneth Jukpor Three Policemen were arrested and detained in connection to sharp practices at the Lagos ports last week. The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Marine Command, Mr. Alkali Baba Usman revealed this when he …
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has canvassed a policy to enforce recycling of plastics at airports. The Managing Director, FAAN, Mr. Saleh Dunoma, made the call at a programme to mark the World Environment Day in Lagos, he …
Read More »The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday last week, said it recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue collection of N100.1bn in May this year. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), confirmed this at the graduation of Senior Division …
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· NAGREEN to address Nigeria’s environmental problems · Senate to increase tax on plastic bags, bottles · NPA sensitizes public on plastic pollution danger to maritime operation By Kenneth Jukpor & Sunny Edemenang As the world celebrated the annual World Maritime Day on …
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After years of exploitative charges by shipping companies operating in the country, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has concluded arrangement to introduce flexible rates in port charges as it begins a regime of competitive pricing. Executive Secretary and Chief Executive …
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has indicated plans to sell some of its assets in 2018, which it listed to include Arik Air, Aero Contractors, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), Delta Queen, among others. Owing to the planned sale …
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