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  The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that international collaboration to attain standardized digitalization is essential for Maritime Administrations across the world and all stakeholders in the maritime sector …

Hackers at LockBit claim that they have taken down Port of Lisbon’s website and have stolen files and data from the computer systems of the Portuguese port. The cyber attack reportedly occurred on December 25, 2022. The hackers threatened to …

Experts in the aviation industry have kicked against the establishment of the African Aviation and Aerospace University. Speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, Secretary-General Aviation RoundTable, Olumide Ohunayo, queried the establishment of the university, adding that the university should be …

  African air cargo volume declined at a slower pace of 6.3 per cent in November compared to 8.3 per cent dip recorded in the previous month, the International Air Transport Association’s report for November 2022 global air cargo markets …

The largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, Exercise Obangame Express 2023, will kick off its 12th year with 29 participating nations at an opening ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, in January 23, 2023. Conducted by the United States …

Ahead of the scheduled burial of the late chairman of the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC); Otunba Kunle Folarin, the Council has been galvanizing different groups of maritime industry stakeholders towards a befitting burial.  Otunba Kunle Folarin died on November …

The  Minister Of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has commended the Plateau State Government on the completion of Federal Government road projects in the state. Sambo, who led the visit of the Presidential Committee For The Verification Of Federal Roads Intervened …

  The Federal Government  has  condemned the kidnap of 30 train passengers by gunmen allegedly called Fulani terrorists at Tom Ikimi Train station, Igueben in Edo State. In a press statement issued by the spokesperson of the ministry, Henshaw Ogubike, the Minister …

  The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) has embarked on a major promotion exercise at the top management hierarchy with the elevation of some members of staff to the position of Deputy Comptroller General(DCG) and Assistant Comptroller General(ACG) in acting capacity. Recall …

President Mohammadu Buhari as a special guest of honour is to declare open the 9th African Shipper’s Day being organized by the Union of African Shippers’ Council(UASC) in collaboration with Nigerian Shipper’s Council(NSC)  aided by the Federal Ministry of Transportation. The …

Freight forwarders have said there may be congestion of imported vehicles at the nation’s seaports following the Nigeria Customs Service’s decision to raise duty on imported vehicles by 10 per cent, media reports. The agents, in exclusive interview with our …

Nigerian flag carrier, Air Peace, has hit the 55 million passenger traffic mark, a milestone in its eight years of operations. Media learnt that as of yesterday, the airline has airlifted 55,821,258 passengers nationwide and internationally. Chief Operating Officer of …

President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, said the Ajaokuta Steel Complex would provide 500,000 estimated jobs for Nigerian youths. The president revealed this during his one-day state visit to Kogi on Thursday. He also spoke of the …

  The Chief Operating Officer of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, Laurence Smith, has said that has opened talks with potential operators of the Liquid berth terminals. Smith who stated this recently in Lagos while addressing journalists during the firm’s …

  The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, has disclosed that the 25-year port master plans would be ready before the end of the third quarter of 2023. Bello-Koko, in a chat with media source in Lagos, …

Stakeholders in the maritime industry have said the sector experienced challenges that impeded its growth and contribution to the economy in the year. They said the non-utilisation of opportunities in the industry as well as implementation of policies against trade …

  The Oyo State government has endorsed the Federal Government’s plan to concession airports in the country as part of measures to deepen efficiency. Governor of the state, ’Seyi Makinde, said the critical high-end infrastructures are central to the economic …

Two years after the world’s largest free trade area became operational with much fanfare on January 1, 2021, the implementation of the single continental market has been delayed for several reasons, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the lack of agreement …

  • Insists freight forwarders, agents crucial to revenue collection National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Iju Tony Nwabunike, has charged stakeholders to contribute their quota towards attaining and surpassing the Singaporean record and become …

  Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria Limited, Ope Babalola, has said having maritime operations and regulators under different ministries with various objectives and goals is hindering the automation roadmap of the industry. Babalola, who spoke to journalists on the …