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By Kenneth Jukpor & Okuneye Moyosola MMS Plus presents the scorecard of transport sector agencies based on their performance in the first half of 2018 with regards to their core functions. In this week’s appraisal, we x-ray; Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian …

By Kenneth Jukpor & Okuneye Moyosola MMS Plus presents the scorecard of more transport sector agencies based on their performance in the first half of 2018 with regards to their core functions. In this week’s appraisal, we x-ray; Nigerian Maritime Administration …

By Kenneth Jukpor & Okuneye Moyosola MMS Plus presents the scorecard of more transport sector agencies based on their performance in the first half of 2018 with regards to their core functions. In this week’s appraisal, we x-ray; Nigerian Ports …

By Kenneth Jukpor The problems associated with the non-disbursement of Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF) in Nigeria seems to have found a matching solution, as the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi revealed last week that President Mohammadu Buhari had …

By Okuneye Moyosola As air traffic grows, airports have to become more adaptive, entrepreneurial and proactive to changing aviation dynamics. With most airports now poised as ‘multimodal’ transportation hubs for people, information and trade, the effort is to make systems …

By Kenneth Jukpor Nigeria’s maritime industry wore elegant smiles with the perceived newness of life in the nation’s shipping when Nigerian ship-owners under the aegis of Nigerian Ship-owners Association (NISA) indicated interest to work with Ship Owners Association of Nigeria …

By Okuneye Moyosola The aviation sector has benefited from the increasing level of connectivity and digitization across the value chain. The enabling technological advancements in the aviation sector are creating enormous opportunities to have better customer service, security, flight efficiency, …

By Okuneye Moyosola More than most sectors, aviation has embraced digital transformation. Airports are turning to connected technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, among others. SITA,  a multinational information technology company providing IT and …

By Kenneth Jukpor When President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman as the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) not many Nigerians expected her to succeed at the job of manning the gateway to the nation’s …

By Okuneye Moyosola People living near airports have shown concern over health effects of activities of the airport. These concerns are substantiated by MMS Plus findings which indicate that aircraft noise have adverse health effects on people, such as annoyance, …

By Okuneye Moyosola Over the years, the Nigerian aviation sector has been mostly dominated by foreigners. Today, most of the aviation service providers depend on other countries for the provision of critical functions including heavy aircraft maintenance, calibration/spare parts for …

By Okuneye Moyosola A maintenance facility, otherwise known as Maintenance and Repair Organization (MRO), is an essential requirement in civil aviation, to ensure aircraft are top-notch, airworthy for passengers and cargo without the fear of falling off the sky. Aircraft …

  By Okuneye Moyosola Aviation has been associated with men for decades despite women’s significant contributions from the beginning but now, aviation leaders globally have sued for more leading roles for women. Women have played a pivotal role in the …

By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to create an opportunity to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality and to highlight the important contribution of women all over the world, to the maritime sector, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) …

By Kenneth Jukpor & Okuneye Moyosola Despite the Federal Government’s Ease of Doing Business plans to facilitate the process of clearing goods at the airports, there are allegations that Ground Handling companies have continued to prioritize their selfish gains over …

By Kenneth Jukpor Despite Nigeria’s hope to emerge hub port in the West and Central Africa sub-region, cargo examination is subjected to 100% physical examination at all ports as well as border posts in the nation. The problem has led …

By Okuneye Moyosola The recent ordeal of Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia whose travel arrangements were disrupted due to scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet A1) in the domestic market brings to the unending dilemma of aviation fuel scarcity. Is this …

By Kenneth Jukpor The productive sector in every nation is usually cherished as the live-wire of the economy, thus, fiscal policies, infrastructure as well as grants are developed to support manufacturers. Despite this important role of the manufacturing sector, in …

By Kenneth Jukpor Seaports are critical infrastructure which enable nations attract increased maritime trade and generally improve global trade and businesses. As a result revenue from custom duties and taxes are realized, while the connectivity of ports ensures timely delivery …

By Okuneye Moyosola Six years after the former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah presented a National Civil Aviation policy which stressed the need for an autonomous Economic Regulatory Unit to address numerous challenges in the aviation sector; nothing has …