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Testimonies At The 2014 MMS Hall Of Fame

Testimonies At The 2014 MMS Hall Of Fame

In the just concluded 2014 MMS Plus Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame which was well attended by icons of the industry and political circle from across the country. Both old and young, men and women have something to say …

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Why DPR Approves Unregulated Tank Farms In Lagos

Which Should Relocate: Tank Farms Or Residential Buildings?

The Federal Government’s proposed relocation of tank farms to non-residential area has generated a lot of questions than answers. The issue has generated so much concern in recent time that it has become a fly perched on human scrotum that …

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ANLCA's Permanent Secretariat: Time To Act Is Now

ANLCA’s Permanent Secretariat: Time To Act Is Now

It is the first of its kind in the freight forwarding sub-sector of the maritime industry as the Association of Nigerian Customs Licensed Agents (ANLCA) recently commissioned an edifice that can be called its own. The Dikko Inde House, as …

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ATM Charges: Emefiele’s Pain, Sanusi’s Relief

ATM Charges: Emefiele’s Pain, Sanusi’s Relief  

On September 1, free transaction on Automated Teller Machine (ATM), which bank customers have enjoyed for about two years ended. In spite of the reasons alluded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the policy has attracted terse and negative …

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MENA: Bridging The Gap In Maritime Industry

MENA: Bridging The Gap In Maritime Industry

Identification of roles and objectives in the pursuit of one’s ideals often helps to chart a lucid path in achieving such goals. Moreso, pragmatic approach at getting the desired goals and objectives forms part of the factors that determines the …

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NIMASA/Air Force Union: Playing A New Rhythm For Pirates

With the recent launch of space satelite to monitor the movement of vessels within the Nigerian territorial waters and the Gulf of Guinea by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Airforce is a …

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Repositioning NIWA For Sustainable Development

Repositioning NIWA For Sustainable Development

I am delighted to welcome you all to the first International Conference and Exhibition organised by the National Inland Waterways Authority. This conference is historic because this is the first time we have gathered stakeholders and intellectuals in the Inland …

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2015: The Emerging Faces of Logistics Democrats

2015: The Emerging Faces of Logistics Democrats

Ignorance could be worse than illiteracy in legislative duties and policy drafting because illiteracy is pardonable especially when originally established. But ignorance is a cheap excuse that is very expensive and therefore not pardonable. Unfortunately, this is where 90 percent …

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Customs Agents /Freight Forwarding Associations

Customs Agents / Freight Forwarding Associations: What Is Their Relevance To Members?(2)

In actual fact, there are two sides to a coin which also depicts what obtains in associations or any group of persons who come together under the aegis of transacting a business or getting a deed done. The Association of …

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Many Voices, One Purpose

Many Voices, One Purpose

There have been cacophonies of voices as to how the government can revive the dwindling fortune of the maritime industry and how to also fathom the way forward because the amount of information at one’s disposal determines the level of …

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How cashless are you?

How Cashless Are You?

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy commenced on January 1, 2012 in a phased approach that featured Lagos as the pilot state because of its “financial sophistication, the presence of an enabling infrastructure, volume of cash transactions and exposure …

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Customs Agents /Freight Forwarding Associations

Customs Agents /Freight Forwarding Associations

What Is Their Relevance To Members? An association is the coming together of like-minded persons with an aim or goal under a nomenclature as people with the intent of unification and tenets of agreement. Most times, an association is used …

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One Vision, Drums of Controversy

One Vision, Drums of Controversy

Constant and positive responses to dynamics and trends surely make for the achievement of the desired growth and development in any given economy. Indeed, just as popularly said, “change is constant and always evolving. Granted, change has never been without …

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Driving A Paradigm Shift In Trade Fairs

Driving A Paradigm Shift In Trade Fairs

A new concept of trade fair exhibition was conceptualized three years ago, in a move aimed at changing the paradigm from the traditional method. This new trend is generally obtainable in most countries of the world with specialization in trade …

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