SPECIAL REPORT

The ongoing effort by the Nigerian Ports Authority to make other ports across the country viable and efficient will end the seemingly intractable traffic gridlock in Apapa Seaports in relation to trade are major gateways to the economy of a …

At first the news trailing the emergence of Col.Abubakar Tsanni (Rtd) as the 3rd Governing Council Chairman of the Council for the Regulations Freight Forwarding in Nigeria(CRFFN) and Chief Henry Njoku was not received with any iota of rude shock, …

Mr. Samuel Vongtau is the Director, Legal Services of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC),and in this interview with MMS Plus, he explains the misinterpretations arising from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, positing that the Judge did not rule that …

 Barr. Emmanuel Nwagbara is a maritime lawyer The court held that NSC didn’t have the right in law to issue the notice which it did. The notice was published in 2014. The court did not pronounce on the NSC gazette …

 Emeka Akabogu is one of the defense counsels of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) in the case between the shipping companies and NSC. In this brief chat with MMS Plus, he explains triumph of the shippers and the council. On SLAC …

  “ The Confusion We Put Ourselves In”—-Chidi Ilogu Barr. Chidi Ilogu, SAN is a maritime lawyer, and one of the attorneys working for the terminal operators and the multinational shipping firms in Nigeria challenging the economic regulatory powers of …

 Despite that Dr Dakuku Peterside  became  the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) just over a year ago,  he  has  nevertheless enunciated measures that have repositioned the organisation and made it to have a more …

“If you want something done ask a woman, if you want something said ask a man.” -Margaret Thatcher. The world has realized that the criteria or qualification for a job has no gender face and qualification doesn’t only have to …

 BY DR GBENGA OLORUNFEMI It was ten fast years on October 202006,that the late Ololu Paul Dare Olorunfemi left this side of the world to eternity. We have been making arrangements to celebrate and honour his life and times this …

It is not entirely out of place to expect the emergence of a female leadership at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to bring about ‘change’ in the core values of the Authority and herald a campaign for healthy competition among …

  Established in 1978, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council was primarily charged with the responsibility of protecting the interests of Nigerian shippers. This, it did through provision of adequate and up-to-date trade information to Nigerian importers and exporters as well as …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) Barr. Hassan Bello has been selected as the Nigerian Maritime Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the year 2015 by industry stakeholders in a random survey conducted by Kings Communications Limited, the publishers …

Background To Cargo Tracking. The security imperative of Cargo Tracking Note: The United Nations through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, with Cargo Tracking (CT) as one of its critical components. …

Fwdr (Dr) Eugene Nweke, President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) and Chief Executive Officer, Virtues Marine and Freight Services Limited, evaluates the six-year tenure of the Immediate Past  Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr  Abdullahi Dikko and sets an agenda …

Over the past decades, many ports, with exception of the United Kingdom(UK) and New Zealand ports that were privatized, have introduced private participation in port operations  through different forms of concession or lease agreements. One of the key reasons is …

Impunity and consequences In continuation with last week’s edition of Inside NIMASA: 4 Years Heart of Darkness, impunity is a plaque President Goodluck Jonathan’s government will ever remember as a sour point in its leadership. And so were and are many …

The story of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for more than four years (2010 – 2015) now under the leadership of Mr. Patrick Ziakade Akpobolokemi as the Director-General is a twisted tweed of brazen corruption laced with …

Globalization has consistently reduced the age long stress we previously experienced in carrying out our business transactions over the years. E-procurement is an online business to business (B2B) purchase and sale of supplies and services over the internet. E-procurement software such as; …

Prince Olayiwola Shittu is the National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA). In this chat he takes looks clearing process at the ports and role of Customs agents in the global village. What were the things you …

A  Visioner is someone who converts imaginary and often difficult situations, circumstances, ideas and concepts to workable reality. This feat is an exclusive preserve of the highly articulate, highly creative and highly innovative individuals. Such individuals naturally accomplish what others …