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As part of efforts to celebrate the 2022 International Women’s Day, the Nigerian chapter of African Women in Maritime (WIMA-Nigeria) would organize a one-day maritime industry conference. The event scheduled to hold on Tuesday March 8th, 2022 by 10am at …

By Kenneth Jukpor The Nigerian Importers Integrity Association (NIIA) has called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other relevant agencies including the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency …

A veteran maritime lawyer and Senior Partner, Akabogu and Associates, Dr. Emeka Akabogu has been awarded a Doctorate degree in International Maritime Law by the IMO-International Maritime Law Institute, Malta. Confirming the development, the Institute in a news release congratulated …

By Kenneth Jukpor & Yusuf Odejobi Alhaji Inuwa Mohammed is a Chieftain at the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO). In this exclusive interview with MMS Plus he speaks on some pertinent issues affecting truck operations at the nation’s …

By Kenneth Jukpor Dakuku Peterside, DG, NIMASA The immediate-past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has charged the newly inagurated Blue Economy Coordinating Group to explore strategies to attract investment, deepen wealth …

CWR, Cowry Weekly Financial Market Review Outlook Friday, June 11, 2021

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is set to engage the services of Akewa Colmar Terminal Limited (ACTL) to move containers from Lagos Ports to Onitsha River Port via Burutu Port in Delta State. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of NIWA, …

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked aviation authorities and airline operators to begin the process for the restart of international flights. With the reopening of domestic airports for local flights in July after about four months of closure …

The naira resumed trading on the official market at 381 to the dollar after no quotes for two straight sessions, as the central bank unified the country’s multiple exchange rates, Reuters reported on Wednesday. It noted that the central bank …

Global economic growth could rebound next year but the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain unchanged after a huge surge this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned Tuesday. The bank said …

As Shippers’ Council directors, veteran journalists, ANLCA President pay homage By Kenneth Jukpor   The Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo led a rich delegation of commissioners and some members of the State House of Assembly to the …

Member nations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have be urged to fully implement the new global marine fuel sulphur cap rule for vessels. As of January 1, 2020, the maximum sulphur content of fuel consumed at sea will be …

No fewer than one hundred Nigerian women are set to receive free empowerment, skill acquisition and career mentoring, as MMS Plus Woman Of Fortune Hall Of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative holdS its 3rd WILCEP Africa mentorship programme, this week. The event …

Ibadan Airport manager, Mr Victor Akinyelure has said that the airport recorded 13, 305 passengers traffic in the first quarter of 2019. Akinyelure, made this known while speaking with newsmen adding that,  571 aircraft movement was also recorded during the …

In recognition of the immense contribution and support of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council towards driving PEBEC’s overall reform initiatives in 2018, the NSC was adjudged winner of the “World Bank 2019 Doing Business Ranking Award”  category,  while the NSC’s Reform …

* As NIMASA Organizes Admiralty Law Seminar for Judges The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged the Nigerian judicial system to ensure efficiency and timely dispensation of justice in maritime …

A truck laden with a 40ft container lost control at Molete, Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, killed an unidentified woman and injured others. An eye-witness narrated that the tragedy occurred at about 8am under the Molete flyover after the brake …

One week after the inaugural African Regional Conference of the International Association of  Ports and Harbours (IAPH), stakeholders are admonishing Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to learn from the developments and strategies deployed by other African ports. Operators lament that despite …

By Kenneth Jukpor Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has kicked against the proposed introduction of empty container positioning fees by some shipping lines in the country. The Council made this position known in a recent press release signed by the management. …