While many African countries have yet to realize the potentials in horticultural and vegetable exports, Kenya…
Author: Comfort Oseghale
Whither the local content in Nigerian shipping?
For the past decade, the common refrain listed among the top challenges in Nigeria’s maritime sector…
IDPs, impounded rice and the cycle of wastage
In 2018, the United Nations classified North East Nigeria as an area at high risk of…
Cabotage fund: 15 years of blame games and still no ships
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) last Monday blamed ship owners for the agency’s…
When Nigeria’s N9.3bn no longer secures its oil pipelines
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently announced an alarming increase in the spate of pipeline…
Nigeria’s external debt rose by 29% in one year — World Bank
Nigeria’s external debt stock rose by 29 percent, according to a report published by the World…
Cargo examination and the scanner dilemma
On July 7 2018, truck drivers in Nigeria under the aegis of the Association of Maritime…
Between Nigeria’s $1.2bn smuggled textiles and China’s $2bn investment
China, the world’s biggest textile producer and exporter, recently announced its intention to revive Nigeria’s dying…
Nigeria’s bloated recurrent expenditure
There is a proven correlation between declining economic growth and sluggish investment in Africa, research…
Heeding the caution in Nigeria’s economic projections
The projections by numerous economists, both international and local, on Nigeria’s 2019 growth, have been cautiously…