Director-General of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma recently warned importers of goods and licensed Customs agents to desist from falsifying import documents. He was shocked at the […]
Editorial
Maritime Development: The missing piece in President Buhari’s policy document
In campaigning for the 2019 Polls, President Muhammadu Buhari, recently launched his policy document dubbed Next Level. Based on specified priority areas, the document outlines the President’s focus for the […]
It’s time to review salaries of Customs officers
On November 23, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that its officials had intercepted and impounded forty containers of tramadol and other dangerous drugs valued at N7.32 billion, imported mostly […]
Ensuring safety on our waterways
Newly appointed Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, recently had a near death experience along the Lagos inland water channel when the boat he was […]
Weighing the accounting implications of IMO 2020
Earlier this year, the Moore Stephens international member firm in Greece published ‘Owners’ Dilemma’, a thought leadership article looking at the financial considerations arising from the decision about whether to […]
Oil boom, the greedy few and crushing burden of subsidy
For the first time in two years, oil prices have risen steadily from $30 per barrel to a little over $80 per barrel. In addition, crude oil production is proceeding […]
The place of human capital in Nigeria’s quest for development
Human development has been identified as Nigeria’s biggest deficiency and a root cause of the country’s underdevelopment and poverty. A Human Development Index report released recently by the World Bank […]
Making a kill out of sea piracy in Nigeria
For the second consecutive quarter this year, Nigeria has occupied the number one spot in the world as regards the number of pirate attacks on commercial vessels plying its high […]
Lessons from India’s economic reforms
Nigeria, other than being the most populous black nation, has attained the number one status in many undesirable areas. Recently, a report released by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation […]
Need for rail link at Lekki port
The Lekki deep seaport has been hailed as a strategic addition to the nation’s network of ports; needless to add that many of them have remained underutilised. Studies have shown […]
Nigeria missing in the global maritime space
Container shipping, which is the use of containers to load, transport, and unload goods, has become an integral part of the shipping business worldwide. It is perhaps the most globalised […]
Making a case for tilapia
It is no news Nigeria is majorly an import dependent nation with fish imports featuring prominently. However, in a bid to diversify the economy, the current administration has been vocal […]