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 […]
Editorial
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 […]
Revisiting NPA’s dodgy dredging contracts
The shallow depth of much of Nigeria’s waterways was last Monday, the focus of a probe by the House of Representatives into alleged malpractices in the Nigeria Ports Authority, (NPA). […]
Nigeria’s stock market spiral fall
The spectacle of how the Nigerian stock market fell from grace to grass in less than six months should attract the attention of serious minded economic observers in the country. […]
Why barges, wagons must be used for cargo evacuation
By Bukola Lawal Emerging issues in the Nigerian Seaports requiresall-inclusive approach and will-powerto resolve. The evacuation of cargoes recently initiated by the management of Nigerian Ports Authority is a welcome […]