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109 ‘stranded’ Nigerians return from Libya

  At least 109 Nigerians reportedly stranded in Libya returned home on Tuesday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the returnees were assisted back to the country through the…

Fuel subsidy: NLC, TUC suspend planned strike

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday night suspended their strike scheduled for Wednesday. The decision followed a meeting by the representatives…

NIMASA DG Bashir Jamoh dodges issue of nepotism in zones, releases statement on unrelated matter to confuse public

  The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, has failed to address allegations of nepotism in the appointment of heads of the agency’s four zonal…

Subsidy: Court stops NLC, TUC strike

  A National Industrial Court in Abuja has stopped the planned strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. Justice Olufunke…

ONE takes delivery of 24,000 TEU containership

  Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the successful delivery of their first 24,000-TEU class megamax vessel. The vessel, named ONE Innovation, was constructed at Japan Marine United Corporation’s Kure…

Nepotism: NIMASA DG Bashir Jamoh sidelines southerners, appoints only northern allies into key zonal positions

  Some senior staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have accused the Director General of the agency, Bashir Jamoh of nepotism. Some of the staff, who…

NLC says no going back on planned strike 

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it is going ahead with its planned industrial action to protest the removal of subsidy on petroleum products. NLC said all its affiliate…

Greece finds cocaine worth 3.2m Euros in banana containers

  The Police in northern Greece have seized dozens of packages of cocaine stashed in containers laden with bananas that had been shipped from Latin America. Police seized two suspect…

APM Terminals Vice President visits Nigerian Shippers’ Council

  The Vice President of APM Terminals, Martijn Van Dongen, on Friday visited the headquarters of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in Lagos. Dongen said the visit was to strengthen…

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Hadiza Bala Usman’s book of 99 errors

  I finally found the time last week to read Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic titled “STEPPING ON TOES: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”. It is a small book…

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Trade facilitation – Nigeria and the agenda for AfCFTA 

  By Princess Vicky Haastrup  The African Continental Free Trade Area, popularly known as AfCFTA is a free trade area founded in 2018, while its full implementation commenced in January 2021. AfCFTA…