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Ex-DG NIMASA Ade Dosunmu dumps PDP for APC, backs Sanwo-Olu

  A former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Ade Dosunmu has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…

Olotu receives war college students, says ports vital to national security

  The Port Manager, Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Mrs Olufumilayo Olotu has said that the nation’s seaports play a vital role in national security. Olotu said this while hosting the…

Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 21.91%

  The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 21.91 per cent in February 2023, up from 21.82 per…

Nigeria-Japan trade hits $10bn annually

  Nigeria’s trade volume with Japan has reached a value of $10bn annually. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Hajiya Saratu Umar, has reiterated the federal…

Suez Canal sees its highest daily crossing rate ever

  The Suez Canal recorded the highest daily crossing rate in its history as 107 ships crossed from multiple directions of the canal with a total net tonnage of 6.3…

How ex-NIMASA DG used children to launder N120m — Witness

  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday heard that a former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Haruna Baba Jauro laundered the…

Customs seizes goods worth N231m in Ogun

  The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, says it has seized goods worth N231.22 million in the state between January and February. The Area Comptroller, Bamidele Makinde, made…

Foreign airlines trapped funds hit $743m

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday disclosed that the trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have reached $743,721,097 from $662m in January 2023. IATA…

NRC to construct flyovers at level crossings

  The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said it has begun construction of underground pass and overhead bridges at the 11 level crossings across Lagos State to avoid accident. The Managing…

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Cronyism, nepotism as bane of Nigeria’s maritime development

  The spoils system whereby the political party in power wilfully doles out top government jobs only to friends and relatives has not only sullied, but also significantly stunted the…

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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…