Is Customs N1trillion revenue target for 2016 realistic?

The N1trillion target is ridiculous. How can they generate that with the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Is it the right time to buy secondhand dry bulk tonnage?

By Peter Shaw-Smith from Dubai Dry bulk is still a smart move if you have equity in your pocket,…

Cadet life on the flip side

By Bolaji Akinola The rain stopped as Jude turned into the road that went up through…

Cancellation of import duty waivers

The charging and waiving of Customs duty are an integral part of the tax system in…

Navy nabs three stowaways in Lagos

Three Nigerians who boarded a Europe-bound merchant ship have been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian…

Five foreigners held hostage by Niger Delta militants

Niger Delta militants are holding five foreigners ransom after hijacking a chemical tanker off the coast…

UASC lauds Nigerian Shippers Council over shipping law capacity

The Union of African Shippers Council (UASC) meeting in its 10th General Assembly has lauded the…

Railway contractors shun Reps’ summons, risk arrest over N1tr contracts

The House of Representatives on Wednesday threatened to declare the contractors that executed the rehabilitation and…

Photo: Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed and Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello

Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed (right) and the Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello during…

Shell to cut 10, 000 jobs

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed it is cutting 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual…

Ban Ki-moon visits IMO, stresses need for sustainability

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underlined the important role that shipping has to play in…

APM Terminals Mumbai introduces solar power

APM Terminals Senior Vice President Peder Sondergaard on Monday officially inaugurated a new solar power initiative…