CRFFN in the eye of the storm

Penultimate week, when the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) rose from…

Transport sector under Umar

When the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar was appointed in July 2011, he made it…

Evolving a consolidated shipping charge system

Against the background of alleged arbitrary charges in the maritime industry, particularly on cargoes, the issue…

Pirates grow wealthy — and get own letterhead

Welcome to the Pirate Action Group. Pirate commander Jamal wishes to congratulate you on being hijacked.…

Beyond arrest of alleged killers of GWVS boss NIMASA

Last Monday the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) paraded 10 persons suspected to be…

Of the new Lagos State Traffic Law and port operations

Penultimate Thursday, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, signed the new Lagos State Traffic…

Has the ‘banana peel’ syndrome spread to NPA?

The firing and hiring of chief executives of government organisations in the Nigerian maritime industry is…

Protests: When’s it time to go home?

This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is…

Storm over CRFFN accreditation of freight forwarding associations

For industry watchers, cases of disagrements between persons within a particular feight forwarding association and persons…

Nigerian National Shipping Lines Limited – The Beginning And The End

The establishment of the Nigerian National Shipping Lines Ltd was borne out of government deliberate policy…

The truth in Customs’ sermon on zero tolerance for corruption

When Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdullahi was appointed the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), promoting…

Between the Presidential Committee on Port Reforms and Customs agents, who is lying?

For a couple of weeks now, the issue of the purported return of evicted agencies from…