Free trade zones and viability theory

In 1991 the federal government established the Export Processing Zone Act, and established the Calabar site.…

Building capacity in the maritime industry

The world is a global village and driven by knowledge and multiple inventions, it is moving…

CVFF and official dishonesty

The twin evils that have cast dark clouds over officialdom in this country are profligacy and…

That delay in passing the Nigerian Ports and Harbour Bill

One of the draft bills that have lingered at the Legislature is the Nigerian Ports and…

Influx of small and light weapons into the country

Small and light weapons (SALWs) in the hand of miscreants and infidels have never done any…

Winding down the Niger Delta amnesty programme

The Federal Government penultimate Friday signified its intention to wind down the Presidential Amnesty Programme for…

Duty on rice and the fading hope of the common man

After one year in office, the government would have realised that governance is no tea party…

Rejigging the National Automotive Policy

Every nation has its set of laws. How these laws are implemented and obeyed define the…

Maritime as alternative source of revenue to oil

Nigeria’s new found ‘economic lingo’ though not new is actually drawing comments from the average citizen,…

Maritime as alternative source of revenue to oil

Nigeria’s new found ‘economic lingo’ though not new is actually drawing comments from the average citizen,…

Securing our water ways

As security threat in the Gulf of Guinea take twists and turns, Nigeria’s effort at stemming…

National Shipping Line as a drain pipe

Edmund Burke, a political scientist, once said that “weaklings do not write history nor do the…