Nigeria @ 55: Why government must pay quality attention to the shipping sector

  The occasion of Nigeria’s 55th independence anniversary, celebrated on Thursday last week, provides an opportunity…

Enforcement of the Lagos State Traffic Law and impact port operations

  On Thursday 2nd August 2012, then Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, signed the…

Nigerian Ports Authority’s e-payment revolution

Information and communication technologies have become as essential for modern society as electricity and water networks.…

Only Federal Executive Council can approve Cargo Tracking Note

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) disclosed recently that it planned to reintroduce the controversial Cargo Tracking…

Wake up call from Tianjin

  The multiple explosions that rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday August 12…

Jauro must review recent employments at NIMASA

In the twilight of the administration of former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

Nigerians may be consuming toxic foods without knowing

The European Union recently announced the suspension of some agricultural food exports from Nigeria. The food…

Need to exempt rice from CBN’s forex restrictions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy restricting forex supply to importers of rice and other…

Spinning off the NNPC and probing its officials

President Buhari recently announced that his government would break the NNPC into two separate entities –…

Quelling the growing threat of sea piracy in the Niger Delta

Since Nigeria is an oil dependent economy, it goes without saying that the nation should watch…

Making CET work for Nigeria

The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) which came into force this year is a great opportunity…

The escalating crisis among freight forwarding associations

The maritime sector has been assailed in recent times by a battle filled with bitterness and…