Nigerian ports, cargo clearance, and 79 signatories

The Ports Reforms Programme of the Federal Government, which was initiated by the administration of then…

Of parochial interests and the Nigeria Customs

The story is told of a then Minister–to-be-of-the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who took a “night…

The roles of government and other stakeholders roles in reviewing the Cabotage Act

Nine years after it enactment, the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act of 2003, otherwise called the…

NIMASA and dockworkers’ ID cards again!

The issue of the proper identification of dockworkers came to the fore once more recently during…

Beyond NIMASA’s arrest of vessels over illegal activities

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) may now be alive to one of its…

As ICPC plans a bad trip to the ports

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okono-Iweala, yet again recently…

Nigeria and Niger Republic’s cargoes

Nigeria is eagerly expecting landlocked Niger Republic to resume importing and exporting the cargoes through Nigerian…

NPA and exemplary CSR

The road traffic situation makes Apapa not the most friendly environment in Lagos, even by the…

On the ANLCA Western Zone Chapters Elections

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Western Zone Chapters Elections continue to be still…

The need to minimise physical examination of cagoes

A number of port operators have attributed the significant rise in Federal Government revenue from the…

Lessons for Nigeria from the defeat at IMO Council’s election

Penultimate Friday Nigeria for the first time in about three decades, failed to be elected into…

Re: Opinions on MAN, Oron continued existence

For sometime now, the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) has come under severe criticisms over its…