The lack of synergy, coupled with private and agency interest that has been the bane…
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Border closure and unintended consequences
The recent closure of Seme Border, the popular Nigerian border with Benin Republic, has observably…
Customs endless recruitment exercise
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on April 17, 2019 opened its portal for the recruitment of…
Amaechi’s unfinished business in the maritime sector
Honourable Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is one of the cabinet members in President Buhari’s first term…
Warri deep seaport and port master plan
Not long ago, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) said it will soon complete the Financial…
HLSI maritime security contract and Amaechi
The former Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, stunned the maritime industry a fortnight ago when…
Ending the scourge of foreign goods and services
The world over, Nigeria wears the tag of an importing nation. The average Nigerian loves foreign…
The long wait for Buhari’s cabinet
Once again, the nation is being kept in suspense as it awaits the constitution of the…
CBN’s trade monitoring system and Nigeria’s non-oil exports
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently announced that it would launch a Trade Monitoring System…
IMO 2020 starting to rock oil market
They may still be six months away, but new rules on marine fuels are already sending…
Nigeria’s intractable power sector
Nigeria’s business mogul, Aliko Dangote, asked a critical question recently at the gathering of some of…
Shipping industry under threat in Strait of Hormuz
Recent attacks on a number of vessels and the seizure of a British- registered tanker undermine…