Category: Reports
Curbing the tramadol menace
The Nigeria Customs Service and the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) among other sister agencies demonstrated commendable cooperation...
National shipping carrier: Revisiting another failed venture
Former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, stirred the hornet’s nest as he was leaving office early last month. During a valedictory meeting with maritime...
How to stop pirates plaguing West Africa
Remember those Somali pirates? Earlier this decade, they brazenly hijacked giant oil tankers, demanded ransoms in the millions of dollars, and gave Tom Hanks yet another...
MT Apecus ‘hijack’ and matters arising
The story of the reported hijack of a Palau flagged vessel, MT Apecus, off Bonny coast in the Niger Delta and the subsequent revelations on the ship deserves more than a...
The presidential ultimatum to trucks on Apapa roads
The President, Mohamadu Buhari, on Wednesday last week issued an ultimatum to truck owners to vacate the Apapa port access roads and bridges within 72 hours. He also...
Scanners, 100% examination and Nigeria Customs Service
From all indications, what gave rise to the recent deployment of another Customs unit, known as Customs Strike Force, to the ports was the perception by the Customs high...
NIWA bill, other maritime bills and presidential assent
Recently, President Mohammadu Buhari denied assent to the National Inland Waterways Authority Amendment bill. The bill, which seeks to amend the existing National...
Customs Strike Force and uneasy calm at the ports
Customs Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali, has again stirred the hornet’s nest at the ports with the latest directive to his Strike Force to re-examine goods inside the...
NIWA: The burden of unfulfilled mandate
Exactly two years ago, the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi tasked the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on delivery of its mandate. The minister...
Still on the ‘hijack’ of Turkish Ship El-Hiblu 1
A few weeks ago, precisely on March 27, 2019, the world was jolted by the report of the “hijacking” of a Turkish ship, El Hiblu1, a cargo ship, in European waters....
Piracy: The cheery news from IMB
A fortnight ago, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a specialized department of the International Chamber of Commerce, released its report for the first quarter of...
The sad story of another floating dock
Dry docking is an integral part of shipping business. Ships must be in good shape to crisscross the world’s vast oceans. To ensure that a ship is always seaworthy, the...
