Maritime
27 Mar
The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has urged government regulatory agencies in the maritime industry to collaborate with stakeholders through capacity-building workshops...
27 Mar
APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) has commissioned its new Container Freight Station (CFS) at Onne Port, Rivers State, to support streamlined processes for import and export operations
27 Mar
The President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, has reached out to President Bola Tinubu, seeking his intervention to ensure the Nigeria Customs Service
27 Mar
Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) Limited has deactivated 83 trucks from the electronic call-up system, known as ETO, for various infractions committed by truck owners and drivers.
27 Mar
The Tin Can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have revealed that syndicates operating within West and Central Africa are involved in smuggling arms
26 Mar
Shippers and manufacturers have expressed concerns over the impacts of exchange rate scarcity, cumbersome clearing processes, increased service charges and the overall rising cost of operations at ports.
10 Mar
Stakeholders in the marine sector have called on the Federal Government to factor them into the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) as the government moves to explore CNG an alternative fuel for powering vehicles in Nigeria.
8 Mar
Barely three days after the Customs’ exchange rate for calculating duties at the seaports was reduced to N1,544.081/$, it has been reviewed upward to N1,560.511/$.
6 Mar
The unsafe practices of boat operators have continued to endanger the lives of 14 million commuters that patronise the Lagos State waterways transport system yearly. Boat mishaps have become a normal occurrence on Lagos waterways
6 Mar
Nigeria has failed to implement the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) decarbonisation plans in the maritime sector resulting in over N100 billion lost yearly to the high cost of diesel to power the ports.
6 Mar
The President of the Nigerian Licensed Ship Chandlers Association, Dr Martins Enebeli, has said the country loses $15 billion on ship chandling and allied services yearly due to harsh operating environment, inadequate access to capital
6 Mar
A maritime lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mrs. Jean Chiazor-Anishere, has urged the House of Representatives to assist in formulating a national Blue Economy Policy or strategy for sustainable ocean resource management and development.
1 day ago
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is deeply worried about the various economic headwinds confronting the stability of the Nigerian economy.
1 day ago
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.
1 day ago
Trading activities on the floor of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) halted gains to close on a downturn yesterday, causing market capitalisation to decline by N35 billion.
1 day ago
Worried by the dwindling oil production and the need to drive investments in the nation’s oil and gas sector, the Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has underscored the imperative of ramping up production as a pivotal strategy to ensure stability in the midstream and downstream sectors of the industry.
1 day ago
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is awaiting the Debt Management Office's (DMO) final review and approval of Citibank's $700 million loan mandate, which will fund the rehabilitation of the Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos.
1 day ago
Access Pensions has emphasised its commitment to offering thorough guidance and assistance to customers interested in Pension Backed Mortgages (PBMs).
1 day ago
To further address the energy inefficiency in the country, the Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Holding Plc, Dr. Demola Sogunle, said N350 billion fund has been raised to support customers in the energy sector.
1 day ago
Amid geo-political tension marked by uncertainty, volatility, and disruptive forces, the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD) has tasked directors on effective leadership, noting that their roles as leaders assume even greater significance in turbulent times.
2 days ago
Stakeholders in the insurance and pension industry have called on operators in the sectors to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to drive business expansion in the country.
2 days ago
Though it does not have the power to regulate prices, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will deploy an existing legal framework to enforce fair competition and consumer protection provisions to achieve fair prices of commodities.