Maritime
17 Jan
The federal government has advocated exploring public-private partnerships to oversee the installation and maintenance of scanning technology at the nation’s seaports to sustain efficiency and foster innovation in cargo inspection processes.
17 Jan
Fifteen days into the year, the country has recorded three boat mishaps with over 25 deaths.On January 15, a boat conveying 100 passengers including goods, grains and other valuables capsized in Niger State.
17 Jan
Managing Director of Kaystone Global Resources Limited, Benita Afolabi has predicted seamless operations in the Maritime sector in 2024, following innovations from Customs and the Nigerian government.
10 Jan
The European Union’s (EU) new customs pre-arrival safety and security system - Import Control System 2 (ICS2), is set to introduce a new process for the entry of goods by maritime, inland waterways, road and rail from June 3, 2024.
10 Jan
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has lamented the low trade volume in Africa and the stagnant growth in the continent’s trade.
10 Jan
The Lagos State Committee on Cargo and Transport Operations (LASTCOC) has raised the alarm over attempts to tarnish the image and reputation of the committee.
10 Jan
Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has advised that the extension of the nation’s maritime domain by an additional 20 Nautical Miles (NM) should strengthen the monitoring of fishes, which are poached due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
10 Jan
Admiralty Lawyers Society of Nigeria (ALSN) has called for the amendment of section 251 of the 1999 Constitution to create flexibility in the management and control of maritime.
27 Dec
The Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) has called on the Federal and State governments to provide security backup to support the committee’s efforts to sanitise the ports access roads of indiscriminate parking of trucks and resistance by hoodlums.
27 Dec
The Maritime Researchers and Authors Association of Nigeria (MARASSON) said the road ahead of the port industry would be ‘rougher and bumpier’ in 2024, while calling for a total overhaul of the industry.
27 Dec
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML), Abdulkadir Ahmed, said the organisation is committed to training and equipping Nigerian seafarers with the certificates of competency (CoC) required to trade on vessels globally.
20 Dec
Stakeholders have increased calls towards the fixing of eastern waterways and ports to decongest Lagos ports and recover revenue lost to the diversion of cargoes to neighbouring countries due to poor infrastructure.
11 hours ago
Data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suggest the economy may be relapsing to cash hoarding again a year after the chronic currency scarcity even as the proportion of currency in circulation that is held outside the banking system has returned to the pre-naira redesign level.
12 hours ago
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth.
12 hours ago
President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) and chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has called for increased capacity building to enhance tax administration processes among members of the global body.
12 hours ago
The recently held 13th Convocation Ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) may have come and gone, its memories will linger for a long time to come.
12 hours ago
The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) said the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) has the potential to contribute significantly to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) if fully harnessed.
12 hours ago
Stakeholders at the 2024 yearly lecture of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) have called for the adoption of appropriate credit culture to pave the way for an enhanced loan securitisation process and availability of credit to the real sector.
12 hours ago
Stakeholders have highlighted significant failure in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) relating to transport in Nigeria, expressing deep concern over the country's lag in creating effective transport policies that align with SDG 11.2 which aims for safe, affordable and sustainable transport systems by 2030.
12 hours ago
With the announcement by MTN Group of the appointment of M&C Saatchi Africa as its marketing communications partner across all MTN Group, M&C Saatchi's Nigerian affiliate, SO&U Group, will be responsible for the business in Nigeria.
12 hours ago
Mastercard and the Committee of E-Banking Industry Heads for Nigeria (CeBIH) have joined forces to tackle the activities of cyber criminals in the country.
12 hours ago
United Capital Plc has assured shareholders that the firm would deploy robust digital technology to further unlock opportunities and stay ahead of trends in the industry.