Hassan Bello
30 Jan
Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Hassan Bello; Director of Reserve Management, the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nnadi Chima; Executive Director (Finance), Neimeth Pharmaceuticals Plc, Temitayo Nelson...
14 Dec
Inefficiency, primitive cargo clearance procedures, lack of transparency, manual ports operations, high cost of doing business and delays in cargo dwell time are challenges still hindering the country from reaping the benefits of the 2006 port concession reforms. These were submissions of stakeholders at the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) 34th Anniversary and Awards…
21 Jan 2022
The President of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), Greg Ogbeifun, has revealed that unfavourable trade policies and obsolete tax laws were the major setbacks to the Federal Government's bid to establish a national shipping carrier in partnership with foreign private investors.
7 Dec 2021
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasarawa, Kogi, parts of Edo, Niger and Kaduna states have been thrown into darkness the following industrial action embarked upon by electricity workers.
14 Jul 2021
The immediate past Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has called the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria...
19 Jun 2021
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, has said that the Council has taken time to ensure that its integrity remains untainted...
12 May 2021
Facts have emerged that the Jos Dry Port will be revitalised and energised, with the hope of completion by the first quarter of 2022.
5 May 2021
To curtail the import of COVID-19 to Nigeria through the seaports, the Federal Government has begun plans to give special attention to vessels from India, Brazil and South Africa.
21 Apr 2021
For about three years now, Nigerian importers have been paying an arbitrary fee of N16 billion yearly as container deposit fees to foreign shipping companies.
9 Apr 2021
A group of licensed customs agents under the aegis of Advocacy for Maritime Development Association (AMDA) has lamented that importers and clearing agents lose about N500 million daily to the suspension of stripping activities....
4 Feb 2021
Major stakeholders in Nigerian ports have renewed synergy to entrench transparency and boost operational efficiency.
The stakeholders, who gathered at the sensitization meeting for government agencies and stakeholders..
16 Dec 2020
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that effective implementation of innovative ideas in the ports would rapidly change the narrative, perception, and the ranking of Nigeria in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International.