Finding solutions to regular trade hiccups
A stakeholders’ workshop organised by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Mines, and Agriculture(NACCIMA) earlier this month, had its focus, as was reflected in the theme ‘`Unlocking...
View ArticleWCO 2014 council sessions conclude in Brussels
The Council of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) held its 2014 session at the organisation’s headquarters in Brussels last week with discussions focusing on, among other things, the World Trade...
View ArticleNigeria must have local colouration to globalization in maritime, says Cpt....
The Nigerian indigenous ship owners are gradually going out of business. Their participation in the lucrative inland and coastal shipping business is coming to near zero, despite the Inland and coastal...
View ArticleNigeria must have local colouration to globalization in maritime, says Capt....
Continued from yesterday So, if you put the man from maritime authority in front and you tell them to do business with the ship owners at the background, how can they see them? At International...
View ArticleEconomic viability should be major determinant of new port location, says...
Lucky Eyis Amiwero is known to be a controversial and critical commentator on the country’s maritime issues. He is the National President of Council for the Managing Director of Customs License Agents...
View ArticleEconomic viability should be major determinant of new port location, says...
Amiwero’s interview continues… That is why I’m always insisting that things should be done the right way. But this sometimes may make some people uncomfortable. I am not an NPA worker. I am not a...
View ArticleWhy we must train Nigerians – Danny Fuchs
The Managing Director of the Lagos Channel Management, Mr. Danny Fuchs is a well known personality in the Nigerian maritime industry, especially as a result of the activities of his organization, which...
View ArticleWhy Nigerian maritime policy makers should think globally, act locally, by...
Dele Badejo is a professor of Geography and regional Planning at the Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye. His love for transportation made him to specialize in transport stories and he has since then made...
View ArticleThe imparative of localising international maritime laws in Nigeria
Prof Badejo’s Interview continues today There was deliberate attempt some years ago to convert available cargoes in the country to maritime development with the enactment of the cabotage policy, which...
View ArticleArmored carriers altered balance of terror between officers, smugglers—Customs
The image maker and National spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi needs no introduction to either the maritime critical stakeholders or core operators in the banking sector. In a chat...
View ArticleCRFFN MUST BECOME MORE DYNAMIC NOW- ANIEBONAM
… Says Council’s non proactive stance already frustrating NAGAFFMaritime guru and National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) founder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam do not only...
View ArticleSTAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES MUST SYNERGIZE TO MOVE INDUSTRY...
…LAUDS NSDP….FAULTS DEARTH OF SHIPS!Seasoned maritime administrator, Dr. Danjumah Dabo has tasked industry administrators to put in place, enabling environment which would guarantee that Nigerian...
View ArticleNigeria loses over N8trn annually in untapped gold – Ekosin
How would you rate the capacity of the Solid minerals sector in the nation’s economy? To talk about the capacity of the solid minerals sector in the country, how important it is and what it can...
View ArticleBuhari will probe Jonathan’s govt – Presidency
There are many questions Nigerians are craving answers to concerning the Buhari administration. For instance, why hasn’t the government appointed Ministers six weeks after it was inaugurated? Why...
View ArticleBeing a licensed Customs agent is a vocation, not a profession – Aniebonam
Dr. Boniface Aniebonam is the founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF). In this Interview with SHIPS & PORTS DAILY’s Shulamite ‘Foyeku, he speaks on...
View ArticleSMUGGLING HAS CREATED CANCEROUS DISTORTIONS IN ECONOMY AND SOCIETY- SHITTU
The National President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu recently took a hard look on the menace of smuggling, and concluded that, not only has the...
View ArticleMy Joy Is Watching WAFMAX Vessels Gliding On Lagos Channel- Fuchs
After dredging most part of the Lagos channel above 13.5 meter, the seasoned maritime industry operator and Chieftain of the Lagos Channel Management (LCM), Danny Fuchs had a one-on-one chat with the...
View ArticleMY JOY: WATCHING WAFMAX VESSELS GLIDING ON LAGOS CHANNEL- FUCHS
Continued from yesterday By the way, we got some report that you brought in two tug boats, for NPA, both new-built; but the NPA abandoned them here for whatever reasons. Is this true? It is not true....
View ArticleNigerian Logistics Sector, Ill Regulated- Paul Ndibe
Deputy Director, Finance and Administration, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Mr. Paul Ndibe (FCILT). Will you say the logistic sector is well regulated in Nigeria? It is a profession...
View ArticleAmaechi, Not Carrying Stakeholders Along- Shittu
The National President, Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu took a hard look at developments in the Maritime industry and pleaded that Government...
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