Top officials of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), led by the Comptroller General, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, are now in Brussels for the 19th Council Session of the World Customs Organisation (WCO). WCO meets once in a year to brainstorm on topical issues relating to customs operations in various countries. Udeme Clement examines Belgian conference and the benefits for the Nigerian economy.

In the oil-producing states of Nigeria, an average of one oil spill occurs every week. In the delicate ecosystem of the Niger Delta, these oil-related accidents cause grave damage to the environment and all that it harbours leaving their victims impoverished and underdeveloped.

How often have people, including friends and family members discouraged you from achieving your goals in
business, career or social life? Have you ever had to deal with being evaluated as incompetent or incapable of one goal or another? If your answer is yes, I can assure you that you are not alone nor is your experience peculiar.

The Chairman, Indigenous Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (ISAN), Chief Isaac Jolapamo, has declared that Nigeria is yet to be recognised as a maritime nation in the world shipping circle.The country he says will only be recognised when it commences real maritime business in areas that are currently dominated by foreigners.

APM Terminals Apapa Limited, the concessionaire managing Apapa terminal has paid N30.4 billion into the coffers of government between March 2006 when it emerged as winner of the concession of the Apapa Container Terminal, Lagos and December 2009.

He was a Victorian grocer’s son who made a fortune from soap. William Hesketh Lever combined hard work, great business acumen and marketing skills to develop his enterprise into a global giant, Lever Brothers the British manufacturer founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever and his brother, James.