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Challenges of  Eastern Ports and our responses — NPA

Challenges of Eastern Ports and our responses — NPA

Seaports in relation to trade are major gateways to the economy of a country. They represent a complex structure in a country’s transportation system providing ship harbour interface services such as pilotage, dredging, provision of berths, maintenance of navigational channels, etc., the ship-port interface in terms of loading and unloading cargoes and port-land interface in delivering cargo to and from the hinterland. In general seaports have five principal roles. They include: Cargoes and passengers handling, providing services for ships such as bunkering and repair, a shelter for ships in case of heavy sea and storm conditions, bases for industrial development and terminals forming part of a transport chain.

Agents in squabble over planned action against Customs’ multiple check points

Agents in squabble over planned action against Customs’ multiple check points

A coalition of Concerned Freight Forwarders comprising of the National Association of Govt. Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), and the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) appeared to have literally collapsed, following the purported withdrawal of NAGAFF from its planned protest against the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, over alleged extortion through multiple checkpoints.

4 things your laptop can still do better than your smartphone

4 things your laptop can still do better than your smartphone

Smartphones have become very popular that many think that they can do anything and everything. This is not true. Before you give away or sell that old laptop without replacing it consider these things your laptop can do better than your smartphone.