NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
Apapa gridlock to ease in Q1’20 — NIMASA
By Ediri Ejoh MARITIME The National President and Chairman of Council, the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA), Dr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, has said that Apapa ports will ease significantly by first quarter 2021 (Q1’21). Speaking at the 2nd National Transport Summit, Annual General Meeting and Governing Council Inauguration held in Abuja, Jamoh, […]
Customs strike force intercepts N767m worth of goods in 3wks
By Godfrey Bivbere The Comptroller General of Customs, Strike Force has intercepted contrabands and raised Debit Notes (DN) on under-declared cargoes worth N767million in three weeks. Recall that importation and smuggling through the Lagos seaports and land borders, increase annually has the Yuletide approaches. The contrabands were goods smuggled into the country from neighbouring Benin […]
Claim of Eastern ports revival misleading — Nwokeoji
Member, Presidential Committee on Ease of Doing Business, Mr. Emenike Nwokeoji, in this interview discredits comments that suggests revival of eastern ports describing the claims as political conspiracy. He also spoke on other issues Excerpt: By Eguono Odjegba As a former member of the Presidential Committee on Ease of Doing Business, what is your view […]
Deep Blue Project: Minister threaten to withhold contractor’s fee
THE Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to withhold the balance of the contract fees of the Deep Blue Project if all the terms of the project were not met.
Action Committee on AfCFTA partners NSC on transportation infrastructure deficit
AS the January take off date for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area draws closer, National Action Committee on AfCFTA for Transportation is inking partnership with the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, to address deficits in transportation infrastructure in the country.
