The Abuja Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ABUCCIMA) has called for growth enhancing policies for the industrial sector in the country.

THE management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is currently in a quandary over the unexpected resignation of one its Directors, Barrister Boniface Igwe as a result of the retention of another Director (names withheld) who has retired and was paid off.

Fifty years after, there is a strong indication that the Nigerian economy is heading for an era of cement surplus and there would be left overs for the export market.

THE management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has concluded plans to partner with the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) for the development and sharpening of the Managerial skills of its personnel.

The Pharmaceuticals industry in the country currently contributes less than 5 percent to GDP (gross domestic product). In this interview, the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Pharm. Azubuike Okwor, says despite the injection of N200 billion Pharmaceutical Development Fund by the Federal Government, Nigeria is but only a spectator in the 41 billion naira global biotechnology industry. Excerpts:

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi has said that the agency will continue to train dockworkers operating in the nation’s ports in order to improve their productivity and the volume of cargo coming into the country.

THE Managing Director of the Gambia Port Authority last week visited management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, with a view to soliciting Nigeria’s support in the forthcoming election to the office of the Secretary General of Port Management Administration of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA).

Nigeria Maritime Expo otherwise called IMAREX, organizers of the biggest exhibition in the country has blamed bad policies, inadequate capacity building and untapped opportunities in the sector as factor affecting the industry, leading to the loss of $1.8 annually.

OPERATORS of ferry services in Lagos are currently groaning under the menace of water hyacinth as their boats have been trapped by the weeds thereby making commuters find alternative mode of transport from some parts of Lagos

Operators in the maritime industry have warned that the nation risk sanction by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) should it continue with the concession of the nation’s maritime domain.