What EU leaders agreed on post-COVID recovery package
European Union leaders reached a deal on Tuesday on a package of measures to boost their economies after the coronavirus pandemic, agreeing to borrow and spend hundreds of billions of…
IMO 2020 – 100 days amidst the pandemic
What was on the minds of all shipowners coming into 2020 has now been clearly over shadowed by the pandemic and its significant impact. However, challenges remain on the full…
No plan for tenure elongation, says CRFFN chairman …Uncertain on election date
Chairman of the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding Practice in Nigeria CRFFN, Tsanni Abubakar has said that there are no plans to elongate the…
CBN retains MPR at 12.5%
Gov., CBN, Godwin Emefiele The Monetary Policy Committee MPC of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN today held its meeting with the decision to retain Monetary Policy Rate MPR at…
Sunset date: AMCON doubts recovery of over N5tr outstanding debts
MD?CEO, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru Ahead of its 2022 sunset date, theAsset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON has raised doubts over its ability to recover over N5trillion outstanding debts still in…
Boat accidents: NIMASA proposes harmonised safety standards for inland water transport
Worried by the increasing cases of boat mishaps on the nation’s waterways, the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency NIMASA has proposed the development of cohesive safety enforcement guidelines and regulations…
Place of modern port systems in trade facilitation
Okey Ogoke BY OKEY OGOKE Trade facilitation is defined as the simplification and harmonisation of international trade procedures, while trade procedures refer to the activities, practices and formalities involved in…
Food commodity prices at risk of ‘market shock’ falls: FAO/OECD
Ample supply and a knock to consumption in the event of a global recession threaten to produce a “market shock” as food prices tumble, the ’s food agency and the…
Alleged N34bn fraud: Court dismisses case against former NIMASA DG, others
A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba has dismissed a suit bordering on an alleged N34bn fraud filed by the Federal Government against the former…
NIMASA’s axe dangles over erring stevedores …Directs registered firms to begin operation
DG NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has warned that it would deal with stevedoring companies who fail to comply strictly with the guidelines…