Customs may bar retired officers from cargo clearing business
BY FRANCIS EZEM There are strong indications that the Nigeria Customs Service may wield the big stick against some retired officers and men of the service, who engage in direct…
FG committed to building capacity for transport sector, says Minister
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi BY FRANCIS EZEM The Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi has assured that the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch would stop at nothing in…
SIFAX Haulage acquires 20 new trucks to boost efficiency
Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi BY FRANCIS EZEM SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited, one of the subsidiaries of the SIFAX Group, has acquired 20 brand new trucks…
Shippers Council partners ICPC to check corruption at seaports
Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Barrister Hassan Bello BY FRANCIS EZEM The Nigerian Shippers Council NSC, apex economic regulator of the nation’s seaport industry has said it is willing to…
AMCON canvasses developing Nigeria’s human capital to grow economy
Managing Director/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru BY FRANCIS EZEM Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON has called on individuals and corporate organisations in the country to support…
US Coast Guard ends search for Carnival Paradise passenger
The United States Coast Guard USCG has suspended the search for a passenger who reportedly fell overboard from the Carnival Paradise cruise ship. The man went missing about 85…
Inflation: CBN expresses fears over late budget passage, election spending …Insists on existing interest rate
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele BY FRANCIS EZEM The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, has expressed worries over possible negative effects of the delay in the passage…
2019 elections: Customs steps up surveillance against illegal arms import
BY FRANCIS EZEM Worried by the rising spate of violence and proliferation of light weapons in the country, the Nigeria Customs Service Apapa Area 1 command has said it has…
Ohaneze Ndigbo seeks six-year single term for president, governors
President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo The apex socio-cultural group for Ndigbo, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has made a strong case for the adoption of a six-year rotational single tenure for…
IMF doubts Nigeria’s capacity to repay debts
The International Monetary Fund on Monday expressed concern over Nigeria’s capacity to repay its debts and stressed the need for the Federal Government to mobilise more revenues domestically. The country’s…
