World Bank: Nigeria’s poverty rate rising despite recession exit
The World Bank says unemployment and poverty rates increased in Nigeria despite an exit from recession in 2017. The Bretton Wood institution made these remarks in a report released on…
N181bn aviation debt: AMCON canvasses stiffer regulations to enhance corporate governance
MD/CEO, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru BY FRANCIS EZEM Worried by the increasing spate of non-performing loans of about N181 billion from various banks, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON, has…
U.S Coast Guard seizes 1,080 pounds of Cocaine, rescues 4 smugglers off Eastern Pacific
Crews from the United States Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and Navy intercepted more than 1,080 pounds of cocaine from a high-speed drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific…
Chinese investors, Oyo Govt. embrace Shippers Council’s Inland Port project
From left: Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Hassan Bello during a courtesy visit to the governor in Ibadan, recently. BY FRANCIS EZEM Strong indications…
NIMASA inaugurates 120 Marine Marshals to enhance sea protection
DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside BY FRANCIS EZEM The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has inaugurated 120 Marine Litter Marshals to assist in its efforts to rid the…
No crisis in ANLCA’s Board of Trustees, members insist …Declare total support for National President Iju Nwabunike
BY FRANCIS EZEM The Board of Trustees BOT of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANCLA has said there is no crisis both in the board and the association at…
Substandard goods influx: NAGAFF canvasses return of SON to seaports
Founder NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam BY FRANCIS EZEM Maritime stakeholders under the aegis of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders NAGAFF have made a strong case for the return…
Hassan Bello: Epitome of Humility, Astute Economic Reformer
Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Barrister Hassan Bello BY FRANCS EZEM When in 2014, the Federal Government decided to appoint Barrister Hassan Bello, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive officer of the…
SIFAX emerges preferred bidder for Warri Port Terminal Concession
Executive Vice Chairman of the SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi BY FRANCIS EZEM The SIFAX Group-led consortium, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited, has emerged the preferred bidder for the…
Diversification: Another oil price fall may spell doom for Nigeria-IMF
BY FRANCIS EZEM The International Monetary Fund IMF has warned that Nigeria and many other crude oil producing nations that any further fall in the price of the product may…
