How Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire bungled ECOWAS-UK post-Brexit trade deal
Expectations that small scale farmers within the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS would soon begin to export their agricultural produce to the United Kingdom under a post-Brexit trade…
Ports gridlocked, retailers struggling as Brexit deadline looms
The government is facing growing pressure to take action at the UK’s gridlocked container ports, as the looming Brexit deadline is also resulting in thousands of extra truckloads of goods…
LADOL MD urges African private sector to embrace UN SDGs
Managing Director, LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi The Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base, LADOL Dr. Amy Jadesimi has urged African private sector to embrace the United Nations 17…
COVID-19: Federal Government-NIMASA synergy enhances seaport operations
Federal Government’s prompt response to the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed spread of the virus through Nigeria’s seaports. This is unlike many developed nations, which shut seaport operations with dire economic consequences.…
Dangote’s border closure waiver splits manufacturers
Members of the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria MAN are currently divided in their views over the decision of the Federal Government to grant a special concession to the Dangote Group…
Why Africa’s Okonjo-Iweala should head WTO
Francis Ezem The recent emergence of Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as one of the two female candidates…
NPA pledges support for LADOL’s new agric, logistics initiatives
From left: Port Manager, Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, Mrs. Funmilayo Olotu; NPA’s Executive Director Marine and Operations, Ontario Brown; Managing Director LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi during the visit of the…
African Shipper’s Councils seek suspension of Peak Surcharge
The Union of African Shippers’ Councils UASC has made a strong case for the immediate suspension of Peak Season Surcharge PSS imposed by multinational shipping lines serving the West African…
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…
Nigeria’s seaport industry: Two decades of motion without movement
Nigeria’s maritime industry has in the last two decades, gone through several reforms, which are yet to reflect on its key performance indicators KPI, report our Correspondents. The events that…
