Pandemonium as NNPC Lagos depot explosion kills four
There was pandemonium in the Wharf Apapa area of Lagos yesterday following an explosion at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC depot in which no fewer than four people reportedly…
Low scanner utilisation hits Apapa Customs over declining cargo volumes
The Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that the existing scanning facilities at the Lagos Ports Complex are grossly underutilised owing to the dwindling volume of imports…
EU faults Nigerian Army over IPOB’s declaration as terrorist group
President of the EU Commission Junker The European Union has faulted the decision of the Nigerian Army to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, a separatist group based in…
FAKE MEOWS: Fans Share Trump’s Bogus Snap Saving Cats From Harvey
The president grabs two felines from floodwater in the clearly fake picture. The image of Trump appearing to hold two ginger felines in his arms while wading waist deep…
SIFAX: Massive infrastructural investments needed to drive increasing cargo volumes
Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi The SIFAX Group has made a strong case for massive investments in infrastructural expansion, renewal and upgrade in Nigeria, especially around the…
New global shipping convention takes off, to gulp $100bn
IMO Scribe Ki-Tack-Lim The shipping industry may collectively need to spend around $100billion in order to install the new ballast water treatment systems required by law, in order to become…
‘Low banks’ capitalisation, high interest rate hinder indigenous shipping growth’
Chairman, Genesis Worldwide Shipping, Captain Emmanuel Ihenacho Chairman of Genesis Worldwide Shipping, one of the few thriving indigenous shipping companies in Nigeria, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho has said that the twin…
Container line rate discipline in post Hanjin era coming to an end: Alphaliner
The period of rate stability in container shipping that followed the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping is coming to an end according to analyst Alphaliner. Hanjin Shipping went bankrupt on 31…
Reconstituted NNPC board: Rights Group may sue FG over Federal Character Principle abuse
President Muhammadu Buhari The Human Rights Law Service HURILAWS, has asked Federal Character Commission to compel the Federal Government to implement Federal Character Principle in appointment of members of the…
Effective policing crucial to virile maritime industry, says DG NIMASA
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has said that effective policing remains an essential component of the growth and developmental process of any maritime industry in the world…
