Central banks stick to rate hikes with eye on market turmoil
Global central banks must juggle the need to control inflation through higher interest rates and to calm markets unnerved by banking sector turmoil that has revived memories of the 2008…
Firm projects 5, 000 graduate jobs in Nigeria’s maritime industry
Some of Nigeria's cadets The Employment Clinic, a private sector initiative is projecting the creation of 5, 000 graduate jobs in Nigeria’s maritime industry through its pet project, Maritime Conversion…
Mohammed Bello-Koko’s silent revolution at NPA
Mohammed Bello-Koko’s appointment as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, has changed the country’s seaports narrative. This is among several others, evident in the ports’ wresting of cargoes,…
Tax administrators must keep pace with global technological advancements- CATA President
From left: President, Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators CATA and Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS,;Muhammad Nami, Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive; His Majesty’s Revenue And Customs HMRC, Jim…
NCC unveils consumer TELCARE centre at Abuja airport
The public concourse at the Terminal C of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja is the first beneficiary of a Telecom Consumer Assistance, Resolution and Enquires (TELCARE) Centre unveiled by…
FIRS Signs MoU with UK’s HM Revenue and Customs on capacity building
Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS, Nigeria’s apex revenue collection agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with the United Kingdom’s His Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs HMRC with a…
N762m debt: How naval officials illegally arrested 15 PHED officials…Work tools, millions of naira missing
Officers of the Nigerian Naval Command – NNS Victory, Calabar, the Cross River State capital have illegally arrested about 15 members of staff of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution PHED…
BIMCO launches campaign to accelerate electronic bills of lading uptake
The Baltic and International Maritime Council BIMCO, has launched the “25 by 25 pledge”, a commitment by some of the world’s biggest shipping lines in the bulk sector to target…
Seven new members join methane busting initiative
MAMII members Seven new members have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative MAMII, launched in September 2022. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, estimated to have a Global…
Post IMO 2020: High sulphur fuel accounts for 26% of global bunker sales
With the IMO 2020 regulation restricting bunker fuel to cent sulphur content from January 1, 2020 market observers had been expecting HSFO to become marginalised and potentially difficult to purchase…
