Nigeria begins enforcement of new Piracy Act, prosecutes 10 suspects …As DG NIMASA seeks inter-agency synergy on maritime security
The 10 pirate suspects at the NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos The Federal Government through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has commenced the enforcement of the newly enacted…
COVID-19: Governor Sanwo-Olu meets with religious leaders
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has held a virtual meeting with religious leaders in the state as part of efforts towards curbing the…
Shippers’ Council concludes 1st phase of COVID-19 sensitisation …Thanks stakeholders for active participation
Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Hassan Bello flanked on his right by the Director, Regulatory Services, Ms. Ifeoma Ezedinma and on his left by the Director, Consumer Affairs, Chief…
Calabar Port comes alive, receives four shiploads of PMS, others
Calabar Ports Francis Ezem A total of four shiploads of Premium Motor Spirit PMS, also called petrol, among other cargoes have been declared for the Calabar Ports Complex, an indication…
Shippers’ Council, NCDC move to check COVID-19 spread at seaports
Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Hassan Bello Francis Ezem The Nigerian Shippers' Council has said it is collaborating with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in its efforts to…
COVID-19 pandemic threat to SMEs’ survival in Nigeria, says SMEDAN …As operators seek one-year tax holiday
Francis Ezem Despite the N50billion special intervention fund created by the Federal Government to cushion the impact of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses in Nigeria, the…
Nigeria’s journey through COVID-19 virus
Francis Ezem Though the coronavirus also called COVID-19 started sometime in early December 2019 at Wuhan, a city in Central China with about 11 million population, Nigeria effectively began her…
Over N800bn goods trapped at borders nine months after …MAN says COVID-19 stalled implementation of border closure report
Some cargo -laden trucks at the border (file) Francis Ezem More than nine months after the Federal Government shut its land borders with neighbouring West African countries, export products belonging…
Over N800bn goods still trapped at borders nine months after …MAN says COVID-19 stalled implementation of report on border closure
Some export cargo Francis Ezem More than nine months after the Federal Government shut its land borders with neighbouring West African countries, manufactured export products belonging to Nigerian firms including…
Over 40% of Nigerians live below the poverty line-Report …As Sokoto State leads pack with 87.7% poverty rate
More than 82 million Nigerians live on less than $1 a day, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This indicates that 40 per cent of the 200 million people…
