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Category: Editorial
Editorial: Ali’s Volte-face on Barge Operations
On March 12, 2020, the Nigeria Customs Service, through a circular, took what turned out to be the most ridiculous…
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Editorial: POF Misadventure: Vote Of No Confidence On CRFFN
On March 4th,2020, the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria(CRFFN) was rudely shocked when angry freight…
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Bashir Jamoh: Old Kid on the Block
On Wednesday March 11th, 2020, there would be a change of guard at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…
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Ondo Deep Seaport: Averting another Apapa Disaster
The Ondo Deep Seaport being proposed to be sited at Araromi in Ilaje local government area of Ondo state, is…
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Whither Moghalu’s NIWA?
Since October 2nd, 2019, when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed George Moghalu as the substantive Managing Director of National Inland Waterways…
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ANLCA, House of Commotion
On November 25, 2019, Tony Iju Nwabunike, the National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA),…
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Amaechi’s tango with the Senate over SAA
Last week Monday, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, pointedly declared that the controversial Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) is…
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NPA Gambit to Decongest Lagos Ports
Recently, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) made a proclamation that vessels which stay longer than necessary (about four days) to…
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Nigeria’s Quest for Ease of Doing Business: Many Rivers to Cross
Penultimate Saturday, at the Annual Awards Ceremony of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Secretary…
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Customs’ N1.6bn Recruitment Scandal: Ali’s Integrity on Trial
Last week, Senator Ade Fadahunsi, a retired Assistant Comptroller -General of the Nigeria Customs Service and the incumbent Senator representing …
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CVFF disbursement: Ending the wild goose chase
For the beleaguered indigenous ship owners, accessing the controversial Cabotage Vessels Financing Funds (CVFF) is like a proverbial camel passing through the…
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Disbursement of Cabotage Funds: Can Amaechi be Trusted?
Last week Thursday, December 12th, 2019, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, at a public function in Lagos, said President…
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Nwabunike Peace Move: Pulling ANLCA From Precipice of Disaster
Penultimate Monday, the National Executive Council of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), at the prompting of Tony…
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Nigeria’s Loss of IMO Seat: One Defeat Too Many
Last week Friday, Nigeria once again lost its bid to regain the Category C seat of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)…
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Border Closure: A Tale of Two Cities
During the penultimate week, a member of the House of Representatives representing Daura/Mai’adua/Sandamu Constituency, Katsina State, Fatuhu Muhammed, stunned Nigerians…
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Lagos Ports Access Roads: Killing the Goose that lays the Golden Eggs
It is no gainsaying that the Lagos ports access roads have become a national embarrassment. The roads have also…
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Border Closure and Pains of Legitimate Business Owners
Today makes it the 83rd day since August 21, 2019 when Nigerian government shut its border posts in the…
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Security for Sale at Nigerian Ports
Penultimate week, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, at the behest of Minister of…
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The Task before Muoghalu, New NIWA MD
On October 2, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the National Auditor of All Progressive Party (APC), Chief George Muoghalu as…
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