Editor's Pick Curbing attacks on Customs officers by smugglers Attacks on officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, especially the anti-smuggling team of Federal Operations Units, by smugglers, have reached a level that ... By maritimemagApril 19, 20210
Editor's Pick Ease of doing business : A long shot in the dark At the Annual Awards Ceremony of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in 2020, the Secretary to the Government of Federation ... By maritimemagApril 12, 20210
Editor's Pick Revamping non-oil export trade for economic prosperity. It is an undisputable fact that the economic prosperity of a nation depends on the level of its export trade. A nation ... By maritimemagMarch 29, 20210
Editor's Pick NIMASA’s Floating Dock of Controversy In 2013, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) came up with an ambitious project that was meant to stimulate the maritime industry. ... By maritimemagMarch 22, 20210
Editorial Killing trade facilitation on the altar of Customs’ hard revenue drive Killing trade facilitation on the altar of Customs’ hard revenue drive Statutorily, the major functions of the Nigeria Customs Service are revenue ... By maritimemagFebruary 22, 20210
Editor's Pick The SON desperate move to return to ports On October 26th, 2011, there was a Presidential directive which pruned down the mushroom government agencies at the ports to only eight. The ... By maritimemagFebruary 15, 20210
Editor's Pick Will CVFF Ever Be Disbursed? For the beleaguered indigenous ship owners, accessing the controversial Cabotage Vessels Financing Funds (CVFF) is like a proverbial camel passing through the eye ... By maritimemagFebruary 8, 20210
Editor's Pick SAA Scandal: Mockery of Security at Ports In January 2021, an odious smell of scandal oozed out from the security contraption called Secure Anchorage Area (SAA). This controversial improvised security ... By maritimemagFebruary 1, 20210
Editor's Pick ETO: Searching for Sanity in Apapa Traffic Nightmare ETO is a Yoruba word for orderliness, organisation or sanity. It presupposes that an otherwise chaotic or rowdy situation, event or ... By maritimemagJanuary 25, 20210
Editor's Pick The ANLCA’ s Dance of Shame In recent years, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has become a theatre of comedy where stakeholders are being treated to ... By maritimemagJanuary 18, 20210
Editor's Pick The Tragic Irony of Delayed Border Re-opening For 17 months from August 20th, 2019, the Federal Government shut the land borders bordering the country at the four geo-political zones of ... By maritimemagJanuary 11, 20210
Editor's Pick The Cabal Behind Apapa Traffic Gridlock The Apapa traffic gricklock has become a national malaise which has defied all the solutions thrown at it. It has become a perennial ... By maritimemagDecember 28, 20200
Editor's Pick Is Nigeria’s Port Industry Ready For Another Covid-19 Lockdown? It is no longer in contention that the second wave of the dreaded Covid- 19 pandemic is currently blowing across the world. Some ... By maritimemagDecember 21, 20200
Editor's Pick Terminal Operators’ Greek Gifts To NPA In October 2020, at the heat of Endsars protest, hoodlums who masqueraded as #ENDSARS protestors torched the magnificent Headquarters building of the ... By maritimemagDecember 14, 20200
Editor's Pick Securing Nigerian Ports Amidst Rising Insecurity In recent times, the security architecture of the country has come under ceaseless bombardment by insurgents and militants, stretching its security personnel and ... By maritimemagDecember 7, 20200
Editor's Pick CIOTA and Task Of Professionalising Transport Industry In Nigeria In June 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria(CIOTA) bill into law after it was passed ... By maritimemagNovember 30, 20200
