CRFFN Spent N2.5billion to Establish Offices, Freight Forwarding Institute

By ZION Olalekan    |

Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) Sir Mike Jukwe has said that the sum of N2.5 billion was allocated to the Council by the Federal Government in 2017.

He however said that the Council spent the money to establish offices scattered around the country, as well as setting up a Nigerian Institute of Freight Forwarding in Abuja.

Jukwe stated this at a retreat organized for the newly inaugurated governing Council members of the CRFFN in Abuja recently.

He said that currently, the CRFFN is no longer renting offices and that it owned all the buildings where it is located across the nation.

The Registrar also assured that the freight forwarding institute in Abuja is nearing completion.

While giving stewardship of the Council under his watch, Jukwe said “It is worth mentioning that for the first time, the council enjoyed capital appropriation with N2.5 billion released in 2017 for location of offices, operational equipment and the institution that is near 100 percent completion.

“We have also set up by our regulation, the Nigerian Institute of Freight Forwarding, the physical structure and infrastructure are ongoing, they are nearing completion, this would be the place where freight forwarders would be receiving their training, both short time courses and long term courses”

“We are working with NITT in Zaria and the NBTE to get accreditation and run a National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Nigeria, as soon answer are through with that, when you buy a JAMB form you will see these courses available”

“We accredited training institutions because CRFFN is not a training institution, we are a regulator, so we accredited training institutions to run the courses in this profession, some of them are University of Lagos, we are working on accrediting University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Unman Dan Fodio University and many more of them.

“Degree programs would also be run and freight forwarders can now come out with BA and even PHD and end up getting the respect they deserve.

“However, adequate funding is required for training because training is very expensive but ignorance is more expensive than being knowledgeable,” he said.

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