Nigerian maritime workers threaten shutdown of all seaports
Samson Echenim
May 11, 2020
Seaports in Nigeria may be shutdown on Wednesday, as dockworkers have threatened to embark on a strike in protest of arrest and
SON urges importers, customs brokers to use its digital platform for cargo clearance
Samson EchenimMay 7, 2020
Importers and their customs clearing agents have been urged to use the digital platform of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Post Covid-19: NCAA begins audit of airlines ahead resumption of flights
Samson EchenimMay 7, 2020
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all airlines operators in the country to notify it of their intentions to resume
Post Covid-19: 83% of businesses in Nigeria to cut salaries, downsize workforce
Samson EchenimMay 5, 2020
With the untold impact of the covid-19, 83 percent of businesses in Nigeria are planning to cut down salaries, downsize
Customs N2trn target suffers huge setback as Buhari waives import duty for medical supplies
Samson EchenimMay 5, 2020
The N2 trillion revenue target of the Nigeria Customs Service has suffered another huge setback as President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday
Allow NPA, NSC to handle storage, demurrage waivers, NAGAFF tells members
Samson EchenimMay 3, 2020
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has advised its members to allow the Nigerian Ports
Restricting medical exports will have serious implications for the world, UNCTAD warns
Samson EchenimApril 28, 2020
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has warned against restricting supplies of medical exports to developing
Apapa port records index Covid-19 case at APM Terminals
Samson EchenimApril 28, 2020
Nigeria’s premier seaport, Apapa, has recorded its first coronavirus case barely a week after the dreaded virus hit Tin Can
UNCTAD assesses impact of COVID-19 on tourism in small island developing states
Samson EchenimApril 28, 2020
The United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says COVID-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain its
EFCC alerts Nigerians on fake lockdown funds
Samson EchenimApril 28, 2020
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians about a fraudulent offer of lockdown palliatives online. The