Editorial
Alarming Resurgence Of Arms Importation Into Nigeria Through The Ports
Available data indicate that between 2008 and 2020, different sizes of arms with varying values were imported into Nigeria. For...
Proliferation of deep sea ports in Nigeria and matters arising
Unlike conventional ports that are situated on a river or water channels that have access to a sea or ocean...
Addressing The Many Problems Of Nigerian Seafarers
Nigeria, a country blessed with a strategic geographic location and abundant maritime resources, has not fully-harnessed its potential in the...
The Nigerian Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill: Avoiding The Banana Peel
For many years, the Nigeria Shippers’ Council has been taunted as a toothless bulldog, an ineffective agency that is at the...
Lekki Free Trade Zone And The Emerging Road Traffic Chaos
Ibeju Lekki in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area, southeast of Lagos, is home to the Lagos Free Trade Zone(LFTZ). A Free...
The future of Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria
The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) was conceived in 2007 as a possible solution to the myriad...
The Marine And Blue Economy Ministry Not Meeting Expectation
Prior to the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President, one request that kept coming up in discussions in the...
The Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund and the jinx of disbursement
The Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) was established alongside the Nigerian Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act of 2003, to...
It’s time to review the continued relevance of the National Seafarers Development Programme
During a recent visit to Nigeria, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) dropped a bombshell. Speaking through its Africa Regional...
Our Inland Dry Ports Must Be Functioning And Competitive
The Inland Dry Port (IDP) dream actually started in 2006, when the then-Federal Executive Council approved the commencement of Inland...
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