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Clearing agents at Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos are divided over the implementation of a new cargo tariff

Nigeria would once again end another year with the unfulfilled promise of the National Single Window (NSW) project deployment at the nation’s seaports, which has cost the country N1.08 trillion losses yearly.

• Dealers lament rising cost, low patronage for used vehicles • This is a ploy to discourage vehicles importation, stakeholders allege Beginning from June 1, 2021, Nigerians with a low budget would be unable to purchase cars while those with a high budget will pay double, as terminal operators have announced a 50 per cent increase in terminal handling charges. Two Roll On Roll Off (RORO) terminals at the Tin Can Island Port, Ports and Terminal Multipurpose Limited (PTML) as well as Fiv...

Train to deliver 500 containers daily   The long-awaited standard gauge expected to provide the needed alternative to the movement of cargo on the road to solve the persistent gridlock around the Apapa seaports will kick off operation before the end of this quarter.     The rail is expected to aid the evacuation of cargoes from the ports, facilitate export, reduce gridlock on port access roads and curb the huge revenue losses to the bottlenecks at the ports.     The project, which is bei...

Vanguard News Nigeria not ready for AfCFTA, says APFFLON boss On By Dave Oludare Oso Divergent reactions have continued to trail Nigeria’s move to boost its international trade with the the flag-off of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). While a sizeable percentage of Nigerians and Organised Private Sector (OPS) players have viewed the development with unbridled optimism, a high number, especially corporate entities are of the opinion that the move will lead to Nigeria’s doomsday...