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Lagos ports congestion: Eto call-up system as best solution By
Nigeria is believed to have the most robust port infrastructure in the sub-region, but port users have continued to struggle with huge economic costs due to inefficiencies arising from unfavourable export and import processes. Over the years, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has made several interventions to resolve the incidence of heavy vehicular and human congestion around the country’s seaports and off-dock terminals, especially those within the Lagos axis where a large chunk of the nation’s external trade is processed. After experimenting with a manual truck scheduling arrangement for over a year, the NPA came up with an electronic truck call-up system in February to tackle the perennial traffic gridlock responsible for the delay along the access roads leading to the country’s two busiest ports. ....
With the Nigerian oil and gas industry facing an uncertain future – erratic oil price fluctuations and the advancement of possible, more eco-friendly sources of energy – the time for policy makers to pay attention to other sectors of the Nigerian economy is long overdue. The Maritime Industry is one of the sectors with the potential for unprecedented success in terms of revenue generation, employment opportunities and economic expansion with barely a quarter of this potential being currently harnessed. Advertisement Once upon a time, the Nigerian Maritime Industry was poised for great global economic impact; we had the largest fleet in the African waters and must have been a source of envy to other African states. But all of that changed with poor management and the emergence of successive governments; each one armed with poorly-thought out policies that crippled the industry and plunged it into a deep dark decline. This decline cut across all the government agencies i ....
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ON THE GO Two more students of Kaduna private varsity found dead The Kaduna state government says it has discovered the corpses of two more students abducted from Greenfield University in Kaduna state.Advertisement Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home. CBN, bankers’ committee commence national theatre rehabilitation The Bankers’ committee and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have commenced renovation work on the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos.Advertisement Tolu Ogunlesi, special assistant on digital/new media to President. NBC suspends Channels TV for interviewing IPOB leader The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television for interviewing a leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Advertisement In a letter addressed to the managing director of. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 4:19 pm The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria on Thursday protested against non-compliance of International Oil Companies to the Stevedoring regulations issued by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Stevedoring refers to the act of loading or offloading cargo to and/or from a ship. During the protest at the APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos, the placard-carrying workers shut disrupted operations at the terminal by shutting down the entry and exit gates. The PUNCH gathered that the workers earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Nigerian Ports Authority, and NIMASA starting last Friday to get the IOCs to comply with the statutory regulations. ....