Segun Musa Applauds B’Odogwu Platform for Facilitating Trade

By Tunde Ojudun At a landmark seminar in Lagos, maritime stakeholders hailed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its transformative strides in trade facilitation and digital innovation through the launch of the B’Odogwu digital platform. Dr. Segun Musa, CEO of Widescope Logistics Ltd and Chief Consultant, Global Transport Policy, speaking through Dr. Mark Onuchi, praised […]

Comptroller Oshoba Launches Proactive Measures to Prevent Port Congestion Ahead of Year-End Surge

By Tunde Ojudun As cargo volumes surge toward the year-end, Comptroller Emmanuel Oluwadare Oshoba, Customs Area Controller of the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa Command, is taking strategic steps to avert port congestion. Leveraging his background as former Comptroller Intelligence at Headquarters, Oshoba is applying intelligence-led insights to maintain operational fluidity. Speaking to a group of […]

Indigenous Operator Advocates for Local Content Policy in Bonded Terminal Sector

By Tunde Ojudun At the 30th anniversary celebration of Port News newspaper in Apapa, Lagos, the Managing Director and CEO of Zarmmak Container Terminal Limited, Barrister Caleb Muoka, called for the implementation of a local content policy to protect indigenous bonded terminal operators from foreign dominance. Muoka expressed concern that the absence of a local […]

MWUN Welcomes SSASCFA Leadership at Union Headquarters

The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), under the leadership of President-General Comrade Francis Bunu Abi the Senior Staff Association of Shipping, Clearing & Forwarding Agency (SSASCFA) at its national headquarters on Osho Drive, Olodi Apapa, Lagos. During the courtesy visit, SSASCFA President-General Comrade Harrison Ugochukwu Asonye expressed his admiration for Comrade Bunu’s dynamic leadership […]

Customs Launches Electronic Cargo Tracking System at Apapa Port

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially launched the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS), a cutting-edge digital solution designed to enhance national security, streamline trade operations, and boost revenue generation across Nigeria’s ports. The pilot phase of the ECTS was successfully executed with a container bound for the Kano/Jigawa Area […]

NACCIMA Revives Nigeria–China Business Forum to Deepen Bilateral Trade Relations

‎The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening Nigeria–China business relations as it prepares for its Business Forum in Guangzhou, China. ‎ ‎A closed door meeting with Naccima and the Consul General took place on tuesday, marking a significant milestone for Nigerian business representation in […]

B’Odogwu Platform Sparks Optimism for Nigeria’s Port Reform, Says Princess Chi Ezeh

At a seminar in Lagos on Tuesday focused on B’Odogwu Technology and the Role of Women in Nigerian Maritime Development, Princess Chi Ezeh, Vice Chairman, Seaports of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), spotlighted the transformative potential of the B’Odogwu platform in revitalizing Nigeria’s inefficient port system. Despite Nigeria’s ports being ranked […]