Business & Maritime West Africa
Eleme Healthcare Gets Boost as Nigeria Customs Commissions Rehabilitated Facility
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commissioned the rehabilitated Ebubu Primary Healthcare Centre in Eleme, Rivers State, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility...
BRICS Summit: Nigeria, India Seek $15bn Trade Revival, Renewed Crude Sales
Nigeria and India are seeking to rebuild their economic relationship and return bilateral trade to its previous peak of nearly $15 billion, with renewed...
Customs Modernisation, Human Capital Development and Nigeria’s Digital AfCFTA Journey
By Okey IBEKE
For decades, the Nigeria Customs Service was largely associated with physical cargo examination, revenue collection, seizures, border enforcement and the paperwork that...
Marine and Blue Economy: The ₦1.83tn Revenue and State of Nigeria’s...
Business and Maritime West Africa Analysis
The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has presented an impressive scorecard of the reforms undertaken since its...
Customs Seizes N43.5bn Narcotics, Droned, Expired Goods at Apapa Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted narcotics, controlled pharmaceuticals, drones and expired goods valued at N43.5 billion at the Apapa Port in Lagos.
The...
Nigeria, Cameroon Bilateral Customs Coalition Set to Streamline Mfum-Ekok Border Trade
Nigeria, Cameroon Bilateral Customs Coalition Set to Streamline Mfum-Ekok Border TradeThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Cameroon Customs Administration have launched a joint...
NPERA Act: Now that there is a Real Ports Economic Regulator
- [ ] The Nigerian Shippers Council was designated the interim economic regulator of Nigeria’s ports in 2014. The responsibility was further reinforced through the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (Port Economic Regulator) Order and the Port Economic Regulations of 2015.
Ship Financing: Stakeholders Seek Urgent Disbursement of CVF Fund
Stakeholders at the 2026 Lagos Maritime Week roundtable have called for urgent Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) disbursement and stronger collaboration to accelerate Nigeria’s...
NIMASA, MAN Oron Deepen Partnership on Seafarer Training
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, in strengthening the...
China’s Zero-Tariff Policy: IBEKE Raises Concern Over Nigeria’s Trade Imbalance
LAGOS — International trade consultant and maritime expert, Okey IBEKE, has welcomed the reported increase in Nigeria’s exports to China under Beijing’s new zero-tariff policy but cautioned the Federal Government against judging the initiative by raw commodities export growth alone.
