Business & Maritime West Africa
Nigeria Makes Final Diplomatic Push for Nigeria’s IMO Council Seat
Nigeria intensified its final round of diplomacy ahead of next week’s crucial election into Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, with...
CGC Conference: Customs’ Boss Charges Personnel to Uphold Integrity
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has charged personnel of the service to uphold integrity in the discharge of their...
Tinubu Opens C-PACT Summit, Says Africa Must Break Inefficient Borders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, 17 November 2025, charged African nations to dismantle inefficient borders, modernise their Customs systems and commit to a...
16 Ships with Petroleum Products, Other Commodities to Arrive Lagos
Fifteen ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian...
Modern Customs Key to AfCFTA Success – WCO
The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has warned that African customs administrations face mounting challenges amid political pressures, rising consumer expectations, and increasingly complex global...
Experts Advocate Coordinated Multimodal Reforms for Improved Trade Competitiveness
Maritime lawyers and transport experts have called for a unified and robust multimodal transport policy that would streamline cargo movement, shorten delays, and strengthen...
Nigeria Champions Intra-African Trade Optimization, Hosts C-PACT Conference
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday 14 November, 2025, engaged journalists at the State House Press Pool, Abuja, where he outlined...
Eastern Ports: Onne Terminal Receives First Direct Vessel from China
The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) has achieved a major milestone with the arrival of MSC Dorine V, the first vessel under MSC’s Iroko Service...
WTO Committee Reviews Members Customs Valuation Notifications, Adopts Transparency Enhancement Report
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Committee on Customs Valuation has reviewed 63 notifications on Customs Valuation legislation of member states
and adopted a report...
Nigeria’s Real Estate Sector Overtakes Oil, Gas in GDP Contribution – IRECE
Mr Ajayi Franklin, Convener of the International Real Estate Conference and Exhibition (IRECE), said Nigeria’s real estate sector has overtaken oil and gas in...
