Tag: Okey IBEKE

    By Okey IBEKE  The proposed $7 billion Gateway Deep Seaport at Ogun Waterside has reopened another wave of agitation and debates over the alleged neglect...

LAGOS — Principal Consultant, International Trade Advisory Services Ltd, Okey Ibeke, has backed the Nigeria Customs Service’s suspension of further transire processing for bonded...

By Okey IBEKE  Nigeria’s export ambitions are increasingly being shaped not only by what the country produces, but by how efficiently its goods can cross...

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.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce.

The change also coincides with a period of substantial reform within the Nigeria Customs Service under Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s broader economic reform programme.

  LAGOS — Principal Consultant, International Trade Services Ltd., Okey IBEKE, has called for a clear delineation of responsibilities between the newly established Nigerian Ports...

  The new Ports Economic Regulatory Agency could bring discipline, transparency and competition to Nigeria’s port economy. But unless its powers are carefully separated from...

  By Okey IBEKE   For decades, Nigeria’s quest for economic diversification has followed a familiar cycle of ambition and disappointment. Successive administrations have promised to reduce...

By Okey Ibeke The recent Technical Assistance Mission on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) organised by the World Bank Group in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs...