By John Iwori Dock workers, under aegis of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has asked the regulatory agencies to always involve their members in stakeholders’ meetings in order to avoid crisis over welfare issues. They also insisted that the Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigerian Shippers’ Council and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) should […]

John Iwori with agency report Non-tariff obstructions such as slow processes, bureaucracy and corruption account for between 60 per cent and 90 per cent of trade costs in Africa, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) has said. According to ICTSD, delays and unpredictability also reduce regional participation in global value chains because such […]

After achieving some milestones in 2015, John Iwori examines the factors that will shape the maritime sector in 2016 Following the unanimity of stakeholders that the maritime sector of the economy performed below expectations last year, key players have opined that a lot needs to be done to ensure that the ills that bedevilled the sector are […]

As the clamour for the concession of airport facilities grows, Chinedu Eze examines its advantages and disadvantages and why it may not be a panacea for airport development in Nigeria. One of the major factors that have given rise to recent clamour for the concession of airport is failure of the federal government to complete […]

  As the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of State for Aviation are on the verge of appointing new managing directors to head the aviation agencies and other transportation parastatals, the workers in the air transport sector are insisting that only seasoned aviators should be appointed to head the various agencies. THISDAY gathered that […]