LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Global shipping leaders are calling for a beefed-up naval presence off west Africa, amid warnings that the region is facing a Somali-style piracy crisis. Vessels passing through the Gulf of Guinea, a vast stretch of water from Senegal to Angola, are suffering increasingly violent attacks by gangs who operate with near “impunity”…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of Justice in New York on Thursday charged four men in the alleged smuggling of banned catfish into the United States. Those charged were Mahmud Chowdhury, Shakil Ahmed, Belayet Hussain and Firoz Ahammad. According to the court complaint, the four worked with Asia Foods Distributor Inc. to smuggle large quantities…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director/CEO of Mac-Manuel Global Logistics, and the Vice President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Mr Emeka Enwelu has confirmed that the Federal Government is not ready to key into African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) concept. Enwelu who is the Guest Speaker at roundtable chat…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Registrar, NAGAFF Academy, Francis Omotosho explained how freight forwarders in Nigeria keyed into African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and benefit from the trade concepts. Omotosho while speaking on a round table chat organized by the Maritime Journalists Association Of Nigeria (MAJAN) titled, “Preparation Of Freight Forwarders To Key Into AFCTA Concept” …
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s economy exited recession in the fourth quarter of 2020, recording its first growth in three quarters as coronavirus-linked lockdown was lifted across the country, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report Thursday. The report said Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.11 per cent in the three months between October…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated the Founder of United Nigeria Airlines, High Chief Dr Obiora Okonkwo, following the recent successful launch of operations by the airlines. United Nigeria Airlines had, on February 12, 2021, made its inaugural flight from the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Mozart was 200 miles off Nigeria’s coast when the pirates made their assault, their speed boat cutting through the Gulf of Guinea’s waters to outpace the container ship. Armed men scrambled onboard as the Turkish crew locked down in the ship’s “citadel” secure area. For six hours, pirates used the ship’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcomed announcement that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the first woman in the role since the organization’s creation in 1995. “The U.S. Chamber congratulates Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, whose appointment comes at a critical time for the…