LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite assurance by the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), that the seaports will be opened to business, majority of the clearing agents, truckers operating at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island seaports stayed away from work. LEADERSHIP reports that the Apapa Port CAC, Compt. Babatunde Olomu,…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Traders, clearing agents and drivers have expressed concerns over the proliferation of checkpoints mounted by security operatives on the Seme Border-Mile 2 corridor. They alleged that many of the “illegal” checkpoints were mounted to extort them, a situation they said was stifling their businesses. The Seme-Mile 2 corridor is a major route…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protests by freight forwarders and customs brokers at the Lagos Port, which began at the weekend, may have cost the country over N200 billion as port activities remained paralysed as of yesterday evening. Port expert and President of National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, Mr. Lucky Amiwero, told New…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Importers, clearing agents and truck owners are worried over the worsening gridlock on the port access road at the Tin Can Island Port Complex (TCIPC) in Lagos. They accused officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) security department, police and the Presidential Task Team on Apapa gridlock, who were deployed to manage…