....... On going websites update Aviation agencies at the Lagos airport are streamlining their operations including website updates, among others. This is in compliance to the Executive Orders given by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. MLN observed that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria and the Nigerian Airspace Management
Month: June 2017
National Road Funds Bill withdrawn
National road fund bill was on Thursday 8th June 2017 withdrawn from the senate. The National Roads Fund Bill which is to help in the funding, maintenance and administration of road networks in Nigeria, will be funded through nine sources including: fuel levy of N5 chargeable per litre on any volume
FOREX Intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria
Airlines, fuel importers, manufacturers and agriculture businesses can now buy dollars at a special market intervention, as announced by The Apex bank on Wednesday. In a notice to lenders, CBN stated that the intervention will help to clear a backlog of foreign exchange obligations now due through a combination of spot
Kenya Railways to launch online payment system
Barely few weeks Standard Gauge Rail Service was commissioned in Kenya, The railways service has planned to unveil a new online ticket payment platform by Monday Next week. This is to ensure convenience while travelling for all customers and also a relief to many passengers who had complained about the lack of
Exporters to register forms NXP prior to shipment – CBN
T The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has with immediate effect directed all exporters to register Forms NXP with an authorised dealer of their choice prior to shipment. In the continued effort to ensure that all export transactions are carried out through the formal channels, the CBN said bills of laden in
Seaports Agencies Streamlined to Seven
.....……… logistics made a lot easier As directed by the Federal Government of Nigeria, Agencies operating at the seaports has been streamlined to seven, Listing the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) as the Landlord , the other approved agencies that were mandated to operate in the ports are: Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Nipost to leverage on ICT tools for revenue generation’
At a closing Ceremony of a strategic management training for Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) staffs in Ogere Ogun State, The Minister of Communication, Mr. Adebayo Shittu disclosed that the country would re-position the NIPOST for national growth by leveraging on information and communication technology (ICT), especially now that disruptive technologies abound. According to
Delta Air Lines Shuns Executive orders on Ease of Doing business Insist on Manual
Delta Airlines refused to comply with the new implementation of the Federal Airports Authority on easy of doing busy in Nigeria, a situation that almost resulted into a crisis yesterday at the airport. MLN confirms that Delta Airline stopped the removal of the screening tables by its counters and insisted that manual
Reconsider Your Guidelines on Palletized Cargo – LCCI to FG
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has chided the Federal Government over its revised import guidelines on containerized cargo stating that the initiative may be counter-productive to its ease of doing business agenda. Pallets are plane/flat structures utilised in cargo container ships for supporting goods or containers. Cargo
Petrol Pump Price remains N145 – PPPRA
In reiteration of The Senate President’s explanation on fuel pump price, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency on Tuesday stated that there was no approval of N5 increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, street-named petrol. The PPPRA is the authorised agency of the Federal Government that fixes and