By Ngozi Egenuka 17 January 2024 | 2:07 am Managing Director of Kaystone Global Resources Limited, Benita Afolabi has predicted seamless operations in the Maritime sector in 2024, following innovations from Customs and the Nigerian government. Managing Director of Kaystone Global Resources Limited, Benita Afolabi has predicted seamless operations in the Maritime sector in 2024, following innovations from Customs and the Nigerian government. She said that in recent times, Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), in a stakeholders meeting has reiterated its commitment to engage measures to enhance the ease of operations, which should be effected by the first quarter of 2024. Implementation of this, she stated, would result in sectoral development. She added that the challenges experienced over the years in the Maritime sector have been curtailed with government intervention while calling on stakeholders to work in partnership with the government and customs to actualise seamless operations at the Port. Speaking at the firm’s 10th Anniversary Thanksgiving and launch of the newly-opened bonded terminal in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State, Afolabi, stressed the importance of engaging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urged stakeholders in the maritime business to embrace gender equality and inclusion in the sector. According to her, the firm aims to leverage international opportunities and collaboration by starting the process for the acquisition of ships to meet the demands of Nigeria’s local and international market, which would help curb Nigeria’s low participation in international shipping and develop the sector. 2 mins ago Managing Director of Kaystone Global Resources Limited, Benita Afolabi has predicted seamless operations in the Maritime sector in 2024, following innovations from Customs and the Nigerian government. 31 mins ago President of the Ikeja Business Club, Tajudeen Akande, has stressed the need for the current administration to think through policies and exercise patience after formulating them, saying this would create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. 1 day ago In line with its mission of empowering businesses and young innovators across Africa, HabariPay’s Squad has announced the launch of its first hackathon, ‘Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0’. 1 day ago In a game-changing move for the Nigerian oil sector, Renaissance Africa Energy has reached a groundbreaking agreement with Shell to acquire its entire shareholding in The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). Renaissance is a consortium consisting of ND Western Limited, Aradel Holdings Plc. the Petrolin Group, FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company… 1 day ago Nigeria’s headline inflation closed 2023 slightly below the 30 percent market projected by many economists and research organisations, including KPMG. 1 day ago Economists and financial experts have projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow at 3.47 per cent if the government focuses on investing in infrastructure that supports manufacturing, export, and small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). 1 day ago Succor may have come the way of stock market investors who had endured a long period of capital depreciation in insurance stocks as the index emerged the best-performing sector so far in the year, posting a year-to-date (YTD) return of 22.8 per cent. 1 day ago The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said almost 40 per cent of jobs globally will be influenced by artificial intelligence (AI), saying advanced economies are expected to experience a higher impact compared to emerging markets and low-income countries. 1 day ago Consistent with its philosophy of protecting, growing, enhancing and optimising wealth for discerning investors, Nigeria’s leading investment immigration wealth management company, Optiva Capital Partners Limited, has launched a new product tagged Diaspora Investor Direct Investment (DIDI) 1 day ago The bulls maintained dominance at the reopening of transactions yesterday on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)as increased demand for Geregu Power Plc and 67 others lifted the All-Share Index (ASI) by 1.92 per cent.
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