Nigerian Shippers' Council

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Nigerian Shippers' Council
AbbreviationNSC
Formation1978
TypeGovernment Organization
Purposecargo interest.
Headquarters Lagos
Location
Official language
English
Executive Secretary/CEO
 Pius Ukeyima Akutah
Website shipperscouncil.gov.ng

Nigerian Shippers' Council is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria. [1] [2] The council provides forum for the protection of the interest of shippers on matters affecting the shipment of imports and exports to and from Nigeria. The Agency is under the supervision of Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (Nigeria). The council is focused on the importing and exporting of cargo with regards to port-to-port shipment through the chain of transportation. [3] Its mandate is to establish an effective environment for all Nigerian stakeholders by putting sufficient and good economic regulatory system in Nigerian Port transportation sector. [4] [5] [6]

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History

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council was established in the year 1978, with the help of UNCTAD, by the law of Nigerian Shippers’ Council Act Cap. N133 LFN 2004. [7]

Regulations

The council works based on The Federal Government Port Reform Agenda and it is under Port Economic Regulator of February 2014 and was affirmed by the Ministerial Regulation: Nigerian Shippers’ Council (Port Economic) Regulations 2015; and the Presidential Order: Nigerian Shippers’ Council (Port Economic Regulator) Order, 2015. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nigerian Shippers' Council Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Shippers' council seeks resumption of cargo evacuation at APM terminal through railway". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian Shippers Council". easeofdoingbusinessnigeria.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Nigerian Shippers' Council news – latest breaking stories and top headlines". TODAY. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Shippers council donates N10 million items to curtail coronavirus spread". TODAY. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Shippers' council, transport agencies move to eliminate corruption in maritime". TODAY. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  7. ↑ "Legal Framework || N.S.C". shipperscouncil.gov.ng. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  8. ↑ "Shippers' council restates benefits of AfCFTA". TODAY. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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