Nigerian Shippers' Council Explained

Formation:1978
Type:Government Organization
Purpose:cargo interest.
Headquarters:Lagos
Language:English
Leader Title:Executive Secretary/CEO
Leader Name:Pius Ukeyima Akutah
Nigerian Shippers' Council
Size:140
Abbreviation:NSC
Location:Nigeria

Nigerian Shippers' Council is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria.[1] [2] The council is responsible for protecting exporters and importers in Nigeria as well as its goods. The Agency is an affiliation of Nigerian Ports Authority and were under the supervision of Ministry of Transportation (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]

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

Notes and References

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

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