Following recent UK’s Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, Global Union Federation representing 20 million transport workers has called
Month: February 2021
IMO, WISTA International Launch Women In Maritime Survey
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the first of its kind Women in Maritime Survey known as IMO and WISTA International Survey 2021 to examine
Nigeria Ship Arrest Series (Part 5): Procedure For Ship Arrest In Nigeria
Introduction: What does a claimant who has ascertained that his claims against a ship are such as can found her arrest do? Does he
JUST IN: Lagos Govt To Take 24% Equity In TBS, Trade Fair Complex
The Lagos State government has offered to take up 24 per cent of the Tafawa Balewa Square and Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. Governor
Oversight Visit: NPA Boss Receives Senate Committee On Marine Transport
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman recently received members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, who came on an
Man In Police Net For Stealing Teenager’s Pant
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of 29- year-old Rasaq Iyanda, for allegedly stealing a 13-year-old girl’s pant. The magistrate,
Court Remands Blacksmith, 66 For Defiling 7-Year-Old Girl
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 66-year-old blacksmith, Mohammed Adamu, who allegedly defiled a seven-year-old girl, be remanded
Nigeria Ship Arrest Series (Part 2): What Ships Can Be Arrested
It is not all ships properly defined that can be arrested, though most ships may be subject to arrest. Ships are not limited to
Ex Customs CG, Dikko Dies Amidst House Confiscation,Threats Of Arrest By EFCC, ICPC
The immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, has joined his ancestors, Thursday evening. Platform Reporters gathered that Dikko, who served
Nigeria Ship Arrest Series (Part 3): Arrest Of Cargo On Board Ship
Introduction: In a previous installment of this series, we considered the legal procedure by which ship arrests are effected – admiralty actions in rem