The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has called on the Federal Government to demonstrate genuine political will and commitment towards the full development of the Eastern Seaports: Onne, Calabar, Port Harcourt, and Warri noting that these ports hold significant untapped potential for Nigeria’s maritime growth. According to Dr. Eugene Nweke, Head of Research at…
Read MoreThe Sea Empowerment & Research Centre (SEREC) has sounded a strong warning on the growing impact of shipping delays and poor infrastructure on the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In its latest maritime insight report, SEREC noted that Africa’s logistics and transport systems remain far from adequate to sustain the expected…
Read MoreThe Sea Empowerment and Research Center (SEREC) has called on Nigeria and other countries in West and Central Africa to adopt a “food-first” approach before fully implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. In its latest policy bulletin titled “Food Security Before Free Trade: A Call for Strategic Sequencing in the AfCFTA Era,”…
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