CRFFN seeks Shippers’ Council support to tackle revenue, capacity building challenges

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) is grappling with challenges in revenue generation and capacity building, it’s Registrar, Kingsley Igwe has said.

Igwe expressed these concerns during a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) headquarters in Lagos.

Igwe informed the Executive Secretary of the NSC, Dr. Pius Akutah that the challenges are hindering the council’s ability to effectively regulate the freight forwarding sector.

He appealed for NSC’s support in training freight forwarders to meet international benchmarks and strengthen Nigeria’s logistics value chain.

He disclosed that CRFFN has already developed a training curriculum but requires resources and suitable training locations to execute the program effectively.

The Registrar also commended Dr. Akutah’s efforts in sanitizing port operations and expressed confidence in the NSC’s continued support.

Welcoming the delegation, Dr. Akutah, emphasized the importance of synergy between the agencies under the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and therefore, stressed the need for a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two agencies to strengthen their operational framework

Dr. Akutah highlighted the importance of inter-agency collaboration, stating that no agency can do it all by itself without collaboration.

He further pointed out that the establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Tinubu demonstrates the Federal Government’s strong commitment to economic development and therefore, the need for agencies under the Ministry to operate professionally in order to fulfill the President’s vision for the sector.

Dr. Akutah highlighted the importance of professionalism in trade, commending CRFFN’s restructuring the Freight Forwarders’ registration process, particularly the incorporation of Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols, describing it as a critical step in improving industry standards.

Dr. Akutah urged CRFFN to uphold and enforce the compliance standards it has set to align with global best practices.