Acronym |
Full Name |
ASYCUDA |
Automated System for Customs Data |
AWB |
Airway Bill |
BL |
Bill of Lading |
C&F |
Cost & Freight |
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
CARE |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CFS |
Container Freight Stations |
DRR |
Disaster Risk Reduction |
DRU |
Disaster Response Unit |
ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
ERGP |
Economic Recovery and Growth Plan |
FAAN |
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
GPRS |
General Pocket Radio Service |
GRT |
Gross Register Tonnage |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IDPs |
Internally Displaced Persons |
ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IMTF |
Inter-Ministerial Task Force |
INGO |
International NGO |
IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
IPMAN |
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria |
ISPs |
Internet Service Providers |
ISPS |
International Ship and Port Facility Security |
KVA |
Kilo Volt Ampere |
LCA |
Logistics Capacity Assessment |
LGA |
Local Government Area |
LSFSC |
Lagos State Ferry Services Corporation |
MOBNP |
Ministry of Budget and National Planning |
MOF |
Ministry of Finance |
MoFA |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MT |
Metric Tons |
MW |
Megawatt |
N/A |
Not Available |
NAFDAC |
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control |
NAHCO |
Nigeria Aviation Handling Company |
NAMA |
National Airspace Management Agency |
NARTO |
National Association of Road Transport Operators |
NCAA |
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority |
NCS |
Nigeria Customs Service |
NDB |
Non-directional beacon |
NEMA |
National Emergency Management Agency |
NFI |
Non-food Items |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NICIS |
Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System |
NIPCO |
Nigeria Independent Petroleum Company |
NIWA |
Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority |
NNPC |
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation |
NPA |
Nigeria Ports Authority |
NRC |
Nigeria Railways Corporation |
OCHA |
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
PAAR |
Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (Customs) |
PCNI |
Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative |
PPPRA |
Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Authority |
PSF |
Petroleum Support Fund |
RC |
Resident Coordinator |
RoRo |
Roll on Roll off |
SAHCO |
Skyway Aviation Handling Company |
SEMA |
State Emergency Management Agency |
SONCAP |
Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme |
T |
Tons |
T&D |
Transmission and Distribution |
TEUs |
Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC |
Terminal Handling Charge |
UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT |
United Nations Country Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS |
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
(V)HF |
(Very) High Frequency |
VOR |
VHF omnidirectional radio range |
V-SAT |
Very Smart Aperture Terminal |
WASH |
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
WCO |
World Customs Organization |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WVI |
World Vision International |