The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) says it prevented shippers from paying ₦86.06 billion in unjustified demurrage charges between November 2023 and June 2026, while also securing an additional ₦4.54 billion and $1.348 million in savings through regulatory interventions and alternative dispute resolution. Executive Secretary and CEO Dr. Pius Akutah disclosed the figures Saturday during a media luncheon with journalists in Lagos. According to Akutah, the combined interventions protected more than ₦90.60 billion in economic value for Nigerian shippers and the broader economy over the period reviewed. He said the council, which he has led since November 2023, has focused its efforts on strengthening its role as Nigeria's port economic regulator through reforms centered on consumer protection, trade facilitation, digital transformation and stakeholder engagement. Akutah also disclosed that preparations for the council's 18th International Maritime Seminar for Judges are substantially complete. The disclosures build on a broader pattern of dispute-resolution activity by the NSC in recent months: the council reported resolving 19 of 32 complaints in the first quarter of 2026 alone, saving port users more than ₦348.8 million, with unsettled and arbitrary demurrage charges among the most frequent grievances raised by importers, exporters, freight forwarders and shipping agents.