Maritime Archives — Page 12 of 139

October 6, 2024 No Responses

NPA: Profile Of New Spokesman, Ikechukwu Onyemekara

The newly appointed spokesperson for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),Ikechukwu Chika Onyemekara, brings a wealth of experience in marketing and public relations.He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in the same field.Onyemekara’s career...

October 4, 2024 No Responses

NPA Appoints New General Managers

As part of measures to reposition Nigeria’s foremost trade facilitation platform for greater efficiency and renewed contribution to the national economy, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced new appointments and redeployments of General Managers ...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

NPA Raises One Stop-Shop For Sale Of Crude In Naira To Dangote Refinery

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on Thursday, disclosed that the implementation of the Federal Government directive on sale of crude oil and Petroleum products to Dangote Refinery in Naira has commenced.Speaking whe...

September 29, 2024 No Responses

NIMASA DG Congratulates Oyetola At 70

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola Congratulates the Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON on his 70th birthday. Writing on his X handle @MobereolaD, the NIMA...

September 27, 2024 No Responses

WMD: Nigeria Mulls Technological Investments, Alternative Fuels For Safe Shipping

The Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured that the Federal Government will increase investments in new technologies and alternative fuels to ensure safe shipping operations in the country.Oyetola, who was represented by the Mini...

September 27, 2024 No Responses

AT World Maritime Day, NPA Boss Harps On Automation, To Deploy PCS

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, represented by the Executive Director, Engineering and Technical Services, Engr. Ibrahim Abba, on Thursday in Lagos, joined industry stakeholders to celebrate this year’s World Mar...

September 27, 2024 No Responses

FG To Direct NIMASA, NPA To Collect Fees, Charges In Naira

The Federal Government is proposing that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) begin collecting charges, fees, fines and others in Naira rather than in foreign currencies.The Special Adviser to th...

September 25, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Regularise Budget Cycle, Inaugurates 2025 Budget Committee

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is to regularise its budget cycle to align with the national budget, as it inaugurates 18-member 2025 Budget Committee to prepare its budget proposals. Addressing members of the committee during the inaugurat...

September 25, 2024 No Responses

WMD: Oyetola Pledges Zero Piracy, Dantsoho Laud Minister On Efficiency At Seaports

Ahead of Thursday’s World Maritime Day, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has described the theme for this year’s celebration, “Navigating the Future: Safety First,” as a fitting narrative for the current happ...

September 21, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria, Russian Firms Sign MoU To Revive Ajaokuta Steel Plant, NIOMCO

The Nigerian Government, through the Ministry of Steel Development, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Russian consortium for the rehabilitation, completion, and operation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Minin...

September 20, 2024 No Responses

NPA Donates N200m To Borno Flood Victims

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated Two Hundred Million Naira (200,000,000.00) to flood victims in Borno State as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR).The Managing Director/CEO of the NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, in a letter he personally...

September 20, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, NPA To Strengthen Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA) have expressed their readiness to collaborate and work together to move the nation’ s maritime sector forward.The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Barr Akutah P...

September 20, 2024 No Responses

At AMES Summit, Experts Harp On AfCFTA, Indigenous Fleet, Training, Others

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a majoropportunity for growth in shipping, but Nigeria needs shipping lines toparticipate.According to seasoned experts who spoke at the 16th Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES) technic...