Minister – City Business News

January 30, 2026 No Responses

Dantsoho: We Are Rebuilding Nigerian Ports To International Standards

In this interview with Ports & Harbors, the official magazine of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho—recently appointed IAPH Regional Vice President...

January 30, 2026 No Responses

How NIWA Secured ₦14.6b For Boat Procurement, By Oyebamiji

Former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, has disclosed that the Federal Government approved about ₦14.6 billion for the procurement of modern boats and ferries to strengthen safety, trade and passenger t...

January 19, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria, Abu Dhabi Port Group Sign MoU

Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaboration in ports development, maritime logistics, and digital solutions.A statement issued by ...

January 17, 2026 No Responses

FG Bans Sand Mining On River Niger

The Federal Government has announced a ban on sand mining within a 10-kilometre radius of the River Niger to safeguard the First and Second Niger Bridges.The Minister of Works, Mr. David Umahi, disclosed this on Friday in Asaba during the...

January 14, 2026 No Responses

Navy Seeks Deeper Hydrography Collaboration with NIMASA

The Nigerian Navy has called for strengthened collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the area of hydrography to sustain and further enhance safety of navigation in Nigerian waters.The Flag Officer Commanding, West...

January 12, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Renews Call For Ban On Wooden Boats

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola has renewed his call on state governments across the federation to urgently ban the use of wooden boats for commercial water transportation and instead invest in safer, modern fibre and...

January 12, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Drives Digital Reform In Vehicle Import Clearance

By Moses Eboseleebosele@hotmail.com For decades, clearing imported vehicles in Nigeria followed a familiar — and notoriously winding — path: towering stacks of paperwork, long queues at port terminals, frantic phone calls to clearing agents, and the anxiet...

January 5, 2026 No Responses

NDDC Reaffirms Commitment To Complete Okochiri Reclamation, Nonwa–Uedeme–Ogu Road Projects

By ebosele@hotmail.com. – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the sand-filling and reclamation project in Okochiri, Okrika Local Government Area, as well as the 4.5-kilometre Nonwa–Uedeme–Ogu Road...

December 30, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Presents Revalidated Ondo Deep Sea Port Certificate To Aiyedatiwa

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has formally presented the revalidated certificate for the Ondo Deep Sea Port to the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at his office in Abuja, marking a major milestone in...

December 28, 2025 No Responses

SON Intensifies Stakeholder Engagement With Courtesy Visits to Customs, NPA

ebosele@hotmail.com. – As part of renewed efforts to strengthen port operations, deepen inter-agency collaboration and enhance regulatory efficiency across maritime corridors, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commenced a series of courtesy...

December 26, 2025 No Responses

NIMASA DG Felicitates With Stakeholders

THE Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dayo Mobereola, has felicitated with stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry during the yuletide.Mobereola who observed that the year 2025 was a good one for the ind...

December 19, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Presents Bakassi Deep Seaport Certificate Of Compliance To Otu

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, on has presented the Certificate of Compliance for the Bakassi Deep Seaport to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, when the governor paid him a visit at...

December 13, 2025 No Responses

Health Sector Reforms Encourage Medical Industrialisation, Says Minister

The deliberate efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are gradually addressing brain drain and stimulating the growth of medical industrialization in Nigeria, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said. He stated this at the...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

NPA Boss, Dantsoho Bags Presidential Award For Maritime Infrastructure Excellence

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, with the prestigious Award of “Excellence in Maritime Infrastructure Modernization & Global Competitiveness” at the Nigeria Ex...