Minister Archives — Page 59 of 172

May 6, 2023 No Responses

Experts Implore African Maritime Players On Energy Transition Training For Seafarers

As the maritime industry transitions to a low and zero-carbon future, African maritime players are being advised to implement new training infrastructure for seafarers to adapt to the ongoing continent’s green transition. Speakers at ‘Unlocking Green Maritime Jobs’ panel discussion...

May 6, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Facilitates Release Of 50 Impounded Export Cargoes

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) said it facilitated the release of over 50 impounded containers of export cargoes belonging to members of the Niger Shippers’ Association. According to the Council’s latest edition of its in-house bulletin called Comp...

May 5, 2023 No Responses

Ondo Submits FBC For $1b Deep Seaport To NPA

As part of its commitment to creating an enabling atmosphere for the construction of more deep seaports after Lekki Deep Seaport (which is already operational), and Badagry Deep Seaport, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Kok...

May 2, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA DG Pays Condolence Visit To Orakwusi’s Family

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, paid a condolence visit to the home of Late Barr. (Mrs.) Margaret Orakwusi, in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday. Orakwusi died on April 28th, 2023, a...

May 2, 2023 No Responses

The Journey To Sustainable Aviation

By Tom Fadden — The aviation sector has pledged, like most, to reach Net Zero by 2050. From the International Air Transport Association (IATA) commitment to ‘Fly Net Zero’ to the declaration from the International Aviation Climate Amb...

April 30, 2023 No Responses

Danbatta Condoles Gwadabe’s Family, BUK Registrar

The Executive Vice Chairman, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday, led a delegation of top officials of the Commission on condolence visits to the families of two prominent Nigerians who recently passed away. &nb...

April 28, 2023 No Responses

NNPCL, Norwegian Firm Seal Floating LNG Plant MoU

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norwegian Golar LNG, an owner and operator of marine LNG infrastructure, to build a floating LNG plant in Nigeria. The MoU was revealed in NNPC’s soci...

April 27, 2023 No Responses

Edo Distributes 3m Books To Schools

Edo State Government on Wednesday said it distributed 3.3 million textbooks and writing materials to 848 primary and 306 junior secondary schools in the state in the last five years. The state chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board (...

April 27, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, Presidential Amnesty Programme To Engage Youths In Maritime Opportunities

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR has stated that inter-agency collaboration is critical to sustaining the efforts to curb criminal activities in the Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Gu...

April 26, 2023 No Responses

NDDC, US Firm To Connect Niger Delta States By Rail

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Consulate and a United States-based firm, Atlanta Global Resources Inc., AGRI, to build a railway network that will connect the nine states of the...

April 25, 2023 No Responses

Oil Palm, Poultry, Energy Most Active Sectors In Edo

The Edo State Investment Promotion Office has said the most active sectors that have attracted local and foreign investments into the state in the last two years are oil palm, poultry processing, retail sectors and Energy. In a chat with Journalists,...

April 21, 2023 No Responses

FG Concessions Onitsha Port For 30 Years

The Federal Government says it has successfully concessioned the Onitsha port in Anambra State while discussions are ongoing for the concessioning of Baro and some other ports in the country. George Moghalu, Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authori...

April 20, 2023 No Responses

385 Applicants Get Nigerian Citizenship

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the granting of Nigerian citizenship to 385 applicants who have met the requirements. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC me...

April 20, 2023 No Responses

NPA Receives 17 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said 17 ships at the Lagos Port Complex were discharging petroleum products and other items. NPA listed other items being discharged as general cargo, container, bulk urea, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, bulk salt,...