Nigeria Maritime Archives — Page 5 of 9

July 9, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council Lauds Kaduna On Inland Dry Port

Mrs Adaku Okam, Director, Inland Transport Services, Nigeria Shipper’s Council, has commended the Kaduna State government for its support to the Kaduna Inland Dry Port. Okam made the commendation at a sensitisation workshop in Kaduna on Thursday. Represented by Mr...

July 4, 2021 No Responses

Lagos, NPA Clean-Up Operations Begin Monday

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is collaborating with the Lagos State Government and relevant security agencies is to commence full scale clean-up operations at the two Lagos Ports on Monday, July 5, 2021. The exercise tagged “360 Degrees...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Transport Ministry, Navy Disagree Over Proposed Hydrographic Agency

The Nigerian Navy and the Ministry of Transportation on Monday in Abuja disagreed over who should be in control of the proposed Hydrographic Agency. The disagreement came up at a one-day public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee....

June 22, 2021 No Responses

Seaport Terminal Operators List Challenges, Proffer Solutions

Dilapidated access roads, poor traffic management and manual examination of cargo by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) remain some of the major challenges facing port operations in the country, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), de...

June 18, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Unveils Campaign To End War Risk Insurance On Nigerian Bound Cargoes.

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has expressed worry over the persisting War Risk Insurance on Nigerian bound cargoes, calling for its removal. This came as it has been disclosed t...

June 11, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Inaugurates New Maritime Security Assets, Secures Ten Convictions

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Federal Government has secured 10 convictions for various maritime offences since the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Act was signed into law in June 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari disclo...

June 5, 2021 No Responses

Buhari To Unveil Deep Blue Project In Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, will on Thursday, June 10, in Lagos perform the official launch of the assets under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also known as the Deep Blue Project. Preparatory to the ...

June 3, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Visits Seaport Terminals As Operators Lament Poor Access Roads

Seaport terminal operators have appealed to the Federal Government to hasten the construction of ports access roads as part of measures to reduce the cost of doing business. The operators made the appeal when the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian...

June 3, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Takes Maritime Capacity Building To Schools

Taking its drive for maritime capacity building to the younger generation, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) visited Premier Academy School, Lugbe, in Abuja, to mark this year’s Children’s Day. The Agency donated educa...

May 18, 2021 No Responses

Buhari To Inaugurate Maritime Security Project In June

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari would inaugurate the Maritime Security Project in Lagos in June. Amaechi made the disclosure when he received the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria ...

May 5, 2021 No Responses

NPA, NBS Sign MoU On Data Collection At Seaports

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve data collection and analytics on port related activities. The MoU was signed on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr Yemi...

May 3, 2021 No Responses

Ministry Canvasses Support For Lekki Deep Seaport

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — Lekki Deep Seaport will be a significant game-changer in Nigeria’s Maritime economy with corresponding benefits to the West and Central sub-regions of Africa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transpor...

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Omo-Agege Seeks More Maritime Universities

Deputy President of the Senate, Sen.Ovie Omo-Agege (APC-Delta) has called for the establishment of more maritime universities across Nigeria. Yomi Odunuga, His Special Adviser, Media and Publicity in a statement said Omo-Agege made the submission in Abuj...

April 27, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, ICC Yaoundé Pioneer Initiative To Counter Piracy

Nigeria and the Inter Regional Coordination Centre (ICC) Yaoundé have formed a forum to galvanise regional and international efforts to ensure security in the Gulf of Guinea (GOG). The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum (GOG-MCF/SHADE) was floated af...