NPA – City Business News

September 3, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Directs Transfer Of Inland Dry Port Functions To NPA

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed the transfer of the Inland Dry Port (IDP) functions of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), as part of efforts to...

August 24, 2026 No Responses

NPA Intervention Clears Abandoned NDPHC Power Equipment, Averts Billions In Losses

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has facilitated the recovery and clearance of critical power equipment belonging to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) that had been abandoned and left idle at various Nigerian seapor...

August 16, 2026 No Responses

NPERA Act: Between Economic Regulation And NPA’s Statutory Mandate

The new Ports Economic Regulatory Agency could bring discipline, transparency and competition to Nigeria’s port economy.But, unless its powers are carefully separated from those of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the legislation could open a new front in...

June 30, 2026 No Responses

NPA Backs Abuja MoU To Boost Maritime Governance

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to strengthening regional maritime governance, describing the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (Abu...

June 6, 2026 No Responses

NPA, UK Strengthen Maritime Partnership On Hydrography, Port Modernisation

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening maritime cooperation, with a renewed focus on hydrography, navigational safety, port development and capacity building...

June 5, 2026 No Responses

NPA Boss Celebrates Dockworkers For Driving Maritime Trade

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to improving the welfare and working conditions of dockworkers, describing them as the backbone of port operations and critical drivers of...

June 5, 2026 No Responses

NASO Pushes Green Port Upgrade Roadmap

The National Association of Stevedoring Operators (NASO) has pledged to work closely with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to develop a practical and achievable roadmap for upgrading cargo-h...

May 18, 2026 No Responses

NPA Hosts PMAWCA Board Meeting As Oyetola Declares Event Open

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, is set to declare open the Board of Directors meeting of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa in Lagos.The three-day high-level gathering, scheduled for May 18 to 20,...

May 12, 2026 No Responses

The Rise, Transition To Glory Of NPA’s Paul (Texas) Erakhifu

By Ikechukwu Onyemekara,GM, Corporate Affairs, NPA From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on October 17th 1994 (Same month of his birth) as a junior staff on Grade Level 3, Paul Ikherovba Erakhifu popularly...

May 6, 2026 No Responses

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The Managing Director / CEO, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on Tuesday, received the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum at the NPA Headquarters in Marina, Lagos.

May 3, 2026 No Responses

SCAN Condoles NPA Over Photographer’s Death

The Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) has expressed deep sadness over the death of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) official photographer, Paul Erakhifu, popularly known as “Texas.”SCAN extended its heartfelt condolences to the manage...

April 21, 2026 No Responses

Minister Congratulates NPA’s First Female Executive Director At 70

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has extended warm congratulations to Ms. Elizabeth Aina Egharevba, the first female Executive Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on the occasion of her 70th birthday on 21st April...

April 10, 2026 No Responses

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L-R – Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council; Dr. Akutah Pius; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Minister, Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs....

April 2, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola: National Shipping Carrier Project Records Major Milestone

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced significant progress toward the refloating of a national shipping carrier, marking a major step in strengthening Nigeria’s maritime industry.Oyetola made the disclosure on Thursday du...