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October 12, 2021 No Responses

Adesina Flays Extortions At Nigerian Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has advised the Federal Government to clean up what he described as administrative bottlenecks at the nation’s seaports. Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the Mid-Term Ministerial Performance...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Adesina: Why Nigerian Seaports Lag Behind In Africa

By Mosess Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Today, the leading ports for West Africa are in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic, President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said. According to Adesina, ...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

NPA Explains New Measures To Address Apapa Gridlock

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has introduced various measures to address the endemic vehicular gridlock in Apapa, it’s acting Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has said. A statement by Mr Olaseni Alakija, General Manager, Corporate and St...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

NPA Appoints Three Port Managers, Redeploys Others

As part of measures to rejig Port operational efficiency, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko has approved the appointment of three new Port managers. The new appointees are Yitnoe Stanley Magaji, Technical Assistant...

September 23, 2021 No Responses

NPA Explains Fire Outbreak At Headquarters In Lagos

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday, said there was fire incident at a wing of its headquarters in Lagos. General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Mr Olaseni Alakija, in a statement explained that the fire incident ...

September 22, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Implore Stakeholders On Port Reforms

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Tuesday urged maritime stakeholders to embrace the many reforms put in place by the council to help bring sanity to the port system. Mr Emmanuel Jime, NSC Executive Secretary, made the appeal at the...

September 7, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminal Provides Over 1,000 PPE To Truck Drivers

The AP Moller Terminal (APMT), Apapa, has provided over 1,000 truck drivers in Lagos with Personal Protective Equipments (PPE), to mark the 2021 Global Safety Day. The Chief Operating Officer and Head of Terminal, APM Terminals, Apapa, Mr Steen Knudsen,....

September 6, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Automates Verification Of New Ship Registration Certificates

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced the electronic verification of the new Ship Registry Certificates it introduced on July 1. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh disclosed this in a statement issued...

September 4, 2021 No Responses

‘Construction Of Bonny Deep Seaport To Commence Soon’

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says work will soon commence for the construction of Bonny Deep Seaport. Amaechi, in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transport, Mr Eric Ojiekwe, disclosed thi...

September 1, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Insists On Wharf Landing Fees

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Lagos State Government has debunked speculation making the rounds that it has scrapped the collection of wharf landing fees on imported vehicles at the ports operating in the state. It said all categories of veh...

August 30, 2021 No Responses

NPA UNVEILS AN ULTRA-MODERN RECORDS CENTRE

As part of measures to sustain operational efficiency, the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has commissioned a state-of-the-art ultra-modern e-Documents Management and Records centre at its Corporate Headquarters in Marina Lagos. Acting Managin...

August 24, 2021 No Responses

Bello-Koko: We’re Repositioning NPA For Efficiency, Safety, Accountability

The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has assured that the management under his watch is working towards repositioning the nation’s seaports and the authority for greater efficiency, safety and accountability.&nbsp...

August 9, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA To Commence Wreck Removal, Explains Vessel Monitoring, Others

All is set for the flag-off of an intensive wreck removal exercise in Nigerian waters by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Agency’s Director-General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this during a Ministerial retreat organised by...

August 6, 2021 No Responses

NPA Expects 23 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 23 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and others from August 5 to August. 22, 2021. NPA in its publication, `Shipping Position, explained that the ships are expected to arrive at the...