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February 21, 2017 No Responses

NPA boss canvasses quick passage of maritime bills

AS part of measures to boost Port Development, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Uthority ( NPA) Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has appealed to the National Aasembly to pass the Ports and Harbours Bill, National Transport Commission Bill and other maritime...

February 21, 2017 No Responses

Amaechi to chair town hall on cargo handling charges

Against the backdrop of a recent audit report revealing that private terminal operators in Nigerian ports lost about N58.9 billion to the rising foreign exchange scarcity, Consumer Price Index (CPI), among others, in eight years, a one-day town hall meeting...

February 21, 2017 No Responses

Maritime Photo News

L-R: The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),Hadiza Bala Usman; Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Ports, Habours and Waterways, Hon. Kabir Ajanah Muhammed; Chairman of the Committee, Hon. (Dr.) Patrick Asadu; Executive Secr...

February 18, 2017 No Responses

Nigerian Chamber of Shipping training holds in March

Come Wednesday, March 15 to Friday, March 17, 2017, the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping will hold a three day training programme on the “ABC of Shipping” in Apapa, Lagos. According to an official statement issued by the Chamber, the training,...

February 17, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

L-R: NPA Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello-Koko; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman; Deputy President, Nigerian Institute of Management (chartered), NIM, Prof. Olukunle Iyanda, FNIM,; Executive Dir. Engi...

February 12, 2017 No Responses

NIIA faults clamour for transfer of containers to Ikorodu terminal

An importer and President of the Nigerian Importers Integrity Association (NIIA), Godwin Onyekazi, has said that the nation’s seaports are operating well below capacity and should not transfer long-standing (overtime) containers to offdock facilities especia...

February 10, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA refutes report on Maritime Varsity as Board reiterates support for resource development centre

By Moses Ebosele – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied report alleging its opposition to the establishment ofMaritime University at Okerenkoko, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. A stateme...

February 9, 2017 No Responses

NPA partners NIM on capacity building

The Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) ) for effective training and capacity building of its workforce. Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman stated this when...

February 8, 2017 No Responses

GMS: Uncertainty looms over Pakistani Shipbreaking yards

(WMN) The decision to halt shipbreaking activities at Gadani yards in Pakistan has left many fearing for the fate of new arrivals and clearance permissions on existing deals, according to GMS, a cash buyer of ships for recycling. Namely, the uncertainty...

February 1, 2017 No Responses

Intels expresses support for FG’s economic agenda

Nigeria’s oil and gas logistics giant, Intels Nigeria Limited has declared full supports for the Federal Government’s drive to expand and strengthen the nation’s economic base. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Intels Nigeria Limited, Mr. A...

January 30, 2017 No Responses

Maritime sector, NUJ, critical to economic diversification, says NIMASA boss

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has urged the media, especially the maritime press to support the government’s drive to diversify the economy for growth and create alternativ...

January 30, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (3rd from Left), AIG Zone 2 of Nigeria Police Force, Cornelius Kayode Aderanti, MNI (3rd from Right), NPA’s General Manager (Public Affairs), Chief M.K. Ajayi (Right), during a cour...

January 28, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (3rd from Right), Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ibrahim Ali (5th from Left), and other top Management of Customs and NPA during a courtesy visit of MD...

January 27, 2017 No Responses

NPA, Customs explains single window partnership at Ports

As part of measures to promote trade, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) are collaborating to introduce Single Window (SW) platform at the Seaports. According to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Balla Usman,...