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December 5, 2016 No Responses

Strategic roles of entrepreneurship in economic growth, by NPA boss

To boost economic growth, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) , Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has emphasised need to promote the activities of medium scale entrepreneurs and foreign investors. Speaking at the Kano Trade fair, the NPA boss...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

NPA partners Port of Miami on export, trade facilitation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Port of Miami are collaborating as part of measures to boost export and facilitate trade. Speaking during a visit to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman in Lagos, the United...

November 28, 2016 No Responses

NPA MD implores Dangote, Flour Mills on early reconstruction of Wharf road

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman has appealed to the Managements of Dangote and Flour Mills to expedite action towards early reconstruction of Wharf road. Receiving the report on traffic decongestion of Apapa and it&#8217...

November 23, 2016 No Responses

NPA to partner maritime professionals

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has pledged to work with professionals in the maritime sector and make the ports attractive to business. According to Usman, NPA was more determined to close the gaps between the...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

CMA CGM Strengthens Asia-Red Sea Service

French container shipping major, CMA CGM has launched REX3, a new service connecting Asia and the Red Sea. The new service will link Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and China. In addition to the calls offered in the company’s...

November 17, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA Board approves development of new offices in Warri, PH, Onne

The Governing Board of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the development of new zonal offices and a multi level car park at the Agency’s head office using a Design, Build and Finance (DBF) model under...

November 17, 2016 No Responses

FG congratulates Bala,IMSO chair

The Federal Government has congratulated Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative (ARP) to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr Dikko Tahir Bala over his election as the Chairman of International Mobile Satellite ( IMSO). The electi...

November 15, 2016 No Responses

NPA pledges to harness business potentials at Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to harness all business potentials available at the nation’s seaports. Speaking at an interactive session with Warri Port stakeholders, NPA Board Chairman, Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye, stressed the need for all hands t...

November 14, 2016 No Responses

NPA boss seeks transparency in budget implementations

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BudgiT Information Technology Network as part of measures to open up its budget for the public and provide Nigerians with all the necessary information during...

November 14, 2016 No Responses

On Badagry Deep Seaport, we are not carried along, says Community Chief

High Chief Menu Toyon, the Mobee of Badagry Kingdom spoke for the host community for the proposed Badagry Deep Sea Port. In this interview with journalists after the recently held All Nigeria Maritime Journalists Retreat, Toyon expressed worries about challeng...

November 11, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria to unveil Africa’s fifth largest modular floating dockyard in 2017

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that the Agency is set to deliver what will be Africa’s fifth largest floating dockyard in 2017. Peterside stated this during a projec...

November 11, 2016 No Responses

NPA Photo News

R-L: Port Manager Rivers Port, Umar Abubakar; Chairman NPA Board Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Adesoye and other members (Umar Shuaibu, Charles Efe Sylvester and Barr. Constance Harry Marshal) , during the tour of Rivers Port.

November 10, 2016 No Responses

Intels explains $909.2m commitments as diversion of cargo threatens GMT target

The illegal diversion of cargo to non designated facilities is a direct threat to the Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) target as provided in the Seaport concession agreement, the management of Integrated Logistcis Services (Intels) has said. Briefing the Bo...

November 9, 2016 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Executive Director of NPA (Marine and Operations) Dr Sokonte Davies (Left) and Hon Obinna Chidoka, Chairman House of Representative Committee on Environment during the Committee oversight function to NPA.