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July 25, 2023 No Responses

NPA Raises Alarm Over Increasing Extortion Along Port Access Road

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raised the alarm on increasing extortion along the access roads of the Lagos and Tin Can Island Port Complexes.This is coming on the heels of the clearance operations the Authority undertook on 16th to...

July 22, 2023 No Responses

No Vessel Caught Fire At Ports & Cargo Handling Services

Management of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Ltd., at Tin Can Island Port, on Friday, said that no vessel caught fire at its terminal. Group Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Mr Olumuyiwa Akande, said: “Our attention has been drawn to...

July 18, 2023 No Responses

Customs Intercept Arms, Ammunition

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container loaded with arms and ammunition imported into the country from the United States of America (USA), heading to the South Eastern part of Nigeria. Briefing Journalists in Lagos on Monday, the...

July 15, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Unveils Online Portal To Boost Shipping Activities In Eastern Ports

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has launched an online registration user guide for operators and shippers in Eastern ports. According to NSC, the development would tackle insecurity and return total sanity as well as full operations in the Eastern po...

July 13, 2023 No Responses

Benin Port: NLC Lauds Emergence Of Mota Engil Africa As Preferred Bidder

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Edo State Chapter, has applauded the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on the emergence of a preferred bidder for the development of the Benin Port.In a statement, Edo NLC chairman, Odion Olaye, while hailing Governor Obasek...

July 8, 2023 No Responses

Gov Otu Receives Calabar Port Manager, Harps On Dredging

Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the Calabar Port and transform it as part of measures to attract shipping investors, tourists and boost revenue generation. Otu made the appeal on Friday in Calab...

July 8, 2023 No Responses

NPA Explores PPP For Tincan Island Quay Apron Rehabilitation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that the authority had explored various options to find a sustainable Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement for the rehabilitation of the Tincan Island quay apron. The Managing Director, NPA, Mr Mohammed ...

June 8, 2023 No Responses

Benin Port Project Groundbreaking Holds Third Quarter

The Chairman of the Benin Port Project, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, has said the government is making steady progress with the development of the Benin Port Project, noting that the groundbreaking ceremony for the project will be performed in the third...

May 23, 2023 No Responses

Ajulo Seeks Prompt Action On Ondo Seaport Project

A legal practitioner, Mr. Kayode Ajulo, has called for prompt action to execute the Ondo Seaport project, recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, beyond the paperwork. Ajulo stated this in a statement in Abuja, and commended Buhari for the approv...

May 19, 2023 No Responses

NPA Targets $198b Royalties From Private Seaports In Delta, Ondo, Lagos

Further to Nigerian Ports Authority’s resolve to deliver efficient port services through strategic port development, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its sitting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, approved the development of three milestone port projects: the...

May 18, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves $4.7b Seaport Projects In Delta, Ondo, Lagos

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved port development projects worth $4,713,841,477 in Delta, Ondo, and Lagos States. The approval was given during the weekly FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. Minister o...

April 25, 2023 No Responses

Benin Port To Project Local Capacity In Maritime Sector

The Chairman of the Benin Port Project, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, has assured that the ten Edo indigenes undergoing studies under the Nigerian Seafarers Development programme (NSDP) scholarship scheme will be engaged as pioneer staff of the Benin Port. In a...

April 22, 2023 No Responses

APMT Regional Director Visits Shippers’ Council

APM Terminals’ Regional Managing Director, Africa and Europe, Igor van den Essen, recently, visited the corporate head office of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) where he expressed the commitment of the global terminal operator to work with the c...

April 15, 2023 No Responses

NPA Receives 26 Ships Laden With Assorted Goods At Lagos Port

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday disclosed that 26 ships laden with assorted goods were expected at the Lagos Port Complex from April 14 to April 30. The NPA listed the goods contained in the ships as general cargo,...