By Anthony Nwachukwu The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N78.4 billion in the month of June, an increase of over 90 per cent over the N42.4 billion for the corresponding month last year. That sum, a record achievement in the history of the […]
Terminal operators condemn ‘mind-boggling’ damage at NPA, to replace lost items
Chairman of STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup (left), with the NPA Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, during the terminal operators’ visit to the NPA headquarters in Lagos…Monday The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has described the extent of damage in hoodlums’ recent attack on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) […]
Buhari commissions, directs linking of Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri railway to Eastern, Western ports, north
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, flanked by some government and traditional authorities, cutting the tape during the commissioning of the facility at the Gooodluck Jonathan Railway Complex at Agbor in Delta State…Tuesday To improve Nigeria’s transportation and overall economic capacity, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of […]
* Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh (left), receiving a plaque from the First Counsellor, Deputy Head , European Union Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Alexandre Gorges Gomes, after an engagement in […]
Aniebonam urges NPA, NSC to prosecute firms flouting waiver directive
Aniebonam For sanity in the Nigerian ports sector, port policies and lawful presidential orders must be dutifully enforced by the relevant regulators, the founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has said. In a statement Friday, Aniebonam noted that the nation was fighting […]
APM Terminals’ employee tests positive to Covid-19
APM Terminals has notified the ports sector of the Nigerian maritime industry and the general public that one of its employees tested positive to Covid-19. In a statement, the General Manager, External Relations, Daniel Odibe, disclosed that the employee was last at the terminal on April 16, 2020 but his […]
More crisis for Apapa as FG falters on April rail completion date
Amaechi blames port congestion, urbanisation for delay Pic: A common sight at the Wharf-Ijora Bridge end of Apapa, Lagos For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government has dashed the hopes for the rescheduled April 2020 completion of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, with the current congestion at the Lagos ports and […]
NIMASA boosting capacity building with undergraduate essay competition
Ahead of the 2019 World Maritime Day celebration, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has invited entries from undergraduates across the country for an essay on the topic, “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community,” to encourage youth participation in the maritime sector. Explaining the move, the NIMASA Director-General, […]
INCONSISTENCY OF THE “ORUWARI BRIGGS HOUSE”
UNRAVELLING THE CONSPIRACY TO DENIGRATE A GOOD MAN EVEN IN DEATH. HIGH CHIEF O.B. LULU-BRIGGS …Where the Falsehood Lies. The inconsistency associated with publications in the print and online media emanating from the “Oruwari Briggs House” since the demise of High Chief (Dr.) Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs are now beginning to […]
