Developer of the coronavirus experimental treatment, Gilead Sciences, said the drug, Remdesivir, has generated “positive data” in a trial of the antiviral organised by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). “We understand that the trial has met its primary endpoint and that NIAID will provide detailed information at […]
CBN begins FX sales for imports, school fees, others In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive for the re-opening of some essential business next week, the Presidential Taskforce on Covis-19 has cleared bank branches in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory to open to customers from Monday, May 4. […]
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 […]
Haastrup Port concessionaires under the aegis of the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) have donated the sum of N700 million to the Federal Government in support of the effort to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19). Disclosing this in Lagos Monday, STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup, said that […]
NPA tasks terminal operators on improved cargo traffic Head of Terminals, Africa and Middle East region of APM Terminals, Mr. David Skov (left), Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, and NPA Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Mr. Onari Brown, at the commissioning of the two new MHCs […]
Having secured storage and rent free period for importers, Nigeria has taken a further drastic measure at decongesting the seaports during this period of Covid-19 lockdown by agreeing with haulage operators on reduced freight rates to encourage cargo evacuation from the ports. At a meeting with the Council of Maritime […]
Urges union to imbibe modesty in charity Nigeria’s foremost customs brokers, the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), has rejected a donation of N100,000 to it by its sister-union, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), as Covid-19 palliative. NAGAFF had, in a statement circulated among some […]
Scene of the incident The timely intervention of Compt. Mohammed Abba-Kura of the Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) averted chaos over the weekend as agents of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the NCS refused to yield grounds over clearance documentation. During the disagreement, which started […]
STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup Says restriction of trucks from cargo evacuation counter-productive The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has warned that the recent guidelines by the Presidential Task Team on Apapa gridlock, which restricted truck movement to certain hours of the day, would worsen the gridlock on […]
Sequel to Nigeria’s extension of lockdown in some states in the efforts to stem the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has directed all terminal operators to extend the suspension of all applicable storage fees on consignments (demurrage) for another 14 days. The extension, […]
