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Exporters Raise The Alarm Over Container Shortage At Lagos Ports
The Association of West African Exporters and Marine Professionals has warned that the worsening scarcity of shipping containers at Lagos…
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Airlines Under Pressure After Jet Fuel Surges 100%
There are indications that airfares may jump in the coming weeks following the hike in the cost of aviation fuel,…
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Apapa Command Strikes Again, Seizes Codeine Syrup Worth ₦3.398 Billion
Barely five days after the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi visited Apapa Port and declared that Apapa Port is…
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NPA Wins Champions Newspaper’s “Outstanding Agency of the Year Award 2025”
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, was honoured at the weekend with the Outstanding…
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FG Partners Admiralty Maritime Services To Slash Inland Water Transport Costs
The Federal Government considers partnering with Admiralty Maritime Services as its strategic focus on expanding inland and coastal waterway usage…
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Maritime Stakeholders Raise Alarm Over $4,000 Cargo Surcharge
There seems to be tension in the nation’s maritime sector following the introduction of up to a $4,000 war surcharge…
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NPA Port Modernisation, NSW As Catalysts For New Era Of Trade
Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which over 80 per cent of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a…
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Marine, Blue Economy Ministry Advocates People-Centred Research As AIR-Centre Seeks Partnership
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE), Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, has called for a fundamental…
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Sugar Production: NSDC, BOI Establish N10bn Fund For Greenfield Projects
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have established a N10 billion Sugar Project Acceleration Fund…
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Oyetola Visits Olubadan, Affirms Commitment to National Development
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, last week Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan…
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IWD: Women Constitute 60% Workforce In NPA-Dantsoho
The Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) marked the 2026 International Women’s Day(IWD)with a new gender policy skewed in favour of women to…
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Customs Begin Sensitisation Ahead National Single Window Launch
Ahead of the Phase One launch of the National Single Window, scheduled for March 27, 2026, the NSW Secretariat commenced…
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AfCFTA: Trade Minister Urges Stronger Support For Women-Led Businesses
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has declared that unlocking the productive capacity of women-led enterprises and…
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ETO Agreement: NPA Allays Fear Of Disruptions In Operations
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured port users and industry stakeholders that there will be no disruption to operations…
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2025 NPA’s Activity Report Positions Nigeria As Transshipment Hub In West Africa
Nigeria is fast emerging as a leading transshipment centre for maritime and logistics trade among her peers in West and…
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FG Congratulates Dr. Felicia Mogo On Re-Election To UN Global Ocean Experts Group
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has congratulated Nigerian ocean governance expert Dr. Felicia Chinwe Mogo (née…
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Investors Pledge To Unlock Maritime Strategic Potential
A coalition of indigenous maritime tourism and transportation investors has pledged to unlock strategic investment opportunities aimed at developing Nigeria’s…
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NIMASA Partners WMU To Boost Human Capital
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has announced renewing its strategic capacity development partnership with the World Maritime University,…
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Customs Report Record Growth In Advance Rulings
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced that its Advance Ruling Account grew from 60 in December 2024 to 173 in…
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Tension In Middle East Triggers New Oil, Shipping Costs, Carriers Suspend Cargo Bookings
Foreign shipping firms effect new 60% local tariff hike 170 container ships trapped in Strait of Hormuz SEREC cautions on…
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