The Lagos State Government is set to buy new boats and ferries as part of measures to improve water transportation and leisure in the state, the acting Commissioner for Transportation, Anofi Elegushi, has said. He said the state government was …
Read More »SON to destroy products that fail MANCAP test
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has vowed to impose strict sanctions on manufacturers of products that fail its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme. The Director-General, SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma, issued the warning in Abuja during the award of MANCAP certificates to …
Read More »Nigeria To Get Into IMO Council
Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative (APR) at the IMO, Alhaji Diko Balla has said that the nation’s bid to return to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council has improved greatly with recent efforts of the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration …
Read More »Nigerian airports fortified against Ebola, says FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Monday declared that all measures adopted in 2014 to curtail the spread of the dreaded Ebola virus at airports across the country had been adequately fortified. It also assured passengers and other users …
Read More »New vehicle imports fall by 90 per cent
Only 350 new vehicles were imported by Nigerian auto firms in the first quarter of this year, which shows a drop of about 90 per cent over 3,500 recorded in the same period last year. The Managing Director of Toyota …
Read More »Nigeria Begins Move To Fail IMO Council Election, Again
APR gets vote of no confidence Double impress accounts brew trouble in NIMASA Deputy APR planned switch causes bad-blood Nigeria is on the move again to fail the election into the category ‘C’ of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO) 40 members …
Read More »NAMA Reassures Pilots On Optimal Landing Aids
The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reassured pilots using the airspace of optimal landing aids performance at airports nationwide. The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reassured pilots using the airspace of optimal landing aids performance at airports nationwide. …
Read More »NPA, Japanese Govt To Collaborate On ICT, Manpower
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that it would collaborate with the Japanese Government in the areas of technical and manpower support as both agencies aspire to institute a regime of operational efficiency at the nation’s seaports. The Managing …
Read More »Controversies Trail Dockworker’s Death At ENL Terminal
The death of a dockworker simply identified as Comrade Billy Jackson at ENL Terminal, Lagos Ports Complex (LPC) continues to raise more controversy as the P&I company’s report states that there was neither trace of blood nor any accident when …
Read More »Customs Constitutes New Management Team
Four Acting Deputy Comptroller-Generals and seven Acting Assistant Comptroller-Generals have been appointed into the new management team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The recent appointments became necessary following the retirement of some top Custom officers and members of the …
Read More »Chamber of Shipping embarks on local content enforcement
As part of efforts to correct the imbalances in local participation in the country, the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS), has vowed to engage the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and other relevant government agencies to stage a …
Read More »INTELS’ Eko Energy Estate phase one ready in 2018
The 450,000 square metres of land area of the Eko Energy Estate, being developed by INTELS Nigeria Limited, would be ready next year. This was disclosed during the official visit of President of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies (equivalent of Nigeria’s …
Read More »‘Nigerian ports cannot be world-class overnight’
It was unexpected and shocking for many key stakeholders in the maritime sector to hear from the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi that the Nigerian ports cannot assume the rating of world-class soon, even as the shipping business continued to …
Read More »Transport Firm To Hold National Conference On Bill Of Lading
Land and Sea International Limited, a transport consulting firm holds a national conference on the problems of Bill of Lading (BOL) as a contract of carriage in the 21st century on Thursday 24th May and Friday 25th May at Rock View Hotel, Apapa, …
Read More »NCAA to prosecute passengers who attack airline officials
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said passengers who attack airline officials will henceforth face criminal charges. It stated that passengers were not expected to take the law into their own hands when there were operational hiccups capable of truncating …
Read More »How To Manage Buhari’s Health, Economic Recession With PR Strategies -NIPR
Customs Trains Officers To Manage Crisis Ali Decorated As Fellow of NIPR In the face of the growing concern about the health of President Mohammadu Buhari and the scotching economic recession in the country, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations …
Read More »SIFAX Urges Govt To Concession Scanning Services
SIFAX Group, a multinational corporation with diverse interests in maritime, aviation, haulage & logistics, oil & gas and hospitality, has urged the Federal Government to concession the scanning service at nation’s seaports. The Executive Director, SIFAX Haulage & Logistics Limited, Major …
Read More »NIMASA To Save Nigeria $100million Annually
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has revealed plans to safe Nigeria $100 million annually as it is set to take delivery of the 5th largest modular floating dockyard on the African continent. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. …
Read More »Amaechi Moves To Reposition CRFFN
… donates new office to the Council The Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi has shown willingness of the Transport Ministry to transform the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) by providing the council a …
Read More »MAN Oron Cadets Can Compete Globally – Ag. Rector
By Sunny Edemenang – Uyo The Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron, Mr. Mkpandiok Mkpandiok has assured the global maritime sector that the highly skilled cadets trained at the Academy can compete favourably in the global …
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