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NPA Urges Police To Hunt The Killers Of LASTMA Officer

NPA Urges Police To Hunt The Killers Of LASTMA Officer

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Ms Hadiza  Bala-Usman has appealed to the Nigeria  Police to intensify efforts to find and arrest killers of an official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA); Mr. Surajudeen Bakare, …

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Hadiza: A Dynamic Corporate Feminism In Nigeria’s Port Sector

NPA Introduces Quarterly Stakeholders Parley

 …Commissions Study On Port Charges In West Africa The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman has assured that the Authority will introduce quarterly stakeholders meetings in order to interact more with stakeholders in 2017 so as to be …

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British Embassy To Partner NPA To Improve Nigerian Ports

British Embassy To Partner NPA To Improve Nigerian Ports

The British High Commission and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) yesterday resolved to work together in order to improve port development in Nigeria. The resolution was made during a courtesy visit to NPA’s head office in Marina, Lagos by the …

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2017: Customs Generate N486Bn In First Half

Customs cut powers of area controllers

 There are indications that the recent reorgnaisation carried out by the  management of the Nigeria Customs Service is aimed at cutting down the powers of Customs Area Controllers assigned to oversee various commands. The Comptroller General of the NCS, Col. …

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Nigerians may access SME loans with movable assets

Senate rejects ban on vehicle importation through land borders

 The Senate has called for the reversal of the Federal Government policy banning the importation of vehicles into the country through land borders. According to the Senate, the ban, which took effect on January 1, 2017, will lead to the …

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Mass promotion, redeployment in aviation agencies

Abuja airport closure’ll affect economy – Experts

 The planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by the Federal Government for six weeks from March 8 will cripple the Nigerian economy beyond that period. On January 5 this year, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator …

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MAN Oron Set For Repositioning

MAN Oron Set For Repositioning

…As Rector Vows Attract Foreign Earnings The Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron, Mr. Mkpandiok Ante Mkpandiok has stated his administration’s resolve to vigorously pursue the process that would reposition the Academy for global competitiveness and …

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Ibom Deep Sea Ports, Industrial Capital City Development Kick-Off

OGFTZA Boss Lauds Udom On Free Zone Projects

…As Joint Implementation Committee Takes Off The Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Authority (OGFTZA), Obong Umanah Okon Umanah has praised the foresight of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel in partnering with the Oil …

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SIFAX Boss Donates Vicarage to Church

SIFAX Boss Donates Vicarage to Church

Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice Chairman of SIFAX Group, has extended his philanthropic gestures to a church, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Isade Ijebu, Ogun state with the donation of a vicarage. The vicarage, a multi-million naira four-bedroom flat and …

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President sacks aviation agencies’ heads, appoints

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sacked the heads of four aviation agencies and promptly appointed their replacements The agencies affected include the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, and the Accident Investigation Bureau. …

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NIMASA expresses concerns about carbon emissions from ships

NIMASA Reshuffles Directors, Other Management Staff

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has approved the redeployment of some senior Management staff of the Agency. According to the Director General, the new postings are expected to reposition the …

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States producing 5.7 million metric tonnes of rice – DFID

‘60% duty on imported rice’ll boost local production’

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has said that the 60 per cent import duty on imported rice will promote local rice and make it more competitive. The President of the association, Mr. Kabiru Ibrahim, who stoke with media, said …

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Controversies Trail Dockworker’s Death At ENL Terminal

FG begins Yola inland cargo port construction

The Federal Government has begun the construction of a federal inland port in Yola, the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, Umar Bindir, has disclosed. Bindir said the construction of the inland cargo port, which was earlier affected by the …

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New NAGAFF Boss To Build Association’s Headquarters

New NAGAFF Boss To Build Association’s Headquarters

Mr. Adeyemi Oluwole, the newly sworn-in National President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has lamented that the association spent over N50million as rent for its headquarters since inception in November 1999. Consequently, Mr. Adeyemi Oluwole …

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$30.9b new vessels built in 2016

$30.9b new vessels built in 2016

The global maritime sector recorded the lowest new ship building contracts in 2016, with total investment value put at $30.9 billion.Latest report released by an international Maritime research firm, Clarkson, indicated that such weak volume sector markets and a depressed …

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Customs agents oppose vehicle importation ban

Customs agents oppose vehicle importation ban

 More than 500,000 Nigerians may lose their jobs at Seme border if the ban on importation of vehicles through land borders comes into full effect. The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents disclosed this during a media briefing in Seme …

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Ejibunu resumes at Customs FOU A, vows to fight smugglers

Customs seize N250m smuggled cannabis from Ghana

 Forty-three jumbo bags of cannabis worth N250m smuggled into the country from Ghana have been seized along Agbara/Badagry road by the Nigeria Customs Service. The Western Marine Command of the NCS disclosed this in a statement. It quoted the Controller …

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Transport institute advises FG on economy, CILT bill

Transport institute advises FG on economy, CILT bill

 The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has called on the Federal Government to formulate policies that will make logistics and transport system integral components of development. According to the group, transport is a wheel through which any economy can …

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SON urges tyre marketers to maintain safety standards

SON to destroy N400m worth of substandard tyres

 The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has said it has in its warehouses substandard tyres worth about N400m awaiting destruction The Director-General, SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma, who disclosed this in Abuja, added that the tyres were mopped up by the agency’s …

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NIMASA Promotes 76 Management Staff

NIMASA Promotes 76 Management Staff

 …Over 300 others remain stagnated After several months of rigorous promotion interview with over 400 workers jostling for promotion, the Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of 76 management staff of …

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