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NPA Can Repay Port Reconstruction Loan – Bello-Koko

NPA, Koko Win Champion Newspapers’ 2023 Awards

Champion Newspapers Limited has announced Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) as winner of its Government Agency Award and the NPA Managing Director, Mohammed Bello Koko as the Most Outstanding Public Servant in 2023. According to the Newspapers’ management, the NPA has shown …

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Air Peace Economy Class To London Booked Till August – COO

UK Regulator Reports Air Peace Over Alleged Safety Violation

The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority has written Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority stating Air Peace has reportedly violated some aviation safety regulations The development came barely three months after the Nigerian carrier commenced the Lagos-London route. Two mandatory occurrence reports …

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IMO WOMEN DAY: NIMASA Reiterates Claims On 41% Female In Top Management Positions Amid Doubts

IMO WOMEN DAY: NIMASA Reiterates Claims On 41% Female In Top Management Positions Amid Doubts

  Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) has reemphasized the claim that it has 41 percent of its top management members of staff as female in the last four years as it celebrated the 2024 International Day for Women in …

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NAGAFF Members Organize Pray Sessions For Peace In NNPP

NAGAFF Members Organize Prayer Sessions For Peace In NNPP

By Charity Ogbu Members of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) defied a heavy rain to offer prayers for peace in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Crisis hit the NNPP, following the alleged attempt by its …

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Presidential Committee On Nigeria’s Maritime Boundary Extension Submits Report

Presidential Committee On Nigeria’s Maritime Boundary Extension Submits Report

President Bola Tinubu has received the report of the High Powered Presidential Committee (HPPC) on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project with a commendation to the team of experts who worked hard over the years to advance the project, which aim …

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Adewale Adeniyi’s Revolution In The Customs: One Outstanding Year

Customs Board Confirms New DCGs Appointment

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of five Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCGs) and eight Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACGs) of Customs during its 59th regular meeting. The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the …

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SAHCO Wins British Airways Punctuality Award

SAHCO Wins British Airways Punctuality Award

Skyway Aviation Handling Company, SAHCO PLC, has been awarded the prestigious British Airways Punctuality Award for its exceptional professionalism and seamless Ground Handling Services provided to British Airways during the first quarter of 2024. The British Airways Punctuality Award was …

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Seafarers Are The Lifeblood Of The Maritime Industry – Oyetola

How Multiple Agencies At Ports Frustrates FG’s Policy On Ease Of Doing Business – Oyetola

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has described the multiplicity and duplication of same roles at the nation’s seaports by government agencies as hindrance to the Federal Government’s national policy on the ease of doing business. …

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NIMASA Approves Minimum Wage Document For Seafarers

NIMASA Approves Minimum Wage Document For Seafarers

In a bid to maintain an harmonious industrial relations in the maritime industry, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has reviewed and approved the minimum wage document for Nigerian Seafarers, in line with the provisions of the Maritime …

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FG Okays SPV For 90,000km Fibre Optic Cable

FG Okays SPV For 90,000km Fibre Optic Cable

  The Federal Government on Tuesday approved a special purpose vehicle to support the delivery of an additional 90,000km of fibre optic cable for universal access to the internet across Nigeria. An SPV is a separate legal entity created to …

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Forex Crisis: Damaged Vehicle Imports Soar, Say Agents

Forex Crisis: Damaged Vehicle Imports Soar, Say Agents

Licensed customs agents have blamed the foreign exchange crisis for the rising import of damaged vehicles into the country to about 80 per cent. The agents, who spoke with media on Tuesday, added that it was also cheaper to purchase …

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Nigeria Air: Sirika, Daughter Charged With N2.7bn Fraud

Nigeria Air: Sirika, Daughter Charged With N2.7bn Fraud

  Barring any last-minute change, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will today (Thursday) arraign the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika,  for an alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the botched Nigerian Air project. Sirika will be arraigned on …

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Tinubu To Commission Funtua Inland Dry Port., Thursday

Tinubu To Commission Funtua Inland Dry Port., Thursday

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to officially commission the much anticipated Funtua Inland Dry Port on Thursday 9th May, 2024 in Katsina State. The Funtua Inland Dry Port will be commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, …

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Onne Terminal Receives 6,600 Containers Vessel

Onne Terminal Receives 6,600 Containers Vessel

Onne Multipurpose Terminal at Onne Port Complex has disclosed that it hosted the largest container ship ever to carry out full operations at an eastern port. In a statement on Sunday, the terminal operator said that the container ship, named …

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 Shippers’ Council Pledges To Resolve Cross-Border Trade Obstacles

      Moves to clear abandoned export containers in Lagos Ports The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has expressed willingness to support the International Trade Center (ITC) to resolve challenges faced by cross – border traders and facilitate trade. ITC is …

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Terminal Operator Plans Apapa Port Upgrade

Terminal Operator Plans Apapa Port Upgrade

The Chief Executive Officer of APM Terminals, Keith Svendsen, said the terminal has developed plans to undertake the necessary terminal upgrade investments in Apapa to give access to vessels with deep drafts requiring large ship-to-shore cranes. Svendsen, in a statement …

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FG Offers Free Ride As P/Harcourt-Aba Train Service Debuts

FG Offers Free Ride As P/Harcourt-Aba Train Service Debuts

The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated train operation on the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line for use by members of the public with four days free ride. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, inaugurated services on the 62-kilometre Port Harcourt-Aba …

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FG Insists On Nigeria Air Suspension

FG To Review Bilateral Air Service Agreements

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled plans to review agreements Nigeria had entered into with some nations of the world, to ensure local carriers fly international routes without any encumbrances. The minister said this at …

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Onne Port Complex Berths Another Vessel Measuring 300 Metres

The Onne Port Complex of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Saturday again demonstrated its capacity and readiness for large ship call , with the successful berthing of a container vessel with Length over All (LOA) of 300Metres.  The vessel …

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FG Suspends Dana Air Licence After Lagos Airport Incident

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the Air Operators Certificate of Dana Air. This came barely 24 hours after Dana Air plane coming from Abuja landed at the Lagos airport runway and veered off into a nearby field. Dana …

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