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  ·  3 names in contention ·  NNPC signs contract with indigenous ship owners ·  VAT rebate underway, Zero duty on vessels granted The Minister of transportation, Engr. Muazu Sambo may have concluded plans to change the leadership of the …

  Unless urgent and pragmatic measures are taken to address the looming catastrophy on NPA Dockyard road,the nation might just witness another replication of the Ejigbo disaster,in which scores of people lost their lives,the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council ( NPCC) …

  The Nigerian Society of Engineers(NSE) has honoured the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Lagos Area Manager, Mrs Sarat Braimah  with a Fellowship. Braimah, the authority’s Lagos Area Manager, stated  this in a statement issued in Lagos on Last week.. The …

The governments of Nigeria and Cameroon have inaugurated the newly constructed border bridge linking both countries and a joint border post for seamless trade and migration between the two countries. President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and President Paul Biya of …

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has said that the Federal Government would stop multiple taxes paid by jetty operators to promote ease of  doing business in the country. Mu’azu who stated this in Abuja, last week, while in …

  With less than three months to the end of 2022 fiscal year,more than 65 per cent of the 2022 budget of the Federal Ministry of Transportation and its agencies has not been released let alone utilized. This budget under …

Sunny Edemenang – Uyo   The Eastern Port of Calabar has been launched  into limelight  in the comity of busy Ports in Nigeria under the operational leadership of the Port Manager,Mr. Iyke Olumati. Barely few months in office, Mr.Olumati has …

Worried by the spate of flood disasters that have wrecked havoc in Nigeria,killing thousands and displacing millions,the Federal Government has inaugurated a presidential committee for the  development of a comprehensive plan of action for preventing flood disasters in the country. …

By Frank Odinukaeze   The Minister of Transportation,Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo,has stated that  improved infrastructure, efficient and productive transport sector will  attract foreign investors’ patronage in the sector. Engr.Sambo who  stated this  at the Ministerial Retreat held at IBOM ICON Hotel …

  The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Thursday, assured the National Assembly’s joint committees on aviation of the completion of the second Abuja International Airport Runway before the exit of the current regime. Speaking during an oversight visit …

The Federal Government is multi-billion dollar loans from Chinese, Portuguese, and Turkish financial institutions to complete ongoing rail projects across the country, Transport Minister Mu’azu Sambo, told the Senate. Sambo made this statement to the Joint National Assembly Committee on …

  The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has called on Nigerians, especially exporters, to work together to drive the country’s economic survival through non-oil exports. Speaking during the First National Forum of States Committee on Export Promotion held in Abuja on …

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has suspended operations into Nigeria indefinitely owing to its trapped funds. According to a statement by the airline on Thursday and obtained by our correspondent, the airline had no option than to suspend flights to and from …

  Determined to boost exportation in Nigeria, the Nigerian Ports Authority has inaugurated a new terminal, Diamondstar Export Processing Terminal, located in Ijora, Apapa, Lagos. Speaking during the inauguration on Tuesday, the Managing Director, NPA, Muhammad Bello-Koko, said that the …

Amidst biting fuel scarcity in some parts of the country, the Nigeria Customs Service has said that it intercepted 28,735 liters of smuggled Premium Motor Spirit on Lagos waterways. Addressing journalists recently, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the …

  A subsidiary of China Habour Engineering Company Limited, China Habour Engineering LFTZ Enterprise, contractors for the Lekki Deep Seaport, has announced the completion of the construction of the port. Speaking during the handover of the port to Lekki Free …

   Cabinet ministers  polarized as CBN sets to import notes The Buhari’s brother-in-law’s  connection ‘A suspect’-  Verdict of experts A huge threat to 2023 general elections   The new policy on redesign of Naira notes by the Central Bank of …

  The Minister Of Transportation, Muazu Jaji Sambo has said that the federal government is set to create 21 Million full-time jobs and lift 35 Million people out of poverty by 2025. According to him,”The plans are aimed at accelerating …

Following incessant attacks on trucks by hoodlums at Orile-Apapa link bridge,the Nigerian Port Consultative Council(NPCC) has cried out to the government to checkmate the activities of these hoodlums at Ijora. Latest of the attack was last week Friday, when some …

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday, Last week, announced revenue generation of N N790bn from January to September this year. The figure according to the Customs Area Controller, Apapa command, Compt. Yusuf Malanta is 29.8 …