Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has confirmed participation at the forthcoming Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS) scheduled to hold between Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 in Lagos. Amaechi made the confirmation when a delegation from the event’s Governing Board and…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mohammed Bello-Koko has assured that the management under his watch is working towards repositioning the nation’s seaports and the authority for greater efficiency, safety and accountability. The…
By Seun Ibiyemi Ship-owners in Nigeria have said, they won’t protest the non-disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), following the recent statement by the Minister of Transportation; Mr Rotimi Amaechi, that the disbursement is being withheld by the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has said that vessels calling at Nigerian ports now spend 21-day at anchorage, compared to other neighbouring ports like Tema Port in Ghana where they spend 24-hour. This is even as the…
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Friday donated some relief materials to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to empower Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the FCT. NIMASA’s Director-General, Bashir Jamoh, said the donation was part of the…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said 16 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods were expected at the Lagos ports from Aug.13 to Aug. 28. The NPA stated that the ships also contained general cargo, bulk…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Muhammed Bello- Koko, has expressed concern over multiple Customs checkpoints, creating cargo clearance delays at the nation’s ports. Speaking to journalists on the sideline of a two- day retreat…
The Nigerian Navy has just taken inventory of an assortment of 50 assault gunboats, high-speed interceptor boats, patrol boats, houseboats, HD cameras and surveillance drones to tackle economic crimes and sabotage in the nation’s marine territory. The assets, which were…
By Seun Ibiyemi Barely a year after the Federal Executive Council (FEC), approved the purchase of $18.12million scanners for Port Harcourt and Tin Can Island ports to fast track port operations, Nigerian NewsDirect learnt that scanners are yet to be…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Maritime sector have called for collaboration of efforts and support towards developing the fishery industry to a productive profile to boost economic growth in the Country. The stakeholders who made the call following a meeting held in…
