By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has finally migrated from physical archiving to digitalization up to work flow via Electronic Documents Management Solution (EDMS), even as it commissioned a state-of-the-art ultra modern e-Documents Management and Records centre at…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Tin Can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has once again uncovered a pistol and its magazine inside a Toyota Camry car at the port complex in Lagos. Recall that the command had in…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Commodore Emmanuel Duja Effedua (rtd), as the Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State for another term of four years. Effedua who was first appointed on…
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…
