The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, flags off 2022 Maritime Cup Competition. The 2022 Ships & Ports Maritime Cup Competition kicked off in grand style in Lagos recently with eight teams vying for the coveted trophy. The NPA MD who was represented by the General Manager, Human Resources, Mr Ahmad […]
Joy Joseph, Lagos The District Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union, Nigerian Ports Authority, Warri, Delta State, Mr Samson Pere, who was kidnapped alongside six others, around Ibada Elume bridge on the busy Warri-Sapele road, has narrates his ordeal in the hands of his captors. Daily Times reports that Pere was abducted by suspected herdsmen […]
By Philip Clement As Nigeria battles funds paucity arising from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has announced the taking over of some of its ‘juicy’ revenue generation agencies. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) […]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 14 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from Saturday to July 25. The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. According to […]
Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has pledged the agency’s support towards resolving some of the challenges being experienced by SIFAX Group due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. She made this pledge when she visited the terminal of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointment of members of the governing board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari and made available to journalists in Abuja. The NIMASA governing board […]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated goods and items to over 200 people at Umuoziri Inyisi in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, geared towards equipping Nigerian youths with vocational skills that create wealth and support livelihood. Speaking at the presentation of the items, Managing […]
Senators yesterday held diverse views over the authenticity of an alleged none remittance of N177bn operational surplus made by the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) into the consolidated federation account. The disagreement arose when a member of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport oversighting NPA’s operations, Senator Mohammed Hassan (PDP Yobe South) drew the attention of […]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 28 ships carrying petroleum products, food, and other goods from Oct. 4 to Oct. 27 at Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports. The NPA in its daily “Shipping Position” publication, stated that seven of the 28 ships would sail in with petrol, while 21 ships would […]
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have expressed readiness to ensure seamless reception of petroleum products into the various ports across the country. The commitment was made during the visit of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman, to the Group Managing Director of […]
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has called on corporate organisations in the country to promote health fitness as a means of enhancing productive workforce. Ms Usman, gave the charge at the 2018 Nigerian Ports Authority Sports Association (NIPOSA) games, tagged ‘‘Calabar 2018’’. Represented by the Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Olufumilayo Olotu, […]
The anti-corruption posture of the present administration has started yielding fruits with three Federal Government agencies operating in the nation’s maritime industry generating N2.751trillion in two years. The agencies comprising the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N2.751trillion into the Consolidated Revenue […]
An estimated $2.23billion is expected to be injected into the economy in terms of construction and fixed assets, with the completion of the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos. This amount is expected to rise to an aggregate of $3.61 billion over a 45-year concession period in the Nigerian economy. This development and other benefits […]
Former Managing Director of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Engr Omar Suleiman, Wednesday thronged the All Progressive Party’s (APC) secretariat in Adamawa with his supporters and declared his intension to vie for the state’s central senatorial district. Omar and his supporters were received by the Chairman, Alhaji Bilal Ibrahim with other officials when he said the […]
Following the insecurity plaguing the nation’s sea ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has sought the collaboration of the Nigeria Navy, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and other relevant agencies to tackle the menace to its barest minimum. Speaking at the Onne Ports Complex, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, during a […]
For sure, it has not been a 7 days to remember for Integrated Logistics Services (Intels), the services company owned by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Last week, without any warning, the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) terminated the lucrative pilotage arrangement that it had with the company. Although the company has come out to say it […]
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Usman has reiterated the commitment of the agency towards developmental programmes and goals initiated by credible women organisations across all spheres of national endeavour, especially in the area of manpower development. Hadiza said this when she received the visiting Executive Members of Women in Maritime Nigeria, […]
· Calls for whistleblowers collaboration Following the seizure of 661 pump action rifles by the Nigeria Customs Service Lagos, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, has enjoined security agencies serving in the port, to be extra vigilant, to avoid a re-occurrence of such totally prohibited cargo entering and exiting the ports. This […]
The managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, has promised to work with professionals in the maritime sector to make the ports attractive for business. NPA, Usman said, was more determined to close the gaps between the agency and the professionals by engaging them in most of its activities to promote […]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Management have acquired two 60-tons buller- pull tugboats with state of the art, fully computerised engines, in order to keep to its promise of boosting efficiency and to meet the increasing demands of critical stakeholders, within the Lagos Pilotage District. The Managing Director, Mallam Habib Abdullahi had last year, during […]
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