NPA :Transforming Nigerian economy with deep seaports
-It is Nigeria’s most profound and modern port- NPA Boss ,Bello-Koko With the Lekki Deep Seaport which was recently inaugurated , the coast is clear for others on the line, a development that...
View ArticleNPA asks contractors to complete projects at Lagos, Onne, Rivers, Calabar Ports
Tincan Port fencing will enforce automated access control gate usage – Bello-Koko The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has charged contractors working on the road infrastructure and security...
View ArticleNavy, NASENI partner on local technology, ship building
The Nigerian Navy and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop navy’s capacity in ship building and...
View ArticleWorkers’ Welfare: NPA commends MWUN’s support in breaking 15-year long salary...
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has cited the support of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) as a critical success factor in the long-drawn process of securing approval...
View ArticleMohammed Bello-Koko’s Silent Revolution at NPA
UGO AMADI Nigerian ports, before now have been described as the most expensive and inefficient in the West and Central Africa sub-region. This made the nation’s seaports unattractive to importers who...
View ArticleNIMASA, NCC partner on submarine cable regulation
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have agreed to work closely in developing a regulatory framework to provide operational...
View ArticleCustoms Service seizes fake drugs, vegetable oil, machetes at Onne Port, Rivers
The Nigeria Customs Service handed over 1,165 cartons of fake Analgin injections seized at Onne Seaport in Rivers to NAFDAC on Tuesday. The drugs were discovered in one of the 26 containers impounded...
View ArticleCalabar Port on course for economic prosperity- Port Manager
Mr Festus Olumati, Port Manager, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Calabar Port, has said that the volume of vessels berthing at the Calabar Port has led to massive economic prosperity. Olumati said...
View ArticleNPA donates state-of-the-art ambulance to FRSC Kaduna Command
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Saturday donated a state-of-the-art ambulance to the Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The donation was facilitated by the...
View ArticleNPA says Lekki Seaport to generate 170,000 jobs
UGO AMADI The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says the Lekki multi-purpose seaport is expected to generate more than 170,000 direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians when completed. The Lekki Deep...
View ArticleNIMASA rates high in corporate governance
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms, BPSR has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), a “Silver Level” Organization classed as Level 2, with a performance level of...
View ArticleBenin Port Project: Edo govt, NPA, BPE, ICRC, others complete Request for...
To fast-track the development of the Benin Port Project, the Project Delivery Team has completed the Request for Qualification (RFQ), which sets actions in motion to accelerate the realisation of...
View ArticlePromotion to director at NIMASA is merit based- Jamoh
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR, says the promotion of staff to all positions in the Agency, including Director, is...
View ArticleLabour backs calls by terminal operators for review of vehicle/car tariffs
UFOMBA UZUEGBU Organized Labour,under the aegis of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria,MWUN, has backed calls by PTML and other Terminal Operators for an increase in vehicles/cars tariffs. It has...
View ArticleBlue economy can create about 350m jobs worldwide, says NIMASA boss, Jamoh
.says agency has recorded appreciable growth in Port State Control Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),...
View ArticleNPA: It’s time to reconstruct, and rehabilitate Tin-Can Port quay walls -MD
.Says agency has not increased port tariff in last 30 years UGO Amadi Worried about the state pf ports in the nation, The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raised an alarm about the impending...
View ArticleNPA Urges Cooperation By African Countries On Port Security
The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, has called on Port and Harbours management in West and Central African sub-region to take deliberate measures to boost security at their various port locations,...
View ArticleRegional cooperation: Ghana under studies Nigerian Cabitage Regime
The Ghanaian Maritime Authority GMA has commenced a 10- Day programme to understudy the implementation of the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act also known as the Cabotage Law in Nigeria under a...
View ArticleNPA to construct another deep seaport
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Mr Muhammed Bello-Koko has said another deep seaport will be constructed in the country in the next three to four years. With the...
View ArticleNPA assures of speedy approval for take-off of $1.3 bn Ondo deep seaport project
The Ondo State Government, through the Ondo Development and Investment Promotion Agency (ONDIPA), has secured the assurance of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to speedily approve the final...
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