President Buhari Approves Governing Boards Of NPA, NIMASA   President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of members of the governing boards of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and the Nigerian Ports Authority. It was also gathered on Tuesday that the newly appointed Director-General of...

NPA Lifts Suspension Order On Shipping Firms   The Nigerian Ports Authority has lifted the 10-day suspension order it last week placed on four shipping firms, Mearsk Line, Cosco Shipping, APS and Lansal, over the issue of operating holding bays for their containers. The agency disclosed this...

NPA Set To Commence Dredging Of Warri Port   The Nigerian Ports Authority has concluded plans to commence the dredging of Escravos Channel, Warri Port. The agency gave this indication on Tuesday when the Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Usman, paid a courtesy call on the Olu of...

FG Agencies Defy Presidential Order at Ports The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is seeking the intervention of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over non-compliance by some government agencies with the Presidential Order on the Ease of Doing Business at Ports. The Managing Director of NPA, Ms...

The Federal Government has streamlined the number of agencies operating at the nation’s seaports, permitting only seven agencies at the ports. The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos on Wednesday. In 2011, there were 25 agencies at...

Checks at the Ports and Cargo Handling Services Ltd’s terminal at the Tin Can Island Port complex in Lagos revealed that container inflow at the six seaports has dropped by 10 per cent, while general cargo volume dropped by 50 per cent in the...