Tinubu Appoints Executive Directors For NIMASA, NPA   President Bola Tinubu has appointed six new executive directors in the Nigerian Ports Authority and in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Both agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Special Adviser to the...

NPA Earmarks $1.1bn for Port Rehabilitation   The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday, said it is committed to investing about N890 billion ( $1.1 billion) in the rehabilitation of all the seaports in Nigeria. Mohammed Bello Koko, the Managing Director of NPA, disclosed this during a...

NPA, TTP Introduce N50 Stamp Duty on Truck Drivers The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Tucks Transit Parks, TTP, have introduced a mandatory N50.00 stamp duty payment on every N1,000 receipt issued to truck drivers. In a notice to all stakeholders issue yesterday, the management...

Seaport: Nigeria Loses $15bn To Congestion, Others Annually   Nigeria is said to be losing an estimated $15billion annually due to congestion and other maritime related issues at the nation’s seaport. This is even as port users lamented mounting refuse dump on Apapa port access roads recently...

NPA to Probe Officers Involved in Extortion along Port Access Roads The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has disclosed that there is an increasing extortion along the access roads of the Lagos and Tin Can Island Port Complexes and vowed to deal with staff members involved. This...

Why Amaechi Removed Me - Former NPA Boss A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman, has released a new book detailing events and controversies during her tenure in office. In the new book titled “Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the...