Currently, the federal government is modernising and rehabilitating the nation’s seaports to enhance competitiveness and achieve hub status. Abiola Seun Writes. Most Nigerian seaports are old, archaic and inefficient, and that has made the nation’s seaports uncompetitive among its peers in West and Central Africa sub region. Some of the ports have their quay walls collapsed or weakened and…
Among its contemporaries in West and Central Africa, Nigeria, with over 220 million population, received the lowest number of containers imported yearly. According to verifiable statistics, Nigeria’s seaports received a paltry 2 million containers every year compared to what other neighbouring countries’ seaports received yearly. According to maritime experts, these smaller countries with efficient seaports received higher numbers of…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) have set sights on the development of the nation’s Marine and Blue Economy sector, with plans to ensure the expansion of Nigeria’s export operations. Speaking recently in Lagos during a courtesy visit to the NPA Headquarters the President of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, explained that as…
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The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, recently received the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, His Excellency Marc Fonbaustier, in his office in Abuja in a visit that underscored the deepening maritime and diplomatic relations between both countries. Fonbaustier, who was accompanied by Ms. Alice Ellenbogen, Political Counsellor at the French Embassy in Nigeria, was…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has assured the DP World, owners and operators of the Port of Dubai of it readiness to cooperate and welcome investments for the development and management of infrastructure in the Nigeria’s port system. Oyetola who stated this at the recently in Abuja when he received a delegation from the…
A Special Committee on the prevention of Boat Mishaps has been set up by the Federal Government. Inaugurating the committee recently in Abuja by the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola CON, emphasised the critical role of Nigeria’s Waterways in commerce, Transportation and Livelihood. Adding that the establishment of the Special Committee is in response…
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s Act currently operates with is obsolete and not in tandem with the current functions of the council as a port economic regulator and as such Maritime Stakeholders solicit that the National Assembly urgently do something about it.
Recently, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced a planned hike in tariffs and dues in the seaport to compete competitively with its competitors in West and Central Africa.
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, recently in Lagos rolled out the achievements of his Ministry and its agencies in the past one year in the areas of maritime security and safety, port operational efficiency, infrastructure rehabilitation, connectivity and blue economy development. Oyetola also unfolded the strategic plans of the Ministry and the agencies to continue…
