Seven years after the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), got delivery of the floating dock, the facility is yet to be deployed for the economic benefit of the Maritime sector.
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho has wooed exporters at the Kaduna International Trade Fair, to explore the authority’s tailor-made simplified export processes. Speaking at the ‘Special Day’ of the Nigerian Ports Authority at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair, Dr Dantsoho, further urged traders, importers and exporters to also explore other vistas of…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has disclosed that it is deepening collaboration with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to explore policies that will boost indigenous involvement and strengthen Nigeria’s maritime sector. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, made this known while receiving the Executive Members of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a level playing field and creating an enabling environment for businesses in Nigeria’s maritime sector. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, made this known while receiving the Executive Members of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association. He emphasized…
The Federal Government has recently appointed Dr. Kevin Okonna the Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria. He took over from the former Rector, Commodore Duja Effedua (Rtd) has contributed to the growth of the Academy for over two decades. Dr. Okonna according the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola was to bring his extensive…
Before now, the Lagos Port Complex Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports have become the two major Ports of destinations for Nigerian importers. Even, importers whose cargoes are destined for the Eastern part of the country would prefer to import through Apapa or Tin-Can Island Ports before onward transfer to their destination. The choice of Lagos Port by importers is…
Over one month to the end of the year 2024, the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has met the N5.07trillion 2024 target for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
As 2024 winds down, stakeholders in the nation’s maritime sector have set priority areas for the government especially the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to focus on in 2025.
The executive secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Pius Akutah, in this interview, explained challenges bedevilling operations of inland Dry Ports in Nigeria and how to overcome the challenges. He also spoke on the proposed Nigerian Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill and its significant prospects, the expired port concession agreement among others.
Indigenous shipowners recently raised the alarm that foreign shipowners set questionable parameters to scheme out local operators from participating in Ship to Ship (STS) transfer in the nation’s coastal water. Speaking in a chat with the former Lagos State Coordinator, Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA), Captain Taiwo Akinpelumi, said if the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), certify vessels…
