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Fair treatment of seafarers is priority – Transport Minister
Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has challenged ship-owners and other stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry to device creative means of ensuring improved welfare for...
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WIMAfrica seeks more recognition for seafarers
Mrs Chiazor Anishere (SAN), Continental President, Women in Maritime, Africa (WIMAFRICA), has called for more recognition of the significant role seafarers play in the maritime industry. Speaking...
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French agency partners NPA on port infrastructure masterplan
Agence Française de Development (AFD), a public sector funding agency promoted by the French Government, has expressed its readiness to support the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), in her quest to...
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Gulf of Guinea Security: Nigeria seeks end to war risk surcharge
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appealed to international maritime communities to consider an end to charging Nigerian...
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MWUN loses former Chapter President, Leke Sanni
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has confirmed the death of Comrade Leke Sanni, who was a former president of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Workers Branch of the union. President...
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How to end gridlock along Lagos ports corridor- Comrade Eroje
Although several efforts at addressing the perennial gridlock along the Lagos ports corridor seem to have failed, some stakeholders in the maritime industry believe that there are more practical...
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Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has left COMTUA – Comrade Adeyanju
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday said it had withdrawn its membership of the Council of Maritime Trade Unions and Associations (COMTUA). President General of the Union, Comrade...
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AfCFTA targets zero duty on 97% products traded in Africa
The target of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is to achieve zero duty on 97 percent of all products traded in Africa in the next 15 years, the Secretary-General of AfCFTA...
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Navy, Transport Ministry fight over proposed hydrographic agency
The Nigerian Navy and the Ministry of Transportation on Monday in Abuja strongly contested over who should be in control of the proposed Hydrographic Agency. The contest came up at a one day public...
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Rear Admiral Gbassa advises students, staff against drug abuse
As part of measures to enhance civil-military relations, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Jason Gbassa, organised a free medical programme to alleviate the health...
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Shippers’ Council seals APMDC over non- compliance with regulatory...
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in its capacity as the Port Economic Regulator, on Tuesday shut down operations of Associated Port & Marine Development Company (APMDC) Limited over failure to...
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Rear Admiral Gbassa upholds intelligence sharing in inter-agency cooperation
The Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Jason Gbassa, has expressed his support of actionable intelligence sharing in inter-agency cooperation. Gbassa made the remarks when he...
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Nigeria International Maritime Summit holds October
The maiden edition of the Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS) has been scheduled to hold on October 5 and 6 in Lagos. Contained in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, NIMS called it a...
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Hassan Bello: Celebrating Excellence in Service
By Francis Ugwoke An appointment for any government position is a call to service. In a population of over 200 people, such appointment is an honour and based on trust. However, no appointment is an...
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Almona appointed new DG of LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has announced the appointment of Dr. Chinyere Almona as Director-General effective July 1, 2021, following the retirement of Dr. Muda Yusuf at the...
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Vandals steal 15,000 clips from Abuja-Kaduna rail line
The Federal Government has commenced the installation of anti-theft clips to check acts of vandalism on the rail tracks. The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this in...
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NIWA finalizes modalities for training, certification and licensing of boat...
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has disclosed that final arrangements had been made on the modalities for training, certification and licensing of boat captains and operators on the...
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NIMASA introduces new certificates of ship registration
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced the issuance of new certificates of ship registration while simultaneously phasing out the old permits. This is in a bid to...
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Port access: NPA begins implementation of Minimum Safety Standards scheme for...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has started the implementation of Minimum Safety Standards (MSS) scheme for trucks operating in the Ports, through the electronic call –up system ‘ETO.’ The NPA said...
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Rail works: Lagos to divert traffic at Brewery, Ijora from July 4
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it would divert traffic flow at Brewery and Ijora Level Crossings for construction of railway modernisation project from July 4 to August 1. The...
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