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Paucity of funds bane of Apapa Road Reconstruction — NPA MD
By NGOZI The Managing Director of Nigeria Port Authority, Ms Hadiza Usman has disclosed that paucity of funds has been the bane re-construction works on the Wharf Road - a…
NCS canvases for Cotonou border closure
By  Njideka Ude-Arinze Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated the need for closure of Nigeria’s number one border outpost with Benin Republic, Cotonou border. Speaking during the 2017 Annual General…
Apapa gridlock: Export carries rot away in warehouses
By Precious  ,. Oshodi-Apapa Express Way Non-oil exporters have lamented the negative impact of the Apapa gridlock and port congestion on their earnings. One of the exporters, Mr. Sotonye Anga,…
Navy Nabs Six Foreigners,16 Nigerians For Oil Theft
Six Bangladesh nationals and 16 Nigerians have fallen into the net of the officers of Nigerian Navy in Calabar, Cross River State following their arrest for stealing diesel. According to…
FG Overrules Amaechi, Releases N2Bn For Maritime University, Okerenkoko take off in October
Federal Government has ordered immediate release of N2 billion for the commencement of academic activities in Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State. Speaking while declaring the 2nd National Council on…
Nightmarish Traffic Into Apapa Worsens As Rehabilitation of Port Access Road Stalls
After the fanfare that preceded the flag-off of the reconstruction of the access road to the Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, the project has stalled with no work done for…
Maritime Security: US Naval Chief Visits Nigeria
The first African-American female four star General in the United States Naval Forces, Admiral Michelle Howard on Friday visited the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas…
Maritime Stakeholders Say Nothing To Celebrate On Nigeria Exiting Recession
With the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicating that Nigeria has officially exited recession following a per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of 2017, stakeholders…
NIMASA moves to implement security programme
By NGOZI Onyeakusi The Director-General, The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that the agency was planning to implement a new security programme. Peterside,…
CBN Seeks Tighter Import Control
By  NGOZI Onyeakusi CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it was working towards adoption of policies to discourage importation into the country. This, according…