The Lekki Deep Seaport, operated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has enhanced international trade in the country by successfully berthing the largest container carrier ever to call at the country. The vessel codenamed, Maersk Edirne, sailed to Nigeria’s territorial waters on Sunday. Measuring 367 metres in overall length, she has a breadth of 48.2 metres and carried a Gross …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed six new executive directors in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Both agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. At the NPA, …

The staff and management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), at the weekend, engaged in a retreat, with a resolution to actualise recent Ministerial Performance Bond through proper implementation. The performance bond was signed between the agency and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, two week ago, detailing government’s expectations from the authority. Addressing the workers …

Senate has expressed displeasure over the inability of key revenue-generating agencies, including the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to stop what it called serious cases of revenue leakages in the country. The Senate, which spoke through its Public Account Committee, disclosed that the NPA failed to recover $1 billion, representing the debt of terminal operators as …

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have pledged to boost exports and facilitate trade. They renewed their synergy when NPA’s Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko visited Customs’ Acting Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale, at Customs Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on ease of export processing by eliminating procedural bottlenecks causing delays affecting competitiveness of Nigerian goods, especially agro-allied …

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated Bollard Pull Tug Boats (vessels) at the Lagos ports acquired by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Justifying the need for the unveiling of the new vessels, NPA Managing Director/CEO, Mohammed Bello Koko said the government was driven by the need to provide efficient domestic cargo needs, win back transit cargo hitherto lost to neighbours …

Baring any urgent intervention from the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), dockworkers in Lagos seaports appears set to truncate normal operations at the AP Moller Terminal (APMT). The marine workers angst against the foremost terminal operators is not unconnected with the inability of the two bodies to agree on a mutually acceptable condition of service for the mariners who …