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The Nigerian Navy (NN) has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art Offshore Survey Vessel (OSV) from French shipyard OCA SA. A statement by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Augustine Adams-Aliu, said the cutting-edge OSV 115 vessel was delivered to ...

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said that its plan to begin collection of per cent Freight Stabilisation Fee (FSF), won’t add to the cost of doing business at the nation’s seaports. Speaking in an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP, the ...

The absence of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with top shipping nations has been attributed to the inability of Nigerian seafarers to secure employment opportunities onboard foreign ships ahead of their peers from other countries. Speaking on Live Conversations with Maritime ...

As part of its strategies to drive service efficiency and contribute revenue to the federal government. To enhance efficiency, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has set August 2024 as deadlines for full paperless operations. This was disclosed by the executive ...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday invited the Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola and his counterpart in the Transport ministry, Saidu Alkali over alleged fraudulent concession of critical port infrastructure. Also invited are the Managing Director of Nigeria Ports ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, slashed the exchange rate for computing Customs duties at the nation’s seaports by 7.3 per cent. The slash, analysts argued, was as a result of the naira that strengthened against the dollar ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have pledged to work together to deepen trade facilitation and drive exports as part of measures to support the federal government’s economic diversification effort. They made the pledge yesterday ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Sunday, stated that the largest vessel to ever visit Nigeria territorial waters has berthed at Lekki deep seaport. LEADERSHIP reports that Lekki deep seaport is the first deep seaport ever developed in Nigeria. The ...

The director general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh has told the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to work towards reviewing its enabling law, which he says is not in tandem with modern reality. Speaking when the executive ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a probe into the arrest of an oil bunkering vessel, MT Kali, in the offshore location of the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Bayelsa State. The investigation team is headed ...