As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the Ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Ahmed Alkali and the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, on Monday, agreed that physical inspection of cargoes at ...
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Feed SubscriptionTinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday evening, the new executive directors are ...
Read More »Expert Seeks Think-tank Forum To Harness Blue Economy Potential
Hydrographer of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode, has called on maritime experts and policymakers to set up a think-tank forum that would help in harnessing potential in the nation’s Blue Economy. Olugbode disclosed this at the maiden dinner ...
Read More »Navy Arrests 28 For Stealing 527,810 Litres of Crude
No fewer than 28 suspects have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Navy (Forward Operating Base) Igbokoda Anti-Crude Oil Theft patrol team (COT) for allegedly stealing about 527,810 litres of crude oil. The suspects were arrested by the officers ...
Read More »Tinubu Sacks FAAN, NAMA, NSIB, NiMet, NCAT Bosses, Suspends NCAA DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the removal and replacement of some Chief Executive Officers of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday night, the decision was ...
Read More »Maritime Workers Reject Port & Harbour Bill, Cite Insecurity, Job Loss
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), on Monday, unanimously opposed the reintroduction of the Port and Harbour bill by the National Assembly, citing job loss and insecurity. Their ...
Read More »FG Plans Upgrade Of Water Resources Institute To Varsity
Federal government is set to transform the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) to a world class degree-awarding university, the minister of state for water resources and sanitation, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has said. The minister spoke during a familiarisation tour ...
Read More »China To Refinance, Complete Abuja-Kano, PH-Maiduguri Rail Projects As Shettima Meets Xi Jinping
In what could best be described as a major milestone for Nigeria at the ongoing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China has committed to refinancing and completing the Abuja-Kano and Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway ...
Read More »Global LNG Supply Gap Threatens Energy Transition Plan
…Oil prices crash after U.S-Venezuela deal Global demand for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is likely to prove stronger than expected and the current pipeline of projects appears not to be enough to keep up, according to one of Japan’s top ...
Read More »Floating Naira: Importers Abandon Tokunbo Cars At Seaport
Due to the rise in foreign exchange rate, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, said vehicle importers abandoned thousands of imported fairly used vehicles at the seaport. Speaking when members of the Association of Nigerian Licenced Customs Agents (ANLCA) ...
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