The Tincan Island Container Terminal Ltd (TICT), on Sunday, said the successful berthing of MSC MAUREEN — the largest containership ever to berth at Lagos ports is a great acheivement that will bring significant economic benefits to Nigeria. LEADERSHIP reports ...
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Feed SubscriptionNigerian Navy To Reduce High Insurance Premium On Ships – CNS
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, says the Nigerian Navy (NN) has redoubled its effort to reduce high insurance premium for ships in Nigeria-controlled waters. Awwal said this on Monday while he was inaugurating several projects ...
Read More »Nigerian Maritime Industry Large Enough To Engage Youths – NIMASA DG
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, says the maritime industry in Nigeria is large enough to sustainably engage teeming youths. Jamoh disclosed this on Tuesday when he received retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), the ...
Read More »Port Charges: No Tariff Increase In 30 Years – NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday, disclosed that the authority is not contributing to increase in the cost of doing businesses at the nation’s seaports. Speaking on the Business Segment of TVC monitored by LEADERSHIP, the NPA managing director, ...
Read More »Investment In Critical Economic Sectors’ll Ensure Double-Digit Growth –Expert
Jodor Asset Management Limited says Nigeria’s economy will rebound with new generation of global investors, industry players and consumers. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Nduka Ofulue, said this in an interview with the News Agency ...
Read More »FG To Disburse CVFF Money Before May 29 – Minister
The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, has assured Nigerian shipowners that the federal government will disburse money accrued under the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to them before the end of the current administration on May 29. Speaking ...
Read More »NPA Remittances To Federation Account Rises To N91bn
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Thursday, said that remittances by the Authority has risen from N80 billion in 2020 to N91 billion in 2022. It was gathered that the increase in remittance was coming amid declined importation into the country ...
Read More »Lekki Deep Seaport Targets $361bn Revenues, 200,000 Jobs
President Muhammadu Buhari, has finally commissioned the $1.5billion Lekki deep seaport for commercial operation. Construction of the port started on June 15, 2020, and was completed on Monday, October 24, 2022. LEADERSHIP gathered that the deep seaport which was the ...
Read More »Many Farmers Die, 14 Rescued As Boat Capsizes In Kebbi
Many farmers died Thursday when a boat capsized in a river in Sammanaji village at Koko/Besse local government area of Kebbi State. Our correspondent gathered yesterday that the old boat was carrying about 100 passengers who were mostly rice farmers ...
Read More »Navy Destroys Vessel Arrested By Tompolo’s Men
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Delta State on Monday destroyed an illegal oil bunkering vessel arrested with stolen crude oil aboard Niger Delta creeks. The PUNCH gathered that operatives of the newly-contracted private oil pipeline surveillance team, Tantita Security ...
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