Maritime

30 illegal 'toll points' discovered on Lagos port access roads   By Sulaimon Salau   The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has alleged that no less than thirty "toll-points" have sprung up around the...

Buhari to launch deep blue project       By Eniola Idris President Muhammadu Buhari, will next week perform the official launch of the assets under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure,...

NIWA seeks security for Lagos-Onitsha bound cargoes     By Eniola Idris   As the plans to commence the second batch of shipment of cargoes from Lagos Ports to Onitsha River Port by barges...

NIMASA takes maritime capacity building to schools   By Eniola Idris The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has emphasised its drive for capacity building to the younger generation.   The Agency donated...

Stakeholders identify causes of security threats in Gulf of Guinea   By Abimbola Abdullahi Irked by the spate of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, concerned stakeholders in the maritime industry...

How high-level sabotage, criminality cripple electronic call up at Lagos ports   Truckers allege NPA, LASTMA, Police, TTP officials collude to frustrate new system   By Fredrick Wright The implementation of electronic call-up system,...

Freight forwarders agree with PTML Terminal on new charges     By Eniola Idris Freight forwarders at the Ports and Terminal Multipurpose Limited (PTML) Terminal in Lagos Port have expressed their support for...

Customs intercepts fake drugs, generate N426 million at Lagos ports     By Fredrick Wright The Comptroller General Strike Force Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has said it intercepted unregistered and...

OPINION: NPA channel management options: Beware of going backwards     By Dr. Edmund Chilaka   Preamble The recent reported pronouncement by the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) on the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) management...

Three years after, Nigeria to release Swiss-flagged ship   By Abimbola Abdullahi Barely three years after detaining the Swiss-flagged tanker vessel for illegal entry and fuel trafficking, Nigeria has agreed to release...