Amaechi charges NIMASA Board to ensure completion of Deep Blue Sea project
The Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has charged the newly inaugurated board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to...
Maritime Union attributes dockworkers release to NPA, stakeholders
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has revealed that the 20 dockworkers detained by the Rivers State Government over lockdown violation.
The union attributed the...
NIWA criticise Lagos House of Assembly on dredging review
The National Inland Waterways Authority has criticised a recent decision by the Lagos State House of Assembly to draft a seven-man committee that will...
Inland Waterways: NIWA attacks Lagos State Legislators
By Cliffsimeon Akalonu
The unending face-off between the National inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Lagos State government over dredging activities may enter another phase as...
Customs agents query timing of public hearing of freight forwarding bill
The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents has queried the timing of the public hearing for the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding...
FG orders export certification duties to resume at all ports
The Federal Government has empowered the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service to fully resume its export certification duties at all ports immediately.
According to the Director-General,...
Non-oil cargo accounts for 22% of export cargo in 2019- NPA
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Miss Hadiza Bala-Usman has disclosed that Nigerian ports handled 191 million metric tonnes of export cargo in 2019.
Out...
Seafarers protest prolonged stay in vessels
Seafarers have protested the prolonged stay aboard vessels, which is beyond the normal length of time.
It was gathered that their prolonged stay on the...
COVID-19: Maritime workers warn against salaries and allowances cut
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has issued a warning to employers in the maritime industry against cutting salaries and allowances due to the...
LASWA embarks on patrol to ensure adherence to new guidelines
The enforcement team of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, has embarked on a routine patrol of the Lagos waterways in a bid to...