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NPA boss calls for review of port concession agreement
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Habib Abdullahi has stressed the need for a review of the concession agreement after over five years of operation so as to mutually and constructively come out with suggestions and ...
Oshodi-Apapa gridlock killing the economy, Fashola tells Senate
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said vehicular congestion on the Oshodi Apapa expressway has driven away businesses and discouraging new investors from coming into the area. Fashola made this disclosure while hosting ...
Shippers’ Council is an interim port regulator, says Transport Minister
Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has assured that all pending transport sector reform bills including the Ports and Harbours Bill and the National Transport Commission (NTC) Bill will soon be transmitted to the National Assembly for ...
MARAN to host seminar on port regulation
The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is set to hold a stakeholders summit to discuss the pricing system at Nigerian ports in order to ensure equity and fairness. This is coming barely two months after the Nigerian Shippers ...
Transport Minister commends NPA on e-payment solution
Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has commended Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for introducing electronic payment solution for all business transaction between it and its customers. Umar gave the commendation at the NPA headquarters in ...
Feature
PAAR generation and transmission
With the geometric progression of daily generation and transmission of the Pre- Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR), the Nigeria Customs Service ...
Periscope
Nigeria’s GDP and the maritime sector
I am not an Economist and I do not lay claim to any form of expertise in economic matters. I however have a fair understanding of how the economy ...
Interview
Efficient port service delivery is vital for a prosperous economy- LCCI boss
Driven by its mission statement of protecting the interest of its members and the business community at large, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and ...
Editorial
Need to protect dedicated industrial areas
For a long time now, stakeholders in the maritime sector have lamented about the congestion they face daily around the port environment. Several ...
