Woman killed as container falls on her car in Lagos
A woman has been crushed to death after a 40-foot container fell on her car – a Nissan car with number plate ABJ 692 BG – at the Alapere…
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Britain to equip ships with lasers to take down drones from 2027
Britain’s defence ministry on Friday said it would install lasers on warships designed to shoot down drones from 2027, five years earlier than previously expected, under reforms designed to…
NPA committed to making Nigerian ports Africa’s leading ports – Koko
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has said that the authority will strive to make Nigerian ports the leading ports in Africa. He said…
Resurgence of Somali piracy worries IMB
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has expressed worry over increase in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia in the first quarter of 2024. The first three months of…
Posidonia 2024 to hold June 3-7
Greece’s flagship annual maritime event, Posidonia is scheduled to hold from June 3-7 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo. Over 85 shipyards from 26 countries have already confirmed their participation…
Jaiyeoba applauds Apapa port scanning officers’ performance
The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, has commended officers attached to the scanning site, otherwise known as the Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology Unit…
Eid el Fitr: MWUN leader celebrates with Muslims
The President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has congratulated Muslims on the occasion of Eid Mubarak. The celebration is being held by Muslims after the…
Houthis target US warship, three others in Gulf of Aden
Yemen’s Houthi militant group said on Wednesday that it targeted four vessels earlier in the day, including a United States warship, with drones and naval missiles in the Gulf…
FG extends Eid-El-Fitr holidays to Thursday
The Federal Government has extended the Eid-El-Fitr holiday to Thursday April 11, 2024 as addition to the earlier declared 9th and 10th April, to celebrate the end of the…
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Hadiza Bala Usman’s book of 99 errors
I finally found the time last week to read Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic titled “STEPPING ON TOES: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”. It is a small book…
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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous
By Dr. Ade Dosunmu My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…