SON DG commits to standards enforcement in Nigeria…Charges media on nation building
The Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria SON, Mallam Farouk Salim has assured that the standards bureau under his watch would stop at nothing in enforcing globally acceptable…
We’re working to make Nigeria’s seaports world class-MD NPA
Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko has restated the commitment of the current management under his…
Senate committee visits, pledges support for NPA
From right: Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko presents the authority’s plaque to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, Senator Theodore Orji, during…
IMO welcomes WHO vaccine prioritisation roadmap for seafarers
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation IMO, Kitack Lim has welcomed the World Health Organisation‘s decision to name seafarers as one of the groups of transport workers that should…
Ghana’s surging pirate activities threaten West African maritime trade-Expert
A surge in pirate activities in Ghana, located within the Gulf of Guinea region poses a grave threat to the survival and growth of West Africa's maritime trade, an expert…
Philippines’ international seafarer deployment plummets 54% in 2020
The Philippines’ status as the world’s largest supplier of seafarers to international shipping took a huge hit in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic caused extended lockdowns and border closures, and…
Five abducted maritime workers, others released
The five members of the Maritime Workers of Nigeria MWUN, who were among the eight other Nigerians kidnaped by gunmen in Rivers State waters on Monday have been released, according…
SIFAX trains 200 students on Safe School Initiative
Students of Randle Senior High School, Lagos, one of the beneficiaries of the SIFAX-sponsored Safe School Initiative in a picture pose after the training which was held in collaboration with…
FG plans zero duty on brand new ship imports…Adopts graduated duty regime
MV Osanyamo, a supply vessel on the fleet of Starz Investment Ltd., one of the thriving indigenous shipping companies The Federal Government is putting finishing touches to plans for the…
Finally, Buhari sacks suspended MD NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman
From left: Sacked MD NPA, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman and President Muhammadu Buhari when the going was good. Expectations that the embattled former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority…
