NAFDAC says seized rice not plastic, unfit for consumption
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has contradicted an earlier report by the Nigeria Customs Service, which claimed that a certain rice consignment impounded in a…
ISPS: NIMASA reopens jetties to promote business growth
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has reopened three jetties and port facilities shut down about one week ago over their failure to comply with the provisions of…
Dakuku Peterside: Laying foundation for maritime growth, development nine months after
The current Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside on assumption of office, promised he was going to reform and reposition the maritime…
NIMASA promotes eight Deputy Directors, 303 other members of staff
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has approved the promotion of a total of 311 members of staff, out of which eight were promoted to full directors from…
ISPS Code: NIMASA shuts Heyden Petroleum Jetty, two others
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has shut three jetties and port facilities comprising Heyden Petroleum Jetty located in Ijora Lagos; Waziri Jetty on Dockyard Road Apapa Lagos…
Tin Can Customs impounds arms cache, military uniforms
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria has impounded a large cache of arms and ammunitions concealed in a Toyota Corolla car, Nissan Armada Sports Utility Vehicle and a…
NPA’s $19m trapped in Heritage Bank, vows to recover N259bn debt
Strong indications emerged that the new management of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA may enter into a long battle with the board and management of. Heritage Bank plc over $19million…
Port concessionaires pledge support for FG’s export drive
Port concessionaires under the aegis of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s export drive and economic diversification programme. The new management…
41 items: Stakeholders back FG on forex restriction removal
The trading stakeholders have thrown their full weight behind the Federal Government over its current proposal to reverse the blanket restriction placed on 41 items of import including raw materials,…
SIFAX handles biggest container ship in Nigeria
Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group recently made history when it handled the largest ship to call at any seaport in Nigeria. The container vessel,…