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Seaports without rail link can’t drive economy—NPA MD

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has argued that no country or economy should contemplate establishing sea port without the complement of adequate Rail Transportation linkage. Speaking in her welcome address at the beginning of the…

NPA to integrate CRFFN transactions into website for information access

To drive seamless access to operational information, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has agreed to integrate the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) transaction Portal into the Authority’s Web Portal. Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala…

El-Rufai commends Amaechi, NPA, NIMASA on rail, port leadership

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has commended the joint activities of the two leading maritime agencies, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), headed by his former Chief of Staff, Hadiza Bala Usman and Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

Ports Paralysis continues today even as NPA mediates between IOCs, MWUN

Midway into day one of the nationwide strike embarked upon by Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Wednesday, the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has given an indication that the erring International Oil Companies (IOCs) who had…

Deepening hydrographic intelligence of Nigeria’s territorial waters crucial—NPA

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has hailed the high command of the Nigerian Navy (NN) for taking the lead in producing the first navigational chart of the Nigerian waters. This is as she called…

NPA’s in-house Trade Unions, management meet to discuss progress

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), led by the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman weekend played host to the Executives of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), Maritime Branch at the Corporate…

FG renews attack on Atiku’s interests as NPA terminates Intels Pilotage Contract

For failure to remit about $145.84m being payment due to the Federal Government through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the agency has terminated its boats pilotage monitoring and supervision agreement with Intels Nigeria Limited. Intels, topmost integrated logistics and facilities…

Balance work with family care, NPA MD tells Nigerian women

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has advised her female folk to balance work with family life, insisting that “a woman needs to know when to draw a line and learn to devote quality…

Ongoing NPA reforms have raised cargo throughput, EoDB at ports—Bala-Usman

More results from three years of rolling strategic reforms by the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have continued to manifest in both cargo throughput and Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) at ports. Speaking at the just concluded three-day training…

NPA deepens local content, unveils Marine, Harbour Simulation Centre

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Tuesday received strong commendation from the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Ameachi following the establishment of an Ultra-Modern Marine and Harbour Simulation Centre at Dockyard Apapa. Addressing stakeholders at the commissioning of the Centre, the…