‘Why presidential taskforce to clear Apapa of articulated vehicles can’t work’
Following the 72 hours ultimatum handed down on truckers and tanker drivers to vacate all highways in and around the Lagos port city of Apapa, investigations by Business Hilights have revealed that lack of functional Truck Loading Bay within may…
Experts hit anti-graft agencies as SPIP exposes Unity Bank’s TSA breaches
Barely hours after the Special Presidential Investigation Panel For The Recovery Of Public Property (SPIP) came up with revelations on breaches and trapping of government funds meant for Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Unity Bank, financial analysts have started raising…
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…
NPA, APM Capital seal fresh deal aimed at extending Barges to Epe
As part of its efforts in finding lasting solution to the Apapa gridlock problems, the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with APM Capital to extend the use of Barges to evacuate…
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…
Give waivers to encourage use of Eastern ports to decongest Apapa—Senators
The Senate Committee on Works, Friday gave its parting recommendation on ending the Apapa traffic crisis, saying time has come for all the key maritime agencies including Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
NPA Board highlights three ongoing remedies to Ports access road crisis
The chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye, has reassured that the ongoing tripod solution strategy being deployed by the Authority in partnership with other federal agencies will soon end the grief suffered…
Continued rot as NIWA fails to name Onitsha River port concessionaire in Q1
Contrary to the promise of the Federal Government during the commissioning of Baro refurbished River port in Kogi State that the new concessionaires of Onitsha River Port will take over operations on or before the end of first quarter this…
Endless wait for NPA’s Truck Call-Up scheme to end Apapa Gridlocks
Going by the first time the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) made mention of introducing Truck Call-Up (TCU) policy as a credible solution to end Apapa gridlock, by second quarter of this year, the policy would have gone…
Feats in ports’ ease of doing business earn NPA PEBEC honours
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been recognized by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) for its sustenance in the Ease of Doing Business at ports. The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo presented the prestigious “World Bank…
