Tag: Port
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NPA raises alarm over increasing extortion on port access roads
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raised the alarm on increasing extortion along the access roads of the Lagos and Tin Can Island Port Complexes. Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director, NPA, said this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday.
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Osinbajo calls for review of port dues on petrol
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called for a review of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) dues on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to reduce pressure on the price of the product in the country. Osinbajo made the call at the Valuechain Magazine 2021 fourth annual lecture and awards, in…
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Lekki Deep Sea Port must be operational by 2022 – Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has directed its legal department to put on paper an agreement with the Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Ltd., to ensure 2022 as operational year of the port. Amaechi gave the directive during a monitoring visit to the Lekki Deep Sea Port Project on Sunday in Lagos. The Lekki…
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Ban on motorcycles will cripple cargo clearance in Lagos ports – Association
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA) has said that the ban on motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of Lagos State will cripple cargo clearance at the Lagos ports. The Vice-President of the association, Mr Collins Farinto, said this on Wednesday in Lagos. Farinto told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that most…
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Ebola: FG directs ports officials to heighten surveillance
Federal Government has directed port health service officials and other relevant agencies at the points of entry to Nigeria to heighten surveillance toward ensuring that all passengers coming into the country are screened. Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, made this known in a statement issued on Friday…
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Police IG orders speedy cargo clearance at ports
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the streamlining of Nigerian police operations at all the ports for speedy cargo clearance and improved efficiency. The order followed Adamu’s meeting with the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Malam Hassan Bello at the Police Headquarters in Abuja. “Towards this end, directives aimed at…
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Bode George blasts Fashola, APC, says leave 2023, fix port access roads
A Chieftain of the PDP, Chief Olabode George, on Saturday advised the Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to leave the issue of who becomes President in 2023 and focus on improving infrastructure in the country. George, a one-time Military Administrator of Ondo State, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen…
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Illegal Port Charges: Indicted shipping firms lobby FG over court’s order to refund N4trn
The indicted shipping firms ordered by the Court of Appeal to refund the sum of N4 trillion being accruals from the illegal Shipping Lines Agency Charges (SLAC) collected from shippers from 2006 till date has started lobbying the Federal Government for settlement while setting aside the judgement. TheNewsGuru.com gathers that the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC),…
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Comply with port rules to avoid seizure, customs boss tells users
The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Comptroller Umar Jibrin, has urged all port users to comply with cargo clearance procedures to avoid seizure. Jibrin made the plea in an interview with the newsmen in Lagos. He said that smooth flow of cargoes would transform Nigerian ports to be the preferred cargo destination in the sub-region.…
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Executive Orders: Customs adopt shift work schedule to run 24hrs port operations
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, on Wednesday said it is adopting a shift work schedule to integrate a 24 hour work mode by its officials in and around the port. The development is premised on acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s Executive Orders which is meant to ease the operation of various businesses in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com…