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Jul272022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

WE HAVE RAISED THE BAR ON DUTY COLLECTION,TRADE FACILITATION…Compt OLOYEDE

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Customs Area Controllers Tin Can Island,Comptroller Kunle Oloyede weekend said his Command has raised the bar in duty collection and trade facilitation adding that there are brighter prospects for the Nigeria Customs Service in the days ahead. Oloyede who was rolling out the mid year report of his Command posted a N274b revenue haul between January and June this year. The Customs Chief who explained that the figure was more than 27 percent leap over the same period last year also announced a 73 per cent increase in exports at the Port , posting a whopping 138,246.50 metric tons .Oloyede valued exports from the Command at over N100b. He was full of praises for officers and men of the Command whose diligence and dedication to duty, he said ,contributed to this remarkable feat. Also ree...

Jul192022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME BUREAU CONFIRMS PIRACY DECLINE IN THE GULF OF GUINEA.

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The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its half-year report of 2022 has lauded the reduction in piracy in the globe and expressed optimism that it is a new dawn for the shipping community globally. This is coming on the heels of the Bureau receiving the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of the year since 1994, evidencing its efforts in raising awareness to make the waters safe globally. The Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy has confirmed that there has not been any case of Seafarers kidnap one year after the May 2021 declaration. This is considered commendable progress in comparison to the 2020 statistics when 130 seafarers were kidnapped. The status report from the GoG declaration also confirmed that there has not been any case of kidnap for r...

Jul132022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

AGGE DEEP PORT CITY: WHAT GOV DOUYE DIRI MUST DO NOW…Omonibeke

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A Maritime expert ,Engr David Omonibeke, has taken a retrospective look at the chequered history of the Agge Seaport Project and concluded that Gov Douye Diri should take the bull by the horn and ensure that the dream of an Agge Port City in Ekeremor Local Government Area is realised. Engr Omonibeke who spoke exclusively with Shipping World weekend at his Lekki home in Lagos, said the benefits of an Agge Port city are so overwhelming and mouthwatering and therefore, should not be jettisoned or abandoned. Ominibeke, a former Executive Director, Marine and Operations at the Nigerian Ports Authority , said the completion and the likely commencement of Lekki Deep Seaport before the end of this year should serve as huge challenge to the Bayelsa State government . " Successive administrat...

Mar172022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVY COMMENDS NIMASA ON DEEP BLUE PROJECT … As Project earns international recognition.

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The Chairman House Committee on the Nigerian Navy Honorable Yusuf Gagdi has commended the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, for its commitment to transparency in its execution of the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure also known as the Deep Blue Project. This commendation was made today when the Agency’s Management appeared before the House Committee on Navy currently investigating the Deep Blue Contract awarded to the HLS International Limited by Nigeria. “We in the Committee of the Navy commend your Management team at NIMASA for providing all documents we have requested for. It shows that you have nothing to hide”. Our desire is to ensure public funds are spent not only in public interest but in accor...

Feb172022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

More Encomiums from Captains of Industry on Bello Koko`s Appointment as MD of NPA………

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Nothing happens by chance,every incident occurs at a precise moment for which it was, so said the Chief Executive Officer of Bulls Plus, Mr C Derrick, in a goodwill message to Mohammed Bello Koko, who was appointment Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority. Mr Derrick said Bello Koko was not just as fit as fiddle for the top job given his pedigree as a tested manager in the financial sector, he said his track record in maritime industry as thrown him up as good manager of men and resources. While thanking President Muhammadu Buhari and Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi on Bello Koko's appointment, Mr Derrick says he and other Captains of industry are confident that the new NPA helmsman would not let the nation down. Said Mr Derric...

Feb22022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

AGGE WILL BE AFRICA’s LARGEST PORT CITY…Sen Douye Diri

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As Bayelsa State Unveils plans for one of the World's most ambitious Port City Development Models, the State's helmsman, Sen Douye Diri, has thrown it's doors open for investors to take advantage of the unlimited opportunities open to prospect investors. Governor Douye Diri who was speaking in Yenagoa when he received in audience the Agge Port City Development Committee , said the magnitude of the project was such that could not be handled single handed by the Bayelsa State Government. " I must acknowledge the reality that this project is beyond what we can handle alone as a state government, considering the huge budgetary implication. I therefore call on investors to take advantage of the huge benefits the project offers’, he said. Gov Diri who was responding to a call by the Coordina...

Dec232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, GCFR, FORMER PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA By Chief (Dr.) E. K. Clark, OFR, CON

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Your Excellency, MY DISAPPOINTMENT OVER YOUR UNPROVOKED OUTBURST AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION Let me begin by thanking you for finding time to stop by at my Abuja residence on Monday, 13th December, 2021, to check on my wellbeing and state of health; a visit that also afforded us the opportunity to discuss matters pertaining to the state of our nation which, unfortunately, continues to drift to very disturbing levels. I am indeed very grateful. Your Excellency, in the course of our discuss, which was cordial, you did not mention, neither did you show any form of distraught or anger with the Niger Delta Region. Your Excellency will recall that a summit was organised by a group, Global Peace Foundation, on Monday, 13th December, 2021, the same day you came to ...

Nov82021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

DG NIMASA, Dr.Bashir Jamoh Receives Zik Award, Thanks Buhari

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Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has received the prestigious Zik Leadership Prize in Public Policy for 2020. The organisers of the award, the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC), said Dr. Jamoh was honoured for his giant strides in repositioning the Agency with initiatives that had inspired tremendous positive change in the maritime sector. Thanking the organisers during the awards ceremony held in Lagos, Dr. Jamoh said, “I grew up hearing of and watching the great Zik of Africa on TV. Back in those days in school, we were taught about Zik as one of our founding fathers. I could never have imagined that I will be receiving this recognition in his name. To be a recipient of this award is very humbling. ...

Oct222021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PICTURES OF THE COURTESY VISIT OF THE NIGERIA PORT CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL TO NIGERIAN SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL, HEADQUARTERS, LAGOS

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PICTURES OF THE COURTESY VISIT OF THE NIGERIA PORT CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL TO NIGERIAN SHIPPERS' COUNCIL, HEADQUARTERS, LAGOS Patrick Ezedimbu Secretary, Nigeria Port Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin, Chairman, Nigeria Port Consultative Council and Hon. Emmanuel Jime Executive Secretary/ CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council Otunba Kunle Folarin, Chairman, Nigeria Port Consultative Council with Hon. Emmanuel Jime Executive Secretary/ CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council Dr. Ikanna Nwosu, member, Nigeria Port Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin, Chairman, Nigeria Port Consultative Council presenting plaque to Hon. Emmanuel Jime Executive Secretary/ CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council Alh Tahir Idris, Director, Legal Services, Nigerian Shippers' Council,Otunba Kunle Folar...

Jul132021 by Regent YoumorNo Comments

PHOTO NEWS

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Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Ajani Magdalene; Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko; Chairman Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, Mr. Abiodun Dabiri and the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, during an inspection visit to the Lekki Deep Sea Port by the Minister .