News Feature – Page 48 – Shipping World News Magazine

Feb162022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Diri’s 2nd Anniversary: Bauchi Gov Inaugurates Road Project *Bayelsa Gov Hails Predecessor

News Feature

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday, inaugurated the 4.22km Igbogene-Okarki road project in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in continuation of Governor Douye Diri second anniversary celebrations. The section inaugurated is the first phase of the outer ring road project, which is a dual carriageway to link communities in Ogbia and Nembe local government areas of the state. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had last Thursday inaugurated the Igbedi community road project also constructed by the Governor Diri administration. Expressing surprise how Governor Diri has been able to undertake numerous projects at the same time despite the challenges of paucity of funds, Senator Mohammed described him as a peaceful governor, who unifies his people. ...

Feb152022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Shipping World Exclusive!! Flagrant Abuse of Public Procurement Act: Hadiza Bala Usman may spend five years in jail

Maritime, News Feature, Port News

As Nigerians await the final outcome of the probe into the various infractions by Ms Hadiza Bala Usman , the suspended Managing Director of Nigerian Ports, facts have emerged that the embattled NPA Strong woman may just be heading for prison on account of her monumental breaches to the Public Procurement Act of 2007. Shipping World can report on good authority that the investigative panel which probed her stewardship at NPA has found her guilty of a gross violation of the public procurement laws of Nigeria. The law says " Any offence under the Public Procurement Act is punishable with conviction without an option of fine where an offender is a human being but not a public officer ,he/she is punished to an imprisonment for 5years without an option of fine for 5 years. Ms Hadiza Bala Usman...

Feb152022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

I bulit Itakpe _ Warri Rail in 9months…. Admiral FBI Porbeni……

News Feature, Travel

Elder Statesman and former Transport Minister, Admiral Festus Porbeni , said it took the Abdulsalam Abubakar administrations less than nine months to construct the Itakpe/Warri Rail. Admiral Porbeni who spoke exclusively with Shipping World in Abuja said plans had reached an advanced stage to construct an express rail line between Lagos and Abuja but for the short tenure of the regime. The former Transport Minister while commending the Buhari administration for embarking on a massive rail connectivity across the the country explained that it would have taken just two and hours for a trip between Lagos and Abuja had the project been executed. He said "a Canadian firm had been approached before we left office. The idea was for us to provide the right of way, while the firm was to construc...

Feb92022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

EXCLUSIVELY!Hadiza Bala Usman barred from holding public office….

Breaking News, News Feature, Port News

Report The Ministerial Panel set up on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the infamous tenure of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, has at last turned in a report of "guilty as charged". The former Convener of Bring Back our girls was found culpable on all charges but one, according to sources close to the panel which was headed by Mr Auwal Suleiman,the Director of Maritime Services at the Federal Ministry of Transportation.The 11man panel which was inaugurated by Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi about 8 months ago found Hadiza Bala Usman guilty on all counts and barred her from holding public office in the future. The recommendations of the panel was submitted to the Presidency about five weeks .The Secretary to the Government of t...

Feb72022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Why My Administration Invested In Education – Jonathan *Commends Bayelsa Gov On Summit

Education, News Feature, Technology

Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has identified functional education as vital to the development of the manpower resources of any society. Dr. Jonathan, who was the keynote speaker, stated this on Monday at the maiden five-day Bayelsa State Education Summit, with the theme: "Optimising the delivery, performance and sustainability of outcomes in the education sector," in Yenagoa. Highlighting the contributions he made in the development of the education sector when he was governor of the state and at the national level, Dr. Jonathan emphasised the important role of information and communication technology. According to him, his administration made substantial investments at the national and state levels, including providing scholarship programmes. He stressed ...

Feb62022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Agog For Diri’s 2nd Anniversary *Osinbajo, Jonathan, Governors, Ayu To Flag-off, Inaugurate Projects

News Feature

Bayelsa State is agog ahead of activities marking the second anniversary in office of Governor Douye Diri. Governor Diri will be two years in office on February 14 but the anniversary activities commence on Monday, February 7. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and the party's national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, are among prominent personalities invited for the celebrations. Others are former governor of the state, Senator Seriake Dickson, members of the National Assembly, religious and traditional leaders. According to a statement by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ayibaina Duba, who is also chairman of the Media/Publicity Committee, a two-week programme ...

Feb22022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

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

Misc, News Feature

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 Coordinator ...

Jan312022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa, Sterling Bank, Two Other Firms Sign $5m MoU On Innovative Medical Supplies *Project Trailblazing, Says WHO

News Feature

Bayelsa State government has signed an agreement with a consortium comprising Sterling Bank, Zipline, Health Spaces and DrugStoc for the Bayelsa Health Supply Chain Transformation Project (BHSCTP). The project, estimated at $5million to be provided by the firms, is expected to provide a 21st century supply system and other supply chains using drone technology in the distribution of cost- effective pharmaceuticals in the state. Speaking during the MoU signing in Yenagoa, Governor Douye Diri charged the stakeholders in the project to ensure that it comes on stream to boost distribution of pharmaceuticals, particularly in remote communities in the state. He identified access to healthcare as a major challenge and urged the consortium to deploy the technology to create access for resi...

Jan302022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

” Compt Yusuf Malata Shines at World Customs Day Award.”

News Feature, Port News

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, otherwise known as the flagship of the Nigeria Customs Service ,in 2021,lived up to it's billing,scoring exceptionally high in all performance indices .In the midst of a global pandemic that negatively impacted the global supply chain,this Command was able to efficiently deploy it's IT tools to enhance revenue generation and thereby blocking areas of leakages.In 2021, Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service collected a record setting amount of N870b, which amounted to about 1/3 of the total collection of the Service.In the same vein, the Command was able to electronically track illicit imports and exports and was able to make 103 seizures related to illgal importation of unregistered pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and wild life". This ...

Jan302022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

MARITIME SAFETY: NIMASA INCREASES CONDITIONAL SURVEY OF FLAG REGISTRATION BY 43.6% IN 2021

Maritime, News Feature

• Port State Inspection grows by 24.2 % • As Jamoh Reiterates Agency’s Commitment to Shipping Development. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has announced an increase of 43.6% in condition survey for Flag Registration by the Agency in year 2021 as against the performance in year 2020.NIMASA also recorded an improved Port State Control (PSC) implementation in year 2021 with 24.2% higher than the PSC inspections of year 2020. Dr. Jamoh who disclosed this during a media interactive session in Lagos, noted that despite the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agency ensured improved Port and Flag State Administration in accordance with the safety requirements of the Merchant Shipping Act ...