NPA
30 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have renewed cooperation to boost exports and facilitate trade.The development came to the fore when the Managing Director/CEO of NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko...
29 Aug 2023
The attention of the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has been drawn to an article titled “FG ignores 17-year-old concession fee debts, renews terminal leases” published in The Guardian newspaper of Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
25 Aug 2023
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said most mainstream shipping companies that refuse to comply with their tax obligations get away with their actions due to poor enforcement of relevant laws by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other government agencies operating in the maritime sector. The…
23 Aug 2023
The Federal Government has disregarded debts owed by operators of leased port terminals and proceeded to renew the agreements, The Guardian has learnt.
23 Aug 2023
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said most mainstream shipping companies that refuse to comply with their tax obligations get away with their actions due to poor enforcement of relevant laws by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency...
21 Aug 2023
Despite the concession of the country’s seaports, stakeholders and port users have continued to raise questions, while also expecting the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to perform its pre-concession roles to enable the country to regain its position as the maritime hub in West and Central Africa. ADAKU ONYENUCHEYA examines the roles of the authority and…
10 Aug 2023
Despite the rejection of Nigeria’s agricultural products in the international market, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it facilitated 3.5 million metric tonnes of export trade through the seaports in the first six months of this year.
9 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has handed over the leased site at the Continental Shipyard Ltd (CSL) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to the technical partners, Melsmore.
3 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the modular floating dock. The areas include but are not limited to the dolphin jetty, waterfront of the jetty adjourning the slipway, an administrative block, a…
21 Jul 2023
Activities at Ports and Cargo Terminal berth 7 and 8 at Tin Can Island port, Lagos, were disrupted for hours when a crane caught fire and affected a vessel, MV. ALGECIRAS EXPRESS, which was loaded with containers.
20 Jul 2023
Nsukka Professionals Association (NPA) has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), to urgently intervene and rescucitate the failed portion of Ninth Mile-Opi Expressway.
19 Jul 2023
Operatives of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) have commenced a total cleanup of all environmental degradation in Apapa and its environs. General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, said the cleanup began after the expiration of notices served on owners of illegal shanties, kiosks, containarised shops and…
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday ordered that a 35-year-old cattle rearer, Adamu Idris, be held in the Kuje correctional centre for allegedly kidnapping a Bolt driver. The police charged Idris, with two counts of kidnapping. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. Justice Aliyu Shafa ordered that…
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Authorities have cancelled hundreds of flights at French airports on Thursday despite the country's main air traffic controllers' union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay. In Paris around 75 percent of flights at Orly and 55 percent at Charles de Gaulle airport would be dropped Thursday, the…
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<img src="https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-6-1.jpeg" alt="" width="299" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-2377592 The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3million unpaid tax. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
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President Bola Tinubu recently signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms in Nigeria. Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, Tinubu initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives for oil and gas projects. Tinubu's aide on social media, Dada Olusegun, in an update…
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German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…
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The Federal Government said it has recovered N57 billion from the N5.2 trillion liabilities owed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other bodies by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government. Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Federal Ministry of Finance Okokon Udo revealed this on Tuesday in Enugu State during a Sensitisation Workshop on Federal…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…
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Four people were taken to the hospital after spooked army horses broke loose during morning exercises in central London and galloped through the streets at rush hour, the army and emergency services said. Photos and video posted on social media by British news outlets showed two horses running along busy roads, dodging buses, taxis and…
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The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The measure was part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, including military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which has now cleared…