LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pirates who seized 15 sailors when they stormed a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea two days ago have not yet made contact with authorities, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Monday. An Azeri sailor was killed when armed attackers boarded the vessel, which was headed to Cape Town from Lagos,…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the reconstitution of the Board of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), with the reinstatement of Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye from the South West as chairman. Adesoye, who is former NPA board chairman, replaces Akinwunmi Recketts, a former Commissioner for Information in Cross River State under former Governor Liyel Imoke and an ally…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) has raised the alarm over massive rice smuggling into the country. Their alarm comes barely five weeks after the federal government reopened Nigerian borders. The entry points were shut from August 20, 2019 to December 17, 2020 In a statement on Friday, RIMAN Chairman, Peter…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Group under the aegis of Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) has congratulated Hadiza Bala Usman on her re-appointment as the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for a second term of five years. Speaking on behalf of the Association, The President of MAJAN, Comrade Ugochukwu described her re-appointment as an…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 43 West African migrants trying to reach Europe drowned off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, after their boat capsized in rough seas, in the first shipwreck of 2021 in the central Mediterranean, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. Ten survivors were rescued and brought to shore by coastal security…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The PTML Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service said it generated a total of N189.3 billion from January to December 2020, recording a shortfall of N48.9 billion in its target for the year. The command had been tasked with the responsibility of generating N238 billion in 2020. The amount generated is however…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With about 22 days to the February 9 deadline for the enrolment, verification and linking of the National Identification Numbers (NIN) to Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, telecoms operators have raised the alarm over the challenge they have with the backend integration of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Guardian gathered…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Maritime Stakeholders on Thursday brainstorm on the effect of Apapa gridlock on the economy of Nigeria. The event took place on Thursday at Apapa, Lagos during a special congress organized by the Powerful Pen Media Chapel, owned by Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN), under the leadership of Comrade Ray Ugochukwu,…