LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Apart from the commencement of actual works on the $1billion ports reconstruction, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority with unalloyed support of the performance-driven Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has turned the fortunes of the authority around, writes Sunday Peter A quick glance of goings on at…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners- CONMMEP has commended the appointment of Abubakar Dantsoho as the new Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority. Dantsoho replaced Muhammed Bello-Koko who held sway as Managing Director of NPA for three years until his untimely removal from office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, last week…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has sacked Mohammed Bello-Koko as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority. No reason was given for the sack. The president has also appointed Abubakar Dantsoho as the new NPA Managing Director. The new helmsman was announced by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale in a Friday statement. The Nigerian…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it has successfully cleared the decade-long gridlock on the Mile 2-TinCan-Apapa corridor, home to the TinCan and Apapa ports. In a post on its official X account, the NPA attributed the feat to a collaborative effort involving the Lagos State Government, the Nigerian Navy, the Nigeria…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that it recorded unprecedented revenue generation and remittances to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the Federation last year, as its revenue grew from N361 billion in 2022, to N501 billion as of December 2023. NPA said its remittances increased from N93.4 billion in 2022, to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Ports and Harbours has commended the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for its unprecedented revenue generation and remittance into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The committee also praised the authority for its efforts in infrastructure and equipment renewal at the nation’s seaports despite challenges beyond its control….
LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the management of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to provide answers to the whereabouts of over $1.8 billion in the purse of the Authority. It also threatened to use all instruments available by law to bring the management of NPA…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-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. This is coming on the heels of the clearance operations the Authority undertook on 16th to 18th July to rid the Port corridor of shanties and illegal…