LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority on Saturday announced the successful berthing in Onne Port, Rivers state, of the biggest container ship to ever call at any Nigerian port. The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with Length overall of 300 metres, width of 48 metres was received at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), at 1620 hours….
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has said that the recent television interview granted the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, in which he took responsibility for the cancellation of Captain Hosa Okunbo’s maritime security contract, validates Governor Godwin Obaseki’s letter that…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged secret account being kept by the Nigerian Ports Authority with a balance of over $1bn. The move followed the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Mr Kolawole Lawal at the plenary on Thursday. The motion was entitled,…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The controversy surrounding ownership of $1billion domiciled with Unity Bank Plc continued on Monday as the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) denied any link with the alleged account. A whistleblower, John Okpurhe, had in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari accused the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has denied having a romantic relationship with the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, saying no such affair helped her clinch the NPA top job. Ms Usman, chief of staff to Mr El-Rufai from 2015 to 2016, spoke on the subject while appearing…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, has come under criticism for approving what is viewed as a ridiculous amount for flight tickets for staff of the Authority in domestic routes. In a leaked memo trending on social media, a copy of which was received by The…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has met with shipping companies and terminal operators over the recent increase in the waiting time of vessels calling at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa. NPA General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Jatto Adams, said in a statement on Thursday that several resolutions were made at the…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that it hoped to see more cargoes moving down to the Eastern port this year. The General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Mr Adams Jatto, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. According to him,…