LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Briefing Journalists after the FEC meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi explained that the N2.8bilion contract would facilitate sitting of some of the Deep Blue Projects in the coastal towns. Amaechi said: “Another one that was approved is the licensing of Oracle E Business Suite in the sum of N955.5…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority has stated that deliberate measures and investments are being undertaken to create a fully digital ecosystem in all the country’s port locations by 2025. The Acting Managing Director of NPA, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Nasiru, Assistant General Manager Corporate and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Retired General Manager of the Nigeria Port Authority, NPA, Bashir M Abdullahi, has been kidnapped. Abdullahi was abducted from his farm located at Sumaila Local Area of Kano State Wednesday afternoon. Details about the abduction of the retired NPA GM are still sketchy at the moment, however, DAILY POST gathered that…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has frowned on the persistent extortion of truck drivers through multiple illegal roadblocks by uniformed security operatives from government security agencies, unions and associations along the port corridors, hindering the ease of doing business. The authority said investigations revealed that the combined team of the police, Navy,…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past President of Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, branch of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, and a former Vice Chairman of Lagos State Council, of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Adeleke Sanni, is dead. He died on Sunday in Lagos. President-General of MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, who confirmed his death, said…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has emerged on how suspended Nigeria Ports Authority Manager, Hadiza Bala, was involved in a clandestine ploy to shortchange a company in favour of Africa’s richest, Aliko Dangote. Last year, some coastline terminals formerly operated by Integrated Logistics Services’ (INTELs) in Onne ports complex, Rivers state, were confiscated and subsequently awarded…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Some maritime stakeholders in Lagos has backed the Federal Government’s suspension of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), saying it had the right to hire and fire anyone in its establishment. The stakeholders were reacting to the suspension of the Managing Director of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mohammed Bello Koko was born 25 March 1969, in Koko-Besse local government area of Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria. He received his secondary education at the Government College, Sokoto in 1986. In 1992, Koko received a bachelor’s degree in management studies from the University of Sokoto. He later obtained an MBA in business…