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Chaplain commander applauds President Buhari over anti-corruption bill
Commander-General, Harpazo Chaplain Corps International, Chaplain (Dr.) Joluwaseyi Joseph, has applauded President Muhammad Buhari, for signing the new anti-corruption bill into law.
NBS: India largest export market for Nigeria in Q1 2019
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said India was the largest export market for Nigeria in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 with a net worth of N744.9 billion.
NPA cancels $2.6 billion Badagry deep seaport contract
The Nigerian Ports Authority has cancelled the contract for the $2.6bn Badagry deep seaport project, stating that the deep seaport master plan was wrongly done. This is even as the agency explained that it had begun the process for fresh bids for the approval of a new port master plan for the Badagry deep seaport project.
VP Osinbajo: Federal government plans to building more ports
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said the Federal Government was committed to building more ports across the country to decongest the gridlock in and out of the Apapa ports.
VP Osinbajo to visit Apapa today
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is expected to visit Apapa today.
NPA redeploys port managers
The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the immediate redeployment of some Port Managers along with the appointment of a new Technical Assistant, Administration, to the Managing Director.
VP Osinbajo: Government cannot fund all public infrastructure
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called for public private partnership (PPP) and private capital investment in the country, saying the “federal government cannot fund all public infrastructure.”
Governor Wike hails VP Osinbajo for commissioning dockyard liquid waste in Rivers
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has called on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to prevail on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to work with the State Government to create the right environment for the development of the state.
VP Osinbajo inaugurates liquid waste treatment plant in Rivers
Performing the inauguration, Osinbajo said that encouraging Public Private Partnership (PPP) and private capital investment, especially in commercially viable public infrastructure remained a major policy thrust of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
NPA: Hydrographic knowledge key to territorial waters operations
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, has lauded the Nigerian Navy for taking the lead in producing the first navigational chart of the Nigerian waters.
Cote d’Ivoire’s Jean Marie-Koffi emerges new PMAWCA scribe
Mr Jean Marie-Koffi of the Port of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, has been elected as Secretary-General of Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA).
Presidential task force gets two weeks more to decongest Apapa traffic
The Federal Government has extended by two weeks, the time given the Presidential Taskforce on the Apapa traffic gridlock to resolve the matter following a request for extension by members of the taskforce and other stakeholders.
Eight ships with petrol, other commodities arrive Lagos ports
Eight ships conveying petrol and other commodities have berthed at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Wednesday.
NPA approves 10 percent discount on vessels calling at Eastern ports
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved a 10 per cent discount on harbour dues in all concessioned terminals at the Eastern ports.
Presidency orders clearance of congestion in Apapa Port within two weeks
A Presidential directive has been issued for the immediate clearing up of the Apapa gridlock and the restoration of law and order to Apapa and its environs within 2 weeks.
Unity Bank refutes SPIPRPP’s N7 billion allegation
Unity Bank Plc on Tuesday faulted the allegation against it by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIPRPP) over the ongoing reconciliation of affected Ministries, Departments and Agencies’ (MDA) accounts.
NPA terminates contract with Atiku Abubakar’s Intels over $145 million debt
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has finally terminated its boats pilotage monitoring and supervision agreement with Intels Nigeria Limited, owned substantially by Atiku Abubakar.
NPA moves to solve Apapa gridlocks
As part of its efforts to find solution to the Apapa gridlock problems, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with APM Capital to extend the use of barges to evacuate containers from the ports beyond Ikorodu to Epe.
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Several Injured as three-storey building collapses In Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said that a three storey-building at Iju area of the state has collapsed.
PRAWA advocates for decriminalisation of petty offences
A non-governmental organisation, Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) in collaboration with Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA) has advocated for the decriminalization and declassification of petty offences from Nigeria’s justice system with a view to curbing the problem of prisons congestion in the country.
GOC: Army records success over bandits in Northwest
The General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Major General Hakeem Otiki, has said the recently launched Operation Habin Kunama III has successfully neutralised several bandits in the zone.
Senator Okorocha gives Governor Ihedioha seven-day ultimatum to show proof of ‘stolen vehicles’
The former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has given the Imo state government, a seven-day ultimatum to substantiate the allegation that his wife and family members made away with 57 vehicles another property belonging to the state.
Afcon: Ecstatic fans celebrate Super Eagles qualification
Ecstatic fans at the National Stadium, Surulere have congratulated the qualifications of Nigeria’s Super Eagles for the round of 16 at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
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Boko Haram kills eight in Chad
Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram jihadist ambush in Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in the region, security sources said on Sunday.
Benin’s former president Boni Yayi leaves amid political crisis
Benin’s former president Thomas Boni Yayi was in Togo Sunday having left effective house arrest in his homeland for health reasons, his representatives said, as political crisis grips the nation following controversial April polls.
Nigerian national dies in Japanese detention centre, after hunger strike
A Nigerian, yet-to-be-identified, has died in a Japanese immigration detention centre, an official said on Thursday, bringing to an end a hunger strike an activist group said was intended to protest against his being held for more than three years.
Mikel Obi: Super Eagles lucky to beat determined Burundi
Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has heaped plaudits on Burundi players for their battling display in Saturday’s Group B clash at the Alexandria Stadium.
General Buratai: Nigerian Army’ll fish out the bad eggs
The Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has said that the army would do “all that is necessary to fish out any bad eggs” whose willingness to remain in the service has waned.