FG to launch groundbreaking initiative for quarterly assessment of ministers

With a growing demand for increased transparency in governance, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a pioneering move towards implementing quarterly assessments of cabinet ministers and the agencies they oversee. This groundbreaking initiative aims to hold government officials accountable…

Banire, Peller, Bala-Usman, others for Adedokun’s 50th birthday lecture

Dr Muiz Banire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Commissioner for the Environment in Lagos State, will lead the conversation at the public lecture to mark the 50th birthday of public relations practitioner, lawyer and writer, Niran Adedokun, in…

BBC brings World Questions to Lagos on February 4

The BBC World Service has said its flagship debate programme, World Questions, is coming to Lagos on February 4. It has been hosting debates across the world and explained that ‘BBC World Questions’ is an hour-long programme at which the…

Attack at NASS: Bala Usman petitions IG, DSS on safety

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman has called for the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of the harassment and humiliation to which she was subjected by people believed to be hirelings of Chairman of Ocean Maritime…

SGF commends NPA on staff welfare

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has applauded the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for its commitment to the reward and recognition of excellence amongst its staff as well as the welfare of its entire personnel.…

NPA distances self from reports it cancelled $2.6bn Badagry deep seaport

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied reports that it has cancelled the $2.6bn Badagry deep seaport, it rather said that what was cancelled is the 25 Years Port Development Master Plan, which was initially poorly done by the consultant…

We don’t have a Nigerian narrative – Hadiza Bala Usman

(Paper delivered at the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations(NIPR) on June 19, 2019) I want to thank the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations for giving me…

Bala Usman elected vice chair of IMO Committee

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, was on Friday unanimously elected as Vice Chairperson of the Facilitation Committee (FAL) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the one-year period between 2019-2020. The IMO is the…

NPA to automate call-up system at Lagos port by August

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is set to commence automation of the call-up system at the Lagos port in August. General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communication of NPA, Engr. Adams Jatto, made this known while speaking with newsmen in…

New seaports underway to ease Apapa gridlock –NPA (Punch)

Nigeria is building a new deep-seaport and considering two additional facilities to ease congestion at Apapa seaports, which currently handle about 80 per cent of all shipping traffic in the country. A new facility is already under construction in the…

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