Hadiza Bala Usman, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, has launched a vigorous counteroffensive against her former boss and the ex-Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The dispute centres around allegations of false claims and deception, as…
5 ships with petroleum products to berth at Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday said that five ships had arrived the Lagos Port Complex waiting to berth with petroleum products. It listed the products as petrol, jet fuel, automobile gasoline and base oil. The authority said that…
Transportation Minister pledges support to NPA’s initiatives on staff welfare
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has pledged the support of the Ministry to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on its initiatives on staff welfare. Sambo made the pledged at the 2022 Year Long Service/Merit Award of the Nigerian…
Trade Facilitation: $1.5 b Lekki Deep Seaport receives 1st vessels with 3 STS Cranes, 10 RTGs
Ahead of the commencement of operations in September, the $1.5 b Lekki Deep Seaport, on Friday, received its first-ever vessel with three Ship To Shore (STS) cranes and ten Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes to make Nigeria a maritime hub…
I never stopped campaigning for the rescue of Chibok girls -Bala Usman
Hadiza Bala Usman, immediate past managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and founder of the #BringBackOurGirls, says she never stopped campaigning for the release of Chibok girls and other abducted Nigerians throughout her stay in office. Bala Usman…
I didn’t receive query from auditor-general over NPA funds, says Hadiza Bala Usman
The suspended managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has debunked reports that she was indicted in an audit of NPA funds for alleged non-remittance of funds to the federal government. In a statement on Tuesday,…
“Security agents mount 30 illegal ‘toll points’ on access roads to Lagos ports”
No fewer than 30 illegal toll points have sprung up around the Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos, where bribes are being collected before trucks are allowed into the port, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed. The…