THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has negotiated a loan of $700million from the Citibank to be funded by the UK Export Finance (UKEF) an export credit agency, to rehabilitate the Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports, Lagos. The Ports Authority has also opened a discussion with another funding agency to secure …
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NPA Retrieves 249 Counterfeit Truck License Plates
THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has dismantled a syndicate responsible for producing and distributing counterfeit truck number plates. In a statement released on Sunday, the NPA disclosed that 249 fake vehicle plate numbers and 149 Minimum Safety Standard (MSS) stickers were confiscated during the crackdown. In an ongoing effort to …
Read More »How I Faced Hostility As Young Woman In NPA – Bala-Usman
FORMER Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman talks to ALEXANDER OKERE about the opposition she faced at the NPA, the allegation of missing N156bn, her removal from office and her current relationship with a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi The release of your memoir, ‘Stepping on toes’, …
Read More »FG Approves Salary Increase For Port Workers
THE Federal Government has approved a salary increase for the staff members of the Nigerian Ports Authority. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, said this over the weekend at the long service award organised by the management of the NPA. Sambo commended the management of the agency for their commitment …
Read More »Container Vessel Berths At Onne Port (Photos)
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has successfully berthed a vessel, MV Lady Jane, at Onne Port Complex, Rivers state. NPA said the effort is aimed at reviving activities and growing traffic in the eastern ports. Mohammed Bello-Koko, managing director, NPA, said this at a recent media parley. He was …
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