Pirates have kidnapped seven Russian sailors from the crew of a ship in the Gulf of Guinea, the Russian Embassy in Nigeria said on Monday. The seven Russians were among 13 crew members pirates abducted from the Curacao Trader 210 miles off the coast of Benin last Friday, the embassy said on its official Twitter […]
By Foster Obi Smarting from recently alleged disparaging remarks against freight forwarders by the country manager of APM Terminals in Nigeria, National Association of Government approved Freight forwarders (NAGAFF) has “set up a technical system audit/study committee to reevaluate the operational performances of the APM Terminals in Nigeria and make comparative studies of the APM […]
….. Advocates unified enforcement guidelines By Foster Obi Against the background of recent fatal boat mishaps on the country’s inland waterways, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has read riot act to untrained and uncertified boat skippers, who often ignore safety procedures and endanger the lives of passengers. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of the Railway Complex in Agbor – the operational hub of the Itakpe-Warri line – after former President Goodluck Jonathan. Presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi announced the news on Saturday via Twitter. Ogunlesi credited the news to Minister of Transport, Chubuike Amaechi. The facility will now be known as […]
….Erring facilities to face sanction, says DG By Foster Obi Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has directed all duly registered stevedoring companies with operational areas allotted by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which are yet to start operation, to mobilise to their work locations. The directive, contained in a marine […]
Former Executive Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba was on Wednesday sentenced to seven years in prison for laundering the sum of N1.5 billion by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. has sentenced aJustice Ibrahim Buba handed down the sentence on Wednesday, after convicting the former […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has given a 7-day ultimatum to the Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe Ibas, to appear before the Committee. Lawmakers in the Committee expressed their displeasure that the Chief of Naval Staff failed to honour their earlier invitation, and instead sent the Nigerian Navy’s Assistant Director of […]
An Air Peace aircraft is in the process of evacuating stranded Nigerians in Malaysia and Thailand, the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has said. The Commission revealed this in a tweet on Saturday. “Chartered @airpeace flight APK-7813 conveying Stranded Nigerians from Malaysia and Thailand departing Kaula Lumpur to Abuja and Lagos today with Evacuees from […]
Flight operations in Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have resumed after over three months of being shut down following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the turnout of passengers was low as Channels Television monitored activities at the domestic wing of the Murtala International Airport, Lagos. Passengers were seen with their […]
By Foster Obi Following the recent re-opening of the airports by the Federal Government, Dana Air has announced the resumption of its flight services on July 9 2020 The airline will operate three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja and back while the date for the addition of Port Harcourt and Owerri will be announced […]
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