The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have clarified that no official checkpoints or roadblocks have been approved along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port access corridors. The clarification followed a stakeholder meeting in Lagos involving the NPA, security agencies, freight forwarders, truck operators and other port users to address…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) have commenced plans to formalise a partnership aimed at improving safety standards and preventing accidents on Lagos inland waterways. The move followed a working visit by the Director-General of NSIB, Capt. Alex Badeh Jr., to the General Manager of LASWA and Lagos…
The Benue State Government has called for deeper collaboration with the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) to enhance infrastructure development and improve safety on the state’s waterways. The call was made by the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Sam Ode, while receiving the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of N-HYPPADEC, Alhaji Abubakar…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has entered into a partnership with the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ITC-ILO) to enhance human capacity development and improve professional standards within Nigeria’s maritime sector. The collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Turin, Italy, is aimed at strengthening NIMASA’s…
In a landmark move aimed at addressing the growing environmental challenges confronting Nigeria’s inland waterways, an indigenous multi-sectoral environmental company, Parts Central Limited, has been mandated by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to provide strategic oversight and implementation support for a comprehensive clean-up initiative designed to restore the nation’s waterways and enhance their economic…
The Lagos State Government has entered into a €170 million financing partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop a sustainable and efficient waterborne transport system as part of efforts to improve urban mobility in the state. The agreement, signed on Friday at the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), marks the…
The Federal Government has announced plans to create five million jobs from Nigeria’s maritime resources as part of efforts to maximise the economic potential of the country’s blue economy. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the 11th Our Ocean Conference held in Mombasa, Kenya. The president was represented at…
