The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed that the Federal Government has commenced the procurement process for the modernisation of seaports outside Lagos as part of efforts to ensure balanced development across the nation’s maritime gateways. Oyetola stated this on Wednesday at the 2025 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)…
The Federal Government has formalized the development phase for the Gateway Inland Dry Port (IDP) at Papalanto, Ogun State, by inaugurating a Project Development Committee (PDC). Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola said this action decisively underscores the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to reforming and maximizing the potential within the nation’s maritime and…
The Lagos State Waterways Authority has commenced a week-long water safety and swimming training programme for schoolchildren in Badagry Local Government Area. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Blue Economy, Mr Damilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. Emmanuel said the initiative…
The US and China started charging new port fees on each other’s ships on Tuesday, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies increase. China says its levies aim to safeguard the country’s shipping industry from “discriminatory” measures and apply to US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels but not Chinese-built ships. It comes in…
NPA says Tinubu has approved a $1 billion total reconstruction of Apapa, Tincan, Calabar, Warri, and Port Harcourt ports. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has said President Bola Tinubu has given the go-ahead for work to commence on the $1 billion total reconstruction of the Apapa, Tincan Island,…
