The Federal Government has given five primary lenders in the disbursement of the $350 million Caboge Fund 72 hours to draw up modalities for the fund. Director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, gave the directive at a meeting with the banks in Lagos on Tuesday. The NewsZenith reports that […]
The Lekki Deep Sea Port, inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, will contribute over $8 billion to the Nigerian economy annually. The inauguration is part of the president’s activities during his two-day official tour of Lagos State. The president, at the end of the state visit, will depart for Dakar, Senegal today (Tuesday). […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has called for restraint over the ongoing industrial dispute between the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) and its workers. The committee chairman, Mr Nnolim Nnaji, made the call on Monday in Lagos. Nnaji, advised the management of the company to dialogue with the union leaders. He said this […]
Eighteen ships, carrying petroleum products are waiting to berth in Lagos ports are carrying petroleum products. The Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) announced this in its daily publication, “Shipping Position” for Thursday. It is hoped that lingering petrol scarcity across the country may soon abate as the ships discharge the products. NPA said some of the […]
At least ten persons died in a dawn accident involving a truck and a Toyota bus in Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Florence Okpe, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the accident, which happened around 4.30 a.m., on Saturday. The accident also left two other persons with varying degrees of injuries, while […]
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc launch investigation into circumstances surrounding its equipment that damaged an Air Peace Airbus A320 Aircraft at Murtala Muhammed Airport on Wednesday. The company’s Group Executive Director, Business and Corporate Services, Dr Sola Obabori, announced this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. The incident led to the disruption […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved three Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for execution by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Manji Yarling, Acting Head of Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Yarling said the projects are under […]
The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) has a crucial role to play in fully harnessing the country’s economic potential, the Drector-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said. Jamoh made the remarks while delivering a paper at a seminar organised by the NIIA. His paper is titled: “Opportunities and […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday in A said that the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will complete the Aeronautical Information Management Project in 11 airports next year. Sirika made the announcement at the presentation of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration Score Card (2015-2023) in Abuja “This project is designed to facilitate the […]
By Our Correspondent Aviation workers under the umbrella of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), on Tuesday, barricaded the Murtala Muhammad Airport terminal 2, thus disrupting flight operations in Lagos. The association blocked the terminal in protest against the sacking of its members by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the terminal […]