The Managing Director of Sea Transport Group and President of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, Aminu Umar, in this interview with ANOZIE EGOLE speaks on the challenges in the country’s maritime sector The House of Representatives recently
The Lekki Deep Seaport on Friday surpassed stakeholders expectations since the start of operations with the berthing of its largest vessel, a 300-meter Length Over All vessel. The vessel christened CMA-CGM RABELAIS, with an
The Federal Government on Sunday, commissioned 14 enforcement and security boats as well as other infrastructures belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. These facilities were part of the $195m deep blue
The African Union (AU) has said most countries in West and Central Africa are sea blind as they focus on security on land and abandon those in the maritime domain, which is affecting the
The Federal Government has said there is a need for the creation of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to enable the nation to realise the huge potential in the sector. The Minister of Transportation,
The Chairman of Sifax Group, Taiwo Afolabi, has attributed the maritime industry’s minimal contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, to infrastructure deficit, insecurity on the nation’s waterways, and low level of technology adoption
Federal Government has released a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Motor Tanker known as Heroic Idun after its successful prosecution and meeting conditions of a plea bargain. Recall that the large vessel and her
Piqued by the level of its dilapidation, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed immediate rehabilitation of the road leading to the newly reconstructed Oke-Odo Junior High School, in the Ebute-Metta area of the
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said well-developed and efficient inland water transportation was necessary for an integrated and functional multimodal transportation system whose major pillar was dependent upon accurate and timely hydrographic
Relief as Lagos commissions Akesan-Obadore road Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tasked motorists and residents using the new Ogudu-Alapere link road and Prince Adesoji Ajose Street, Ogudu, on maintaining the infrastructure. The governor,
