NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
Nigerian waters are safe for merchant shipping — Shippers’ Council Boss
The Executive Secretary/ Chief Executive, Nigerian Shippers ‘Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, has said that the imposition of surcharges on Nigerian bound cargo due to imaginary security concerns along the Gulf of Guinea region is a misconception of foreign shipping lines.
Salt, frozen fish top Nigeria’s import chart
FOR the first time in many years, salt import topped the Nigerian Import Chart with of 13million metric tonnes for March 2019, beating fish imports which topped the chart in the first two months of this year.
LASG inaugurates committee to tackle tank farm menace in Satellite town
The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 23-man committee to tackle the environmental hazards caused by tank farm activities in Satellite town, Amuwo-Odofin local government of Lagos.
FG targets N4.6bn revenue from maritime operations
The Federal Government is working towards generating over N4.6 billion ($15 million) annually from the huge potentials in the maritime industry, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said.
‘Deployment of drones’ cheaper solution to piracy in Nigeria’
A retired Navy Captain, George Alaily has called for the use of duckable drones as a cheap way of policing the nation’s waterways and tackling the problem of piracy be-devilling the country.
