NPA sets N1.489trn revenue target for 2026, plans Apapa and Tin Can Port modernization
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has set a revenue target of N1.489 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year, surpassing its 2025 target of N1.468 trillion by N21 billion.
NPA and Hadiza Bala Usman’s puerile tales
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is in the news again over allegations made by the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman. Hadiza, the first female to be appointed NPA MD, one of the 13 agencies under the Ministry of Transportation, was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari […]
NPA: Interrogating Hadiza Bala Usman’s book for posterity
By Musa Akwanga Behavioral academic and author, Steve Maraboli, could not have said it any better in his book, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience, when he said, “The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.” This […]
NPA explain economic, security benefits of Tincan Port fencing
By Godwin Oritse THE Nigerian Ports THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has said that the concrete fencing of Tin Can port would help to enforce the usage of the automated access control gate. Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director, NPA, said this during a tour of the Tincan port to ascertain the level of execution of […]
Oil marketers urge NIMASA, NPA to adopt Naira transactions
The Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to obey Federal Government’s directive on Naira transactions for ports charges. This is contained in a statement by Mahmood Tukur, Vice Chairman II, Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) on […]
NPA, TTP set up security fund to implement ‘ETO’
By Godwin Oritse THE managements of the Truck Transit Park, TTP, and the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, are currently in talks to set up a Security Fund to meet identified needs in enforcing the truck call-up system with a view to ensuring a seamless electronic services delivery. Disclosing this to newsmen during the first year […]
Buhari appoints Bello-Koko MD of NPA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive Managing Director, MD, of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.
MANPOWER DEVPT: NPA to reopen training school soon, says Bello-Koko
By Rosemary Iwunze The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), is set to re-open its training school in a move to ramp up manpower development in the Nigeria maritime industry. Already the Authority has renovated the facility after years of being abandoned. Acting Managing Director of the NPA, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, affirmed that when training commences at […]
Auditor-General slams NPA over unremitted funds
By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has slammed the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) over its failure to recover and remit N40.126 billion, $921.636 million and £289,931.82 to the coffers of the federal government from various revenue sources in 2019. The office showed its dissatisfaction in 13 audit queries to […]
NPA expects 24 ships with petroleum products, others at Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 24 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and others from May 28 to June 17
Putting issues at NPA in perspective
It is no longer news that Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, suspended the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman.
Why we back NPA probe, MD’s Suspension, Arewa Youths Coalition
“The Coalition of Arewa Youths and Women, “a large and vibrant group of young men and women from Northern Nigeria” has called for a thorough and extensive probe into the activities of the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, under the management of the suspended Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, in order to unearth what it described […]
I was removed for questioning NPA operations — Garba
A former member of the Board of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Senator Binta Masi Garba, has said how her questioning of the operations of the agency led to her removal. In a statement issued yesterday, Garba said: ‘’I was appointed into the board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) sometime in March 2020. In January […]
NPA Inquest: PDP unfit to criticize Buhari govt on corruption fight – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for criticising the government led by President Muhammadu Buhari over the administrative inquiry ordered into the operations of the Nigerian Ports Authority, saying the opposition party, which it described as corruption personified, is unfit to censure the ruling government. The APC, in a […]
Amaechi inaugurates 11-man panel to investigate NPA activities
Against the backdrop of financial infractions allegedly perpetrated by Hadiza Bala-Usman, the suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Monday, inaugurated an 11-man panel to investigate the activities of the agency from 2016 till date
NBS, NPA sign agreement on data collection
By Emmanuel Elebeke To improve data collection and analytics on port related activities, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja. The MoU was signed by Mr Yemi Kale, Statistician-General of the Federation, while the Managing-Director, NPA, Hadiza Usman sign for […]
