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 […]
NPA to commence automated call-up system Jan 2021
THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has said that it will deploy the much expected automated call-up system of trucks into the Apapa ports in Lagos to curb the problematic traffic congestions along the port corridors by next month.
#EndSARS: NPA incurs over a billion Naira loss, Hadiza Bala Usman tells Senate
THE Senate was told yesterday that the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, incurred more than a billion Naira loss to vandalism during the recently ended #EndSARS protests in the country when some angry youths called for the disbarment of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad.
FG unfolds 7-point agenda to tackle Apapa gridlock
….As Maritime workers suspend planned strike By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, yesterday, unfolded a seven-point agenda to tackle the perennial Oshodi-Apapa expressway traffic situation, just as the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, suspended its planned three-day warning strike over the unending gridlock. In a communiqué by the […]
21 ships discharging petrol, other items at Lagos port ― NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said 21 ships were discharging petroleum products and foodstuff at the Lagos ports. The NPA made this known in its publication, “Shipping Position”, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. It listed the contents of the ship as general cargo, bulk wheat, petrol, container, […]
PFSON condemns attack of NPA Headquarters
By Godwin Oritse THE Executive members of the Port Facility Security Officer Forum of Nigeria, PFSON has vehemently condemned the attack and wanton destructions on the Headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA hoodlums. In a statement, the Chairman of the Forum, Dr. Ignatius Uche said that the group stand in solidarity with the management […]
Heads of maritime agencies appraise attack on NPA
Heads of maritime agencies have expressed shock at the attack and level of destruction that took place at the corporate headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos, recently, when hoodlums hijacked a nationwide peaceful protest by youths. The chief executives voiced their concerns last weekend during a solidarity visit to the NPA at the site of the incident.
HQ attack: Critical information, documents not tampered with — NPA boss
Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said that critical information, finance and payment documents of the authority were not tampered with during the fire incident at its headquarters. Bala-Usman made this known on Sunday in Lagos when addressing newsmen after an on-the-spot assessment of the damage at the headquarters. The News […]
#EndSARS: NPA raises suspicion, commences investigations into HQ attack
Hoodlums ravaged MD’s office, took 2 vehicles By Godwin Oritse with agency report THERE are indications that the invasion and subsequent vandalism and setting ablaze of the Corporate Head office of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, last week has been viewed by the management of the agency as a sabotage from within. Even though no […]
Terminal operators condemn burning of NPA building by hoodlums
By Godwin Oritse CHAIRPERSON, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup has condemned the looting and burning of the headquarters building of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Haastrup also conveyed the sympathy of all STOAN members to the Board, Management aNd Staff of the Authority over the incident. The NPA building, located […]
#EndSARS protest: Board chairman condemns burning of NPA building
Chairman, Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Chief Akin Ricketts, yesterday, condemned the burning of the agency’s headquarters in Marina, Lagos State by hoodlums, allegedly in the name of EndSARS protesters.
