It is time to upgrade the other seaports in order to compete effectively Although the Calabar Port Complex received its first Shipping Line's container vessel last September, it is still bogged down by several challenges, essentially due to its low water depth. There is therefore an urgent need for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to […]
As airlines warm up for resumption of flights after over three months of shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Aviance) PLC, Mrs. Adetokunbo Fagbemi has asked airlines to explore opportunities in cargo operations. In recent times, stakeholders have urged domestic airlines to diversify into cargo operations […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said the agency will aggressively push for the implementation of policies that would support fleet expansion in the country. He also said NIMASA would ensure that financial bottlenecks that hindered ship acquisition and ownership in the country are eliminated. […]
The Federal Ministry of Aviation yesterday received four certificates of compliance or Outline Business Case (OBC) certificates on the concession of four international airports' terminals, bringing to seven the OBC certificates received by the ministry so far. The ministry had previously received the OBC on the national carrier, the Aviation Leasing Company and the Maintenance […]
In a move that will see the federal government take total control of the country's maritime security, which includes anchorage, where all vessels calling at the various ports across the country berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) yesterday said the $195 million Deep Blue Project will handle all security matters when it commences. Known as […]
The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has decried the high rate of manual examination of cargoes at the nation's seaports and has urged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to deploy technology to drive the process. Speaking on behalf of the operators at the weekend in Lagos, the Chairman of STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup, […]
Airline operators and stakeholders in the aviation sector have decried the use of foreign airlines to evacuate Nigerian citizens abroad. They asked the federal government to reverse the trend, insisting that the indigenous operators have the capacity to conduct the evacuation flights. Daily Trust reports that the federal government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, […]
Travellers’ apathy has welcomed long-distance international travels, as more foreign airlines resume operations globally. The development is not unconnected with fears of coronavirus infections, the luxury of leisure travel during the recession, and tedious safety protocols like mandatory 14-day quarantine still in place at many destinations. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), however, urged governments to embrace […]
Kaduna State Government has directed the removal of roadblocks at the various boundaries of the state and has ordered relevant agencies to dismantle the barricades that enforced the ban on interstate travel. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, the government also said that "boundary patrols undertaken […]
The domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja have been rated 57 percent in terms of meeting the requirements of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the commencement of operations. This implies that if the federal government had not shifted the proposed resumption of domestic flights hitherto slated […]
