The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has been honoured with the Outstanding Agency of the Year Award 2025 by Champions Newspaper at its 2025 Awards ceremony held in Lagos. The Managing Director, who was represented by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Ikechukwu Onyemekara, described the award as recognition… Continue reading Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) wins Champions Newspaper’s “Outstanding Agency of the Year Award 2025”
Category: ECONOMY
FG Says No Going Back on FAAN Cashless Policy at Airports(video)
By Ada Nkong The federal government says there is no going back on the FAAN Cashless policy for payments at the toll gate and other revenue points in the airports.Minister of aviation and aerospace development Festus Keyamo (SAN) said this while addressing journalists after observation and monitoring of activities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport… Continue reading FG Says No Going Back on FAAN Cashless Policy at Airports(video)
Keyamo Suspends Enforcement of Helicopter Landing Fees for Two Months
By Ada Nkong Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, on Monday received the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and a delegation from the oil and gas industry at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. A statement says the delegation from the petroleum sector included the Chief Executive Officer… Continue reading Keyamo Suspends Enforcement of Helicopter Landing Fees for Two Months
NPA 2025 Report Reveals Export-Led Progress in FG Economic Diversification
L-R: Minister of Marine Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho when the NPA boss visited the office of the Minister in Abuja…recently Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has described the growth of Nigeria's Maritime sector in 2025 as one of… Continue reading NPA 2025 Report Reveals Export-Led Progress in FG Economic Diversification
FG Vows To Punish Killers of NSCDC Officer, Kit Marshals to Combat Illegal Miners
The Federal Government has resolved to provide weapons and equipment to boost the fire power of Mining Marshals to combat illegal mining . Following the loss of an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps during an operation to counter illegal mining in Niger State, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake… Continue reading FG Vows To Punish Killers of NSCDC Officer, Kit Marshals to Combat Illegal Miners
Abaribe, Others Laud Chika Chukwudi at Blue Economy Book Launch
Dr. Chika Chukwudi Author A new book is drawing national attention to the vast but largely untapped economic potential buried within Nigeria’s oceans, rivers and coastal resources, arguing that the country may be sitting on trillions of dollars in overlooked wealth. Titled Blue Economy: Gateway to a Sustainable Future, the publication by maritime expert… Continue reading Abaribe, Others Laud Chika Chukwudi at Blue Economy Book Launch
Arik plane crash averted as port Harcourt bound plane diverts to Benin
By Ada Nkong The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed that an Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL aircraft, registration 5N-MJF, operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos (LOS) to Port Harcourt (PHC) earlier Wednesday day, experienced an in-flight engine anomaly and diverted safely to Benin Airport (BNI). A statement says during the cruise phase of… Continue reading Arik plane crash averted as port Harcourt bound plane diverts to Benin
Marine and Blue Economy: Oyetola Presents ₦10.5bn 2026 Budget, Laments Inadequate Funding
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented a ₦10,499,984,667.10 budget proposal for the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy for the 2026 fiscal year. The Minister lamented that the allocation was grossly insufficient to effectively execute the ministry’s wide-ranging mandate critical to Nigeria’s trade, transport efficiency and food… Continue reading Marine and Blue Economy: Oyetola Presents ₦10.5bn 2026 Budget, Laments Inadequate Funding
SCP 2026: NiMet Warns Farmers Against Premature Farming,Predicts Early Onset of Rains By Ogar Francisca Early onset of rainfall has been predicted in Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River , Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa and Oyo states while late onset is expected in Borno. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Department Festus Keyamo (SAN) made this known while… Continue reading
