By Edmund Chilaka
The recent reported pronouncement by the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) on the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) management of seaport channels deserves the closer attention of port industry operators to ensure that it is in line with the best interest of all stakeholders.
According to the news reports, the FMOT was reported to have directed the NPA to re-consider in-house management of the channels. In view of the extreme importance of the issues at stake here, it is critical to make this clarification to ventilate the space and avail members of the public, all authorities, and especially policymakers, with the unimpeachable facts of the case in hand.
SaharaReporters learnt that Usman lied to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the Senate about the recommendations of a committee she had set up to investigate the dredging project at the Calabar Port.
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The recent reported pronouncement by the federal ministry of transport (FMOT) on the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) management of seaport channels deserves the closer attention of port industry operators to ensure that it is in line with the best interest of all stakeholders. According to the news reports, the FMOT was reported to have directed the NPA to re-consider in-house management of the channels. In view of the extreme importance of the issues at stake here, it is critical to make this clarificatory comment to ventilate the space and avail the public, all authorities, and especially policymakers, with the unimpeachable facts of the case in hand. For, as Edmund Burke said, “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”.
Apapa gridlock: Lagos Task Team seeks collaboration with Shippers’ Council
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By Godfrey Bivbere
THE newly inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports Access Roads has solicited the cooperation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, to enable it solve the traffic problem in Apapa.
Chairman of the Task Team, Toyin Fayinka, during a courtesy visit to Nigerian Shippers Council’s headquarters in Lagos, said the essence of the delegation’s visit to NSC was to introduce the team to the Council, emphasising that the Committee cannot succeed in its assignment without the support of the NSC, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and other agencies in the maritime sector.
By Godwin Oritse
IN order to keep international trade unhindered, the Federal Government has been urged to prioritise access to COVID-19 vaccination for Nigerian seafarers and dockworkers.
Spokesman of the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria, STOAN, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, who made the call in a statement in Lagos said seafarers and port workers have been designated as essential workers by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA.
He said priority vaccination for these categories of maritime workers will ensure sustenance of the logistics chain
He further stated: “Seafarers and dockworkers are under-recognised, under-publicised and unsung economy heroes despite their significant contributions to keeping our nation afloat during the economic dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.