Tag: NPA

Ports and Airports Uncategorized

NPA commissions first export processing terminal in Lagos

The Managing Drector of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, commissioned the first Export Processing Terminal in Lagos on Tuesday to facilitate export-bound cargo access to the Lagos Seaports – Apapa and Tin-Can Island. The Diamond Star EPT, the first of ten licenced terminals to be commissioned by the NPA, will allow Nigeria to maximise […]

Maritime Ports and Airports

80% of barges in Nigeria are locally made, say operators

Barge operators in the nation’s maritime sector have said that 80 per cent of the barges on the Nigerian waters are locally made, noting that the players are already operating according to international standards. The National President of BOAN, Olubunmi Olumekun, said this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday. He […]