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Port Expansion: PTML Plans Fresh $50m Investment

Kazeem Tunde — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:02:59 +0000

Port Expansion: PTML Plans Fresh $50m Investment The Managing Director of Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML), Mr. Ascanio Russo, has unveiled plans to invest an additional $50 million in the terminal to strengthen port infrastructure, improve operational efficiency and support Nigeria’s ambition of becoming the leading maritime hub in West and Central Africa. […]

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Nigeria Secures £746m U.K. Deal To Modernise Ports

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:30:21 +0000

Nigeria Secures £746m U.K. Deal To Modernise Ports The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has unveiled a landmark £746m financing agreement with the United Kingdom that will deliver the modernisation of Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure, transforming the country’s principal maritime gateways and repositioning its port system for global competitiveness. This was […]

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FG Moves To Implement Single Window Policy For Port Efficiency- Shettima

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:44:10 +0000

FG Moves To Implement Single Window Policy For Port Efficiency- Shettima The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to implement the National Single Window policy at Nigerian ports by 2026, a move expected to significantly enhance efficiency, transparency, and competitiveness. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this during the second meeting of the Ports […]

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FG Approves $1bn Modernization Project For Lagos Ports

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:41:00 +0000

FG Approves $1bn Modernization Project For Lagos Ports The Federal Government has approved a one billion US dollar modernisation project for the Lagos ports, just as it commenced procurement process for the modernisation of other seaports outside Lagos. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, disclosed this Wednesday, during the 2025 Chartered Institute of […]

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Customs Unveil E-clearance Platform To Decongest Apapa Port

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:32:35 +0000

Customs Unveil E-clearance Platform To Decongest Apapa Port The Nigeria Customs Service has launched Overtime E-Clearance System, an automated platform aimed at improving cargo management and reducing port congestion at Apapa Port. According to the Service, the platform, unveiled on Monday, will address a staggering 15-year backlog of abandoned cargo and tackle corruption in […]

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U.S, Russia Ditch Nigerian ports, Seek Access To Togo Port

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:47:58 +0000

U.S, Russia Ditch Nigerian ports, Seek Access To Togo Port Despite ongoing reforms and efforts to construct new ports and rehabilitate existing ones, world powers, including the United States and Russia, are actively seeking to secure access to the Port of Lomé in Togo which has emerged as a key maritime hub in West […]

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Lagos Port Welcomes Largest Container Vessel In Nigerian History

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:44:57 +0000

Lagos Port Welcomes Largest Container Vessel In Nigerian History APM Terminals, Apapa, has announced the arrival of the largest container vessel ever to visit Nigeria’s Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, with a capacity of 7,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). In a statement issued on Thursday, the terminal operator highlighted that this event marks the first […]

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Funtua Inland Dry Port Now Port Of Origin And Final Destination

Kazeem Tunde — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:52:44 +0000

Funtua Inland Dry Port Now Port Of Origin And Final Destination The Federal Government has declared Funtua Inland Dry Port in Katsina State as a port of origin and final destination for import and export of cargoes. This implies that the Inland Dry Port is empowered to operate shipping businesses including clearing and forwarding of […]

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Port Concession: FG Not Owing Sacked Dockworkers- Sambo

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 12:34:46 +0000

Port Concession: FG Not Owing Sacked Dockworkers- Sambo The Minister of Transportation, Mr Mu’azu Sambo, says the Federal Government is not owing dockworkers sacked due to port concession in 2006. Sambo said this at the 34th Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) Anniversary and Awards on Friday in Lagos. The anniversary was themed: ‘16 Years […]

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FG Commences Processes For Baro Port Concession

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:21:49 +0000

FG Commences Processes For Baro Port Concession The Federal Government has said it has commenced processes for the concessioning of Baro Port having fully concessioned Onitsha Port. The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Dr George Muoghalu, said the Onitsha River Port had been successfully handed over to the concessionaires, Universal Elysium Consortium. It would […]

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