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The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to lift the suspension order on Nigerdock following its willingness to abide by the rules and its contributions to the growth of the National economy.  The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, stated this recently when he visited the company in Lagos in the company of the Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye and some Management Staff of the Ministry. Addressing the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerdock, Maher Jarmakani and other officials of the company, the Minister pointed out that the reason why they were suspended was as a result of complaints from other Terminal Operators.  "What led to your suspension was that I received complaints from Terminal Operators, saying that you are not on the same level with them. In the sense that they pay more to the government than you do. You're likely to attract freight at much lower cost to the detriment of their of businesses",  the Minister disclos...

The Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu'azu Jaji Sambo on Tuesday, joined the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim to commission the Ultra-Modern headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), located at Victoria Island, Lagos.   Speaking during the commissioning of the building, the IMO Secretary General expressed confidence in the leadership of the transport sector of Nigeria, while also extolling the dynamic role of the Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo and the heads of the various parastatals under the supervision of the Transportation Ministry.   While applauding the initiative of the modern edifice, he stated that more importance is the human competency and capability, while leadership is the most paramount, as has been exhibited by the Minister of Transportation.    “An important element is human competency and capability, with leadership being the most paramount...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed on Tuesday officially Commissioned  3 units of 500 maximum capacity newly installed mobile Scanners in order to promote the ease of doing business and fast clearance of goods and services at the Ports. Speaking at the ceremony which was held at the APM Terminals, Apapa, the Minister disclosed that 120 Customs Officers and Men have already been trained to handle the scanning machines and that the scanners will further upgrade the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in line with international best practices. According to Hajia Zainab, the present process of physical examination of cargo is time consuming thereby causing loss of revenue for the Federal Government, unlike the new scanners that can scan cargo in minutes and detect concealed goods in containers. “This process enables more cargoes to be scanned and brings about the desired efficiency and effectiveness in Customs cargoes examinations; “I,...

The Customs Area Controller of Seme Command, Compt. Mohammed Jibo had assured the commands readiness to meet the challenges of the perceived end of the year smuggling activities within the Seme border axis. While speaking with our correspondent in his office recently, Jibo stated that the command is a bit lucky as it does not have the very high profile smugglers unlike some other border stations where trailer load of rice and tankers of PMS are smuggled by very dangerous smugglers but he stated that despite that, the command through the support of the customs management led by Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) has being equipped with enough patrol vehicles, well trained and motivated man power capable to withstand any form of smuggling activities that might be intended within the period. The CAC also stated that the command under his watch has always enjoyed a robust relationship with other security agencies within the command and their help and assistance will surely assist in meeting up with the...

While declaring open the 2022 edition of the Nigerian International Maritime Summit (NIMS) at the Oriental Hotels in Lagos, t he Honourable Minister Of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo has restated Nigeria's commitment to the sustainability of the blue economy. The Summit, according to the Minister, is to capture important questions, opportunities and challenges associated with Nigeria's quest for achieving a sustainable approach to harnessing the blue economy. "the Summit is also necessary for discussions within the global community on the need to reshape the way the shipping industry operates in the face of current and future challenges, ranging from a changing climate and the need for rapid decarbonisation by 2050. Nigeria’s commitment to the sustainability of the blue economy is demonstrated by the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "To this end, an Expanded Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy in Nigeria (ECSBEN) under the ...

The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo has described the Nigerian Railway Corporation as a bedrock of socio- economic development which has influenced many lives. Sambo disclosed this while on a working visit to the Nigerian Railway Corporation's corporate headquaters in Ebute - Metta Lagos recently. The Minister who commended the support of stakeholders in the transportation sector said he wished the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had come earlier to help Kick-start the Railway modernization programme, adding that the Nigerian Railway Corporation has a rich history of unifying the people and impacting so many lives.  "The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has a very rich history and a lot of us who are our age know the impact the railway corporation has had on so many families in this country; "Some people speak Igbo because their parents worked in the Railway corporation, some people speak Hausa because their parents worked in t...

  IMO Secretary-General Mr Kitack Lim and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR The Secretary General of International Maritime Organization, His Excellency Kitack Lim, is scheduled to visit the Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 20th – 22nd 2022. During his visit, the Secretary General will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022 where regional policies and operational perspectives to Decarbonization and Green House Gas Emissions in shipping will be the focus. The Federal Ministry of Transportation and its Agencies in collaboration with the organized maritime private sector under the auspices of Nigeria International Maritime Summit, will be hosting the event. The Honorable Minister of Transportation Engineer Mu’azu Sambo says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring Nigeria becomes a major destination for global maritime players. On his part, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Admi...

 PHOTONEWS: The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo received on a working visit the Ambassador of the Republic of Chad to Nigeria, His Excellency, Abakar Saleh Chachaimi, the Chadian Minister of Transportation, Ms Fatime Goukouni Weddeye, and their team at the Federal Ministry of Transportation Complex.

ACG Charles Edike, signing the Condolence Register at Late Otunba Kunle Folarin's Residence Retired Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Charles Edike on Friday condoled with the family of Late  Otunba Kunle Folarin,  Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), who passed on recently  after a brief illness at the age of 82. Edike while signing the condolence register said Folarin lived and died for the good of the nation’s maritime industry. He commiserated with the family of the deceased and urged them not to despair but put their trust in God as their main comforter.

The Hourable Minister Of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has congratulated Rev (Dr) Chris Oyakhilome and Princess (Dr) Mrs Rosemary Osula Mku-Atu who were recipients of Honourary Degrees at the Igbinedion University Okada 20th Convocation. According to a press release by the Special Assistant to the honourable Minister, Media and Publicity, Sam Idiagboya, the minister further tasked educational stakeholders to commit to ensuring World Class Educational Standards and making sure  quality becomes the norm. "Stakeholders in the education sector should not let us down. They must passionately carry out their responsibilities without fear or favour. "A strong higher education system is vital for accelerating development, building inclusive societies and promoting sustainable economic growth,  "This is why as educational stakeholders we must commit to ensuring World Class Educational Standards and making sure quality becomes the norm. "Edo State is home to people who hav...

The Honourable Minister Of Transportation,  Mu'azu Jaji Sambo had assured Nigerians that the Rail Modernization Programme would connect every state capital in Nigeria.  The Honourable Minister gave this assurance while delivering a speech on behalf of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo at the 20th Convocation Ceremony of Igbinedion University, Okada Benin city. The Minister reaffirmed that the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration's agenda of infrastructural development and social inclusion has not left Edo State behind. The Honourable Minister noted that a strong higher education system is vital for accelerating development, building inclusive societies and promoting sustainable economic growth. "Our Railway Modernization Programme will connect every state capital in Nigeria, it already provides a connection to Benin City from the Coastal Railway project spanning from Lagos to Calabar.  "The Benin City Port project driven by the Edo State Government is currently re...

The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, has called for strategic business partnership for sustainable higher education in Africa.  Osinbajo who was represented by the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo,  made this call while delivering a speech at the 20th Convocation Ceremony of Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State last Saturday. The Vice President who commended the founders of the Institution said Igbinedion University laid the foundation as the First Private University in Nigeria 23 years ago.  "Your audacity opened up new opportunities for millions of Nigerians. As a result, we currently have 79 Private Universities and some 140 Privately owned Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria today. "Government alone cannot solve our Educational challenges. We have to rethink our model to make university education more qualitative and accessible.  "To achieve this, we must foster strategic partnerships bet...

The Honourable Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has increased the number of dignitaries and government functionaries in paying courtesy visit  to the "Man Of The Moment" the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo 

Otunba Kunle Folarin The Honourable Minister of transportation,  Mu’azu Jaji Sambo  has joined the Nigerian Ports Consultative Forum (NPCF) and all maritime stakeholders in mourning  Otunba Kunle Folarin,  the Chairman, NPCF who died few days ago after a brief illness. Reacting to the news of his death, the Honourable Minister, accordingly to a release by   Sam Idiagbonya,  Special Assistant to the Minister (Media & Publicity) yesterday said "the Nation has lost a maritime repository of knowledge, an experienced maritime practitioner, a voice of the ideal, a highly cerebral gentleman and most importantly, a friend”. The Honourable Minister saddened by the news of his passing said there was a lot in the pipeline through the ingenuity of this intellectual doyen that will further enhance the dynamics of operation in the country’s maritime sector, and in honour of his memory he will ensure they are brought to fruition”. Every moment of his li...

  Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has presented a budget of Ninety Two Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty Three Million, Six Hundred and Eight Thousand, Two Hundred and eighteen  (N92,633,608,218) Naira only for 2023 fiscal year on behalf of the Ministry and its agencies to the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Land and Marine Transport. The minister who made this known at the budget presentation last Thursday at the National Assembly in Abuja, also presented the 2022 Budget Performance, of the Ministry which was N147,549,080,677 out of which N52,134,727,253.22 representing 35.33% has been released and  N38,904,208,345 has been utilized as at 25th October, 2022. Sambo informed that the Ministry, through the support of the Joint Committee is implementing the Nigeria Railway Modernization project and progressively expanding the Railway Network through yearly budgetary appropriations, following the challenges being faced ...

The  Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo on Monday rated President Muhammadu Buhari scorecard high on what he described as “Strategic interventions” designed in the transportation sector.   While presenting the 2015 till date scorecard of the president at the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja, Sambo said President Muhammadu Buhari led administration recognised the role of Transportation in socio-economic development and identified it as the fourth of the nine priority areas of his administration.   He said the intervention of the PMB led administration in the transportation sector has undoubtedly contributed to the growth of the economy as transportation plays a critical role in the growth and sustainability of other areas of the economy.   These areas according to him are;  wealth creation, improving access to agricultural production centres and markets, movement of raw materials and distribution o...

L-R: Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (middle), Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Custom Service, ACG, Adeyanju Aremu (4th right) and other Stakeholders during the commissioning of Diamond Star Export Processing Terminal, Lilypond in Lagos Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (right), addressing stakeholders at the commissioning of Diamond Star Export Processing Terminal, Lilypond in Lagos.   Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (4th left), Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Custom Service, Asst. Comptroller General, Adeyanju Aremu (3rd left), Chairman, Diamond Star Ports and Terminal Ltd, Abdul Rosa Oladipo (2nd left), Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Hon. Onari Brown (2nd right). and other Stakeholders during the commissioning of Diamond Star Export Processing Terminal, Lilypond in Lagos.

 L-R: Executive Director. Finance and Admin. Adenrele S. Adesina, MD NPA,Mohammed Bello Koko, Executive Dir., Marine and Operations, Hon. Onari Brown, Exec. Dir. Engineering & Technical Services, Prof. Idris Abubakar and the GM Human Resources, Mohammed Umar during the presentation of the trophy to the Management of NPA at the Authority’s headquarters in Lagos. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (middle), top management of NPA and Champions of the Maritime Cup during the presentation of the trophy to the Management of NPA at the Authority’s headquarters in Lagos yesterday. The Nigerian Ports Authority football team, code named "Koko Marine" has received commendation from the management for winning the just concluded 2022 Maritime Football Championship. The team presented the trophy to the management yesterday.

As part of efforts to evaluate performance and strategize to achieve its mandate the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),  organized a 3-day Management strategic session.    Speaking during the opening of the session, the Agency’s Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, noted that continuous internal stakeholders’ engagement is a key component of the current administration to achieve a successful implementation of her tripod mandate of ensuring Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Shipping Development for the Nigerian Maritime industry.   In a press statement by the agency's spokesman, Mr. Edward Osagie, Dr. Jamoh disclosed that in order to achieve the mandate of the agency, it requires collective efforts from all stakeholders, which will in turn help drive investors’ confidence in engaging in businesses in the Nigerian maritime sector.    “Shipping is crucial to the survival of the global economy, as was exempli...