The newly appointed image maker of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mrs Josephine Moltok has been congratulated on her new appointment by the Women in Maritime Journalism (WIMAJ), a non-governmental organisation protecting the interest of females in the specialised reportage of the maritime sector.Moltok was recently appointed the General Manager (GM), Corporate and Strategic Communications […]
COMTUA laments extortion, vandalism, harassment, killing of its members The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has cried out to relevant government agencies on the deep frustration being experienced daily by its members in the course of discharging their lawful duty between Mile 2 and Sunrise bus stop. A press statement signed by […]
First Smart Electric Ship in South Korea to Begin Operations The first next-generation smart electric ship in South Korea is to begin operations. The ship has been built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and will take tourist voyages from Ulsan along the Korean Coast. Construction of the vessel started in October 2021 at the Hyundai Mipo […]
EU Project Seeks Technology for Smarter, More Productive Shipbuilding A consortium of industrial companies and academic institutions launched on January 1, 2023 an EU-funded project that seeks to enhance the productivity of shipbuilding through a focus on computational tools. The consortium aims to create a framework for data-driven shipbuilding by developing a new integrated platform […]
Man United sign Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst on loan from Burnley The 30-year-old scored twice at last month’s World Cup. Manchester United have signed Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst on loan from Burnley. The 30-year-old joins Erik ten Hag’s side until the end of the season after United secured his exit from a temporary spell with […]
INEC chair Yakubu, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso head to London The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart Rabiu Kwankwaso will be in London next week. The INEC boss and the candidates will speak at the Chatham House. Their separate […]
NPA gets new image maker The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has approved the appointment of Mrs Josephine Moltok as the new General Manager (GM), Corporate and Strategic Communications (C&SC) for the Authority. The Plateau born media guru took over, on Tuesday, from Mrs Oluyemisi Oyinlola, a lawyer, who held the office […]
9th African Shippers’ Day holds 16th – 18th January The 9th edition of African Shippers Day will hold between next week Monday 16th and Wednesday 18th, January 2023. The nation’s Port Economic Regulator, Nigerian Shippers’ Council will in collaboration with Union of African Shippers’ Councils (UASC) hold the African Shippers’ Day in Lagos at Lagos […]
Police rescue 30 kidnap victims in Nasarawa 30 kidnap victims have been rescued by the Nasarawa State police command in an operation in Toto Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, disclosed this in a statement, made available to newsmen on Friday in Lafia. […]
Court orders Trump Organisation to pay $1.6 million as fine for tax fraud Donald Trump’s company has been fined $1.6 million as punishment for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks a symbolic, hardly crippling blow for an enterprise boasting billions of dollars in assets. […]