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Nigerian ports authority, CMS. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is a federal government agency that governs and operates the ports of Nigeria.The major ports controlled by the NPA include: the Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port in Lagos; Calabar Port, Delta Port, Rivers Port at Port Harcourt, and Onne Port.
The port management announced in August 2022, that the port will be opened by the next month. [27] [25] According to managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, tests and dry runs will be underway at the deepwater port from 16 September 2022. Recruitment has already been carried out.
Nigerian Port Authority Workers' Union; Nigeria Union of Seamen and Water Transport Workers; Union of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies Workers of Nigeria; Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress, and by 2002, it had 83,479 members. [2]
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Nigerian Content Monitoring and Development Board (NCMDB) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) - defunct [1] Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), formerly the National Maritime Authority (NMA) is a Nigerian government agency responsible for regulations related to Nigerian shipping, maritime and coastal waters. The agency also undertakes inspections and provides search and rescue services. [1]
Snake Island Integrated Free Zone (SIIFZ) is a West African economic development area, established and operated by Nigerdock. [1] It is strategically located on 252 hectares of land [1] and infrastructure within the main harbour of Lagos, Nigeria and along the main navigation channel adjacent to Tin Can Island and Apapa ports, with immediate access to the open sea.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that 50,000 seafarers are needed for the Nigerian shipping industry to realise its full potential. [6] As of 2009, Nigeria had fewer than 3,000 seafarers. About 2,000 vessels were engaged in cabotage, or local trade between Nigerian ports, with mostly foreign crews. [8]
Nigerian ports shipped out some 487,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2019. [1] One notable maritime project is the Lekki Port, located in the Lagos Free Trade Zone. Slated to be Nigeria’s first deepsea port and the deepest such facility in sub-Saharan Africa, work on Lekki began in March 2018 and is targeted to be complete in 2022.