By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN Mr. Festus Olumati, Port Manager, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Calabar Port, has said that the volume of vessels berthing at the Calabar Port has led to massive economic prosperity. Olumati said this on Sunday in Calabar while on oversight duty at the Port terminal where over four vessels were
By Mudiaga Affe, Premium Times Akin Ricketts is the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority. In this interview with Premium Times, Mr. Ricketts talks about developmental plans for the ports and other challenges that needs to be surmounted. PT: You recently assumed the position of Chairman of the NPA, what impact do
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The team handling the Bakassi Deep Seaport project, Feedback Infrastructure Services has just presented it’s second Outline Business Case (OBC) before the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade and members of the State Executive Council. The Team Lead, Engr. Onuoha Nnachi commended the Governor for taking up the
story by crossriverwatch admin The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has asked the Federal Government to probe the $56 million (about N9 billion) spent on the dredging of the Calabar Port Channel in 2006. Speaking on the heels of report of a fresh attempt to award contract for the dredging of the same channel