COVID-19 - Nigeria Tightens Rules for Offshore Oil Workers
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation has ordered oil and gas companies to reduce their offshore workforce and move to 28-day staff rotations as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The restrictions follows a report by the Nigerian Ports Authority that six workers aboard an offshore rig support vessel, tested positive for coronavirus.
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Nigeria:
NPA Denies Contradicting NCDC Over COVID-19 Case On Vessel
This Day, 30 March 2020
Following public reactions to attempts by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to get full details of COVID-19 cases said to have been found on a vessel, the Nigerian Ports Authority… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NIMASA Bans International Vessels Without Thermal Screening Facilities
This Day, 30 March 2020
To mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through shipping activities, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Bashir Jamoh, has… Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 - Terminal Operators Want Ports to Remain Open
This Day, 27 March 2020
Terminal operators at the nation's seaports have stressed the need for the nation's ports to remain open at all times while the federal and state governments battle to contain the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus - We've No Record of Cases Detected On Vessels, NPA Replies NCDC
Premium Times, 27 March 2020
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that it has not recorded any coronavirus case on any vessel. Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 - NNPC Orders Staff to Work From Home
Vanguard, 24 March 2020
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Tuesday, directed all its office-based staff, below management cadre to with effect from today (Tuesday), begin working from… Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari announced a 14-day cessation of all movement in Nigeria's largest city Lagos and the Federal Capital Abuja in a nationwide address on March 29. Also on ... Read more »
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