{"id":2330,"date":"2023-10-02T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2023-10-02T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T12:27:38","slug":"week-7-and-8-ss1-second-term-commerce-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-7-and-8-ss1-second-term-commerce-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 and 8 – SS1 Second Term Commerce Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0WEEK SEVEN
\n<\/strong>TOPIC: NIGERIA PORT AUTHORITY {NPA}.
\n<\/strong>Nigeria port authority is organ of federal government charged with the responsibilities for producing facilities and controlling sea port in a country. They provide facilities at the port to ensure effective and efficient sea transportation.
\nThe facilities are boats, harbours, wharf, trailers, forklifts etc.
\nNigeria has seaport in apapa Lagos, port-Harcourt, Warri, calabar, sapele etc.
\nFUNCTIONS OF NIERIA PORT AUTHORITY {NPA}.<\/p>\n

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  1. Provision of facilities: the port provides facilities like granerberth, fork-lifts and navigational aids.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Maintenance and improvement of ports: the authority is responsible for the improvement of ports including dredging of channels of the port for easy passage of ship.\n<\/li>\n
  3. Provision and maintenance of security: it provides security to monitor movement of ships, cargos and people within and around the nation’s port\n<\/li>\n
  4. The port authority provides office accommodation for officials of immigration customs and shipping companies that work in the ports.\n<\/li>\n
  5. Revenue collection: the ports collects harbour and dock dues,\n<\/li>\n
  6. Provision of warehouse: the port provide warehouse where cargoes are stored before they are loaded and after unloading from vessels.\n<\/li>\n
  7. Maintenance facilities: they provide ship repair and re-fueling.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    FUNCTIONS OF SEAPORTS<\/p>\n

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    1. They serve as entry and departure point for goods and passenger.\n<\/li>\n
    2. They are port of call for refuelling of big ocean vessel.\n<\/li>\n
    3. They provide dockyards where repairs and maintenance work are carried out on ship.\n<\/li>\n
    4. They provide employment opportunities for both skilled and unskilled about.\n<\/li>\n
    5. They serve as fishing harbour and selling fish cargoes fishing travellers.\n<\/li>\n
    6. They serve as bases for defence purpose to monitor activities within country territorial waters in time of war.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \n\u00a0WEEK EIGHT
      \n<\/strong>TOPIC: NIGERIA AIRPORT AUTHORITY (NAA)
      \n<\/strong>The Nigeria Airport Authority is a statutory body or public co \u2013 operation charged with the responsibility of managing, maintaining, running, administrating and controlling all airports e.g. Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja, Aminu Kano Airport Kano etc. are international airports in Nigeria while Calabar airport are examples of local airports.
      \nFUNCTIONS OF THE N.A.A<\/p>\n

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      1. Control of airway: it controls domestic and international airline.\n<\/li>\n
      2. Maintenance of all facilities: it provides repairs are maintenance facilities to damaged aircrafts.\n<\/li>\n
      3. Provision of warehouse: the authority provides warehouse for storage of goods and luggage before loading and off-loading.\n<\/li>\n
      4. Housing of security agents: it provides office accommodation for customs, immigration, police and other agents work at the airport.\n<\/li>\n
      5. Revenue collection: the airport authority takes ‘charges of collecting airport taxes from airlines shop operators in the airport etc.\n<\/li>\n
      6. Ensure passenger security: the airport ensures passenger safety by providing security.\n<\/li>\n
      7. Administration: it sees to the general administration management and control of the airport.\n<\/li>\n
      8. The authority makes sure that airport in the country have goods road network for vehicles coming to them.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        FUNCTION OF AIRPORTS<\/p>\n

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        1. They serve as refuelling points for long distance aircraft.\n<\/li>\n
        2. They offer landing facilities for domestic and internal aircrafts.\n<\/li>\n
        3. They promote commerce and trade within and among countries.\n<\/li>\n
        4. They offer employment opportunities to specialize an unskilled sector of the aviation industry.\n<\/li>\n
        5. They serve as entry points for goods and passenger.\n<\/li>\n
        6. They serve as bases for defence to check activities in the airspace of countries.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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