By Sylvanus OBASI The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has extended its warmest congratulations to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on his historic election as Chairman of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Councill. Spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada who broke the news in a release said…
The Face Of Maritime International (FOMI) is a maritime industry pageantry of international standards which uses beauty queens as role models to advocate greater participation of women in maritime professions. FOMI is a brand of Girls Go-To-Sea Campaign Initiative, a non-governmental and non-profit making organisation championing gender advocacy, gender equality and gender balance in the…
By Sylvanus Obasi In a major milestone towards building a smarter, more transparent, and efficient maritime sector, the Federal Government has launched the Maritime Labour E-Platform, a digital solution designed to revolutionize the governance of maritime labour in Nigeria. Unveiled at the event marking the 2025 Day of the Seafarer in Port Harcourt Rivers State,…
By Sylvanus Obasi Lagos/Port Harcourt, Nigeria – June 28, 2025 – The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria proudly celebrates the historic appointments of two distinguished women leaders in the maritime industry: Madam Jemilat Mahamah as Chairman of the Board of the Ghana Maritime Authority and Ms. Iroghama Ogbeifun as a Board Member…
The MARITIME CAREER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (M-CAMP): is an interactive mentoring platform and career guidance initiative designed to bring maritime students, cadets, aspiring and young maritime professionals face to face with industry experts for the purpose of mentorship, transfer of practical industry knowledge and provision of career guidance in a way that guarantees succession plan for…
The Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference (AMSAY CONFERENCE) originally known as “A Day With Nigerian Maritime Students” is a youth-centric maritime industry succession plan programme which converge both the young and experienced maritime practitioners and engage them in topical discussions that proffer solutions to critical and contemporary issues affecting the future of Nigerian maritime…
Platforms Communications Concept is a fully-fledged Communication company registered by the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 as a media services firm with a niche for rendering specialised media services in business and corporate circles especially in Maritime, Finance, Oil & Gas, Aviation and Transport sectors. VISION: To be pace-setters in…
A WELCOME ADDRESS PRESENTED BY MR SYLVANUS OBASI, MD/CEO PLATFORMS COMMUNICATIONS AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MARITIME STUDENTS AND YOUTH CONFERENCE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 AT MISSION TO SEAFARERS CONFERENCE HALL, APAPA-LAGOS. PROTOCOLS: ………………………………… It’s my pleasure and delight to welcome you all to the 9th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference, known as ‘A Day…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF 9TH EDITION OF THE ANNUAL MARITIME STUDENTS AND YOUTHS (AMSAY) CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY PLATFORMS COMMUNICATIONS ON TUESDAY MAY 27, 2025 AT MISSION TO SEAFARERS CENTRE, APAPA- LAGOS, NIGERIA. PREAMBLE: The AMSAY Conference is a Nigeria maritime industry succession plan programme that centres on the youth on whose shoulders rest…
In continuation of our special series on the just concluded 2025 Annual Maritime Students and Youths Conference (AMSAY), in this part 2 of our report, Platform Reporters chronicles more of the pungent statements made at the occasion which we consider as Words on the Mable. Enjoy the excerpts: “Since the AMSAY Conference debutted in…
