NPA Mourns Ex-MD Bamanga Tukur, Hails Him As ‘Pillar Of Trade Facilitation’

By Platform Reporters  The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has joined the global trade community in mourning the passing of elder statesman and former NPA boss, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Tukur, who died on Saturday, 12th September 2026 at the age of 90, served as General Manager and Chief Executive…

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Nigeria Captures Less Than 3% Of Maritime Value Despite ₦5trn Potential – NIMASA DG

By Platform Reporters  LAGOS – Nigeria’s maritime economy represents a ₦5 trillion frontier that remains significantly underexploited, says Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola. Mobereola stated this today at the High-Level Interactive Session on the NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme, NIMASA-BEAP, with the Organised Private Sector, DFIs and MDAs in Lagos. He said Nigeria has…

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Nigeria Must Claim Its Share Of $6 Trillion Blue Economy – Oyetola

By Platform Reporters  LAGOS – The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, says Nigeria must claim its share of the global blue economy, currently valued at $3 trillion and projected to exceed $6 trillion by 2030. Oyetola stated this today at the formal unveiling of the NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator…

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