By Sylva OBASI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has pledged its commitment to provide the regulatory leadership, technical coordination, and stakeholder engagement required to successfully develop and implement a robust National Action Plan on maritime decarbonization in Nigeria. The Director General Dr. Dayo Mobereola who made this known during the National Stakeholders’…
By Sylva OBASI The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation, the CSR arm of the SIFAX Group, in partnership with the World Bank, has trained over ninety students of the State Senior Secondary School, Oyewole, Agege in Orile Agege Local Government Area, Lagos State, as part of its series of ongoing Community Connections Campaign Projects in Nigeria….
By Sylvanus OBASI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola is seeking enhanced cooperation between the Agency and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) with the aim of strengthening tactical air support within the Deep Blue project. Dr Mobereola said this during a courtesy visit to the Chief…
Frontline maritime media company, Platforms Communications has Inaugurated a 12 man Central Planning Committee (CPC) for the 10th Anniversary of the popular maritime industry youth advocacy program, ‘A Day With Nigeria Maritime Students’ also known as the Annual Maritime Students and Youth Conference (AMSAY). In a press statement issued on Monday, the Convener of the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Federal Government of Nigeria through its Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has continued its advocacy for the formal designation of seafarers as key workers. This, the government explained, would ensure legal protection, and a harmonized framework between the International Labour Organisation…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has called on officers and stakeholders to embrace the spirit of service, discipline, and charity as essential values during the holy month of Ramadan and beyond. He made this known on Wednesday, 19 March 2025, during the grand Iftar organised by Trade Modernisation Project (TMP)…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority Police (Western) Command, CP Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba has pledged the command’s support for the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) and the Godfrey Bivbere led executives of the association. CP Maikaba also commended the oldest maritime journalists beat association for its responsible reportage of the maritime…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has seized contraband goods with Duty Paid Value of Four Hundred and Sixty-Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Two Naira (₦468,706,602.00) only within the last 17 days. In a press briefing held at the command recently, the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a daily revenue collection of ₦18.9bn on Friday, March 14, 2025, which stands out as the highest in history of the command. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the new record breaks the existing highest daily collection of ₦18.2b which was achieved in October…
By Sylvanus OBASI In a significant move to enhance safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways, the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has inaugurated a Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria. The event, which was held at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Abuja, a crucial step…
