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…
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…
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…
The National President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), High Chief Tochukwu Ezisi, has called for competitive tariff regime and urgent modernisation of Nigerian ports, stressing that automation, digitalisation and smart infrastructure are essential to making the country a competitive maritime hub in West and Central Africa. Ezisi made the call in his…
By Sylva OBASI LAGOS – The Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) is pushing for wider use of arbitration to resolve maritime disputes faster, saying prolonged disagreements are costing shipowners up to $50,000 daily and damaging Nigeria’s port competitiveness. Speaking at an event held by MAAN in Lagos yesterday with the theme, _“Maritime Arbitration as…
By Sylva OBASI Nigeria’s ambition to emerge as the leading maritime and trade gateway in West and Central Africa can only be achieved through an end-to-end modernisation of its ports, including infrastructure, digitalisation, regulation, security and efficient connections to the hinterland, stakeholders in the maritime sector have said. They spoke against the backdrop of growing…
SIFAX Shipping Bonded Terminal has commissioned a new office building at one of its operational bases in Lagos.The new complex, which would house the staff, and officials of government agencies like the Nigerian Customs Service and Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, among others, was commissioned officially by Mrs. Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, Group Coordinating Director on behalf of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Executive Chairman of SIFAX Group. The commissioning ceremony, held at its terminal premises on…
By Sylva OBASI Trade and logistics experts have called on the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) to implement a port single window with ecosystem visibility that encompasses all trade nodes to ensure effective regulatory control and efficient trade facilitation for the port sector. Speaking in Lagos on trade facilitation during the International Maritime Institute of…
By Sylva OBASI The Lagos Port Complex of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday held a Sensitization program on Minimum Safety Standards (MSS) for truck drivers operating within Apapa Port. The Awareness Creation program which was well attended by truck owners and truck drivers had notable dignitaries in attendance who took turns to address…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime sector have said the country’s ports still lag behind neighbouring ports such as Cotonou and Lome in terms of competitiveness, despite Nigeria’s advantage in market size, cargo volume and traffic. The stakeholders spoke ahead of the upcoming Annual Maritime Lecture (MAMAL) 2026 organised by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria…
