By Platform Reporters LAGOS – The Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria, MARCON, has described the International Maritime Institute of Nigeria, IMION, as one of Nigeria’s Centres of Excellence in knowledge-driven development of the Blue Economy. MARCON President, Mr. Ismail Aniemu, made the declaration on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, during a courtesy visit by MARCON Executive…
By Platform Reporters LAGOS – Former lecturer at the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Dr. Charles Okorefe, will deliver the keynote lecture at the 2026 Primetime Reporters’ Annual Lecture and Awards scheduled for October 15 in Lagos. The annual lecture will bring together key stakeholders across maritime, ports, logistics and blue economy sectors to deliberate…
By Platform Reporters LAGOS – The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has restated that developing indigenous capacity for the Nigerian maritime sector under the Cabotage regime remains a priority for this administration. The DG stated this recently while on a tour of Marine Platforms’ African Pioneer Lagos…
By Platform Reporters LAGOS – The Federal Government’s reforms in the maritime sector are paying off as the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, recorded strong growth across key indicators in the Second Quarter of 2026. According to the NPA Operational Performance Report for Q2 2026, cargo throughput rose by 12.3% to 35.74 million metric tonnes, up from…
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…
