Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has reiterated the Service’s dedication to impactful community-based projects under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Speaking at the commissioning of renovated facilities at Methodist Primary School, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos, undertaken by the Lilypond Export Command, Adeniyi emphasized that education remains the bedrock of…
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…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded a high-level, two-day management workshop aimed at accelerating trade facilitation reforms and streamlining the ease of doing business across the federation. Organised in partnership with Reverso Business Services Limited, the training, which ran from 22 to 23 January 2026, reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to digital modernisation and the…
A leading maritime law firm, Akabogu Law, has offered a scholarship for further studies worth Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦450,000) to Miss Adoga Joyce Ohekwuru, the Best Graduated Maritime Student in Nautical Science who was identified and awarded by Platforms Communications during the 9th edition of A Day With Nigerian Maritime Students held…
The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has concluded all arrangements for the public presentation of its authoritative new book, “50 Drivers of Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy,” scheduled to hold tomorrow, Thursday, December 4, 2025, at The Providence Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, by 12 noon. The publication, produced after extensive sectoral research, chronicles the…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has been unveiled as the Special Guest of Honour for the official launch of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria’s (MARAN) latest publication, “50 Drivers of Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy.” The high-profile event is scheduled for Thursday, December 4th, 2025, at Providence Hotel, Ikeja…
The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has announced plans to officially launch a landmark publication titled “50 Drivers of Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy” on Tuesday, December 4th 2025, at Providence Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. The publication, put together by the foremost body of maritime journalists in Nigeria, celebrates individuals and institutions whose visionary…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola has noted that effective Port State Control (PSC) is one of the most potent tools of ensuring global safety and maintenance of environmental standards in shipping. Dr. Mobereola who said this at a 5-day Regional Train the Trainer Workshop on Port State Control…
By Sylvanus Obasi The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), HE Arsenio Dominguez and the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, HE Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, have commended the Acting Rector, of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Dr. Kevin Okonna for the remarkable progress being recorded in the Academy. Speaking differently…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has charged the Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Dr. Kevin Okonna to constitute a team of Performance Management System (PMS) Champions, who would drive participation and enlightenment of staff in the Academy to ensure full compliance…
