The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s non-oil export sector through streamlined port operations and improved port–hinterland connectivity. Speaking during the NPA Special Day at the Kano International Trade Fair, Dantsoho praised the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) for…
… Seeks Continouos Support To Maintain Momentum The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has acknowledged the invaluable support and contributions of Nigerian journalists, especially the maritime media, to the recent success of Nigeria at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) elections. It could be recalled that Nigeria won the elusive category C council election…
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Friday hosted a Grand Reception for Queen Esther Uchenna, the newly crowned Face Of Maritime International (FOMI) 2025. The reception ceremony which coincides with the Union’s End of the Year Party took place at the MWUN National Secretariat in Apapa, Lagos. Recall that Queen Esther Uchenna, a…
The Seahorse Freight Association (SFA) held its annual Journalist Awards in London recently, bringing together stakeholders from across the transport, freight, and logistics sectors. With a record-breaking 360 entries from 60 journalists worldwide assessed by an independent panel of judges, winners across the 13 categories were celebrated by their peers for outstanding reporting. Each winner…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has held a high-level bilateral meeting with the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Cooperation (TASAC) aimed at strengthening regional collaboration and supporting the growth of Africa’s maritime sector. The meeting which was held on the side lines of the IMO General Assembly, also included the endorsement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
The attention of the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been drawn to media reports stating that the United States Coast Guard, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, intercepted a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) SKIPPER with IMO Number 9304667, alleged to be Nigerian-owned and involved in crude oil theft…
…As Mobereola Lauds Tinubu, Adegboyega For Nigeria’s Victory. The members of staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday hosted the Director General, Dr Dayo Mobereola and the Executive Directors to a surprise reception to commemorate Nigeria’s recent election into the Category C Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). 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 entire members of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria MARAN, joins their Colleagues in other Associations in the Maritime industry and beyond, to commiserate with their one time President, Elder Asu Beks, over the irreparable loss of his amiable and lovely Wife, Mrs HELEN ASU BEKS, which sad and untimely demise occured on Thursday,…
SIFAX Group has congratulated the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, on Nigeria’s successful election into the Council of the International Maritime Organisation after 14 years of absence. In an official congratulatory letter, the Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, described the development as a historic national milestone and a triumph…
