By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and also approved the appointment of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Dr. Dantsoho holds a Doctorate degree in Maritime Technology from…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola has been conferred with the Fellowship award by the Chartered Institute of Transportation Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA). The NIMASA helmsman received the honour on Friday when the executives of CIoTA paid a visit to the Director General of the Nigerian…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun; Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Bar. Pius Akutah, MON; Chief Justice, Republic of Liberia, Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Hon. Adegboyega Oyetola; Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; Assistant Inspector General of Police, Chris Ejike (rtd); Chief Judge,…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The President, Alumni Association of Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Captain William Ogunsakin has disclosed that the association under his leadership in the past one year has been striving to Establish a strong network of maritime professionals; Provide mentorship and career guidance to its members and their students as…
The Association of Licensed Maritime Academies of Nigeria (ALMAN) has felicitated Platforms Communications, conveners of the Annual Maritime Students And Youth (AMSAY) Conference. In a goodwill message sent to Mr Sylvanus Obasi, Chief Executive Officer of Platforms Communications ahead of the 8th edition of the AMSAY Conference, the association maintains that maritime education, training and…
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) is set to host the 17th edition of the International Maritime Seminar for Judges under the distinguished chairmanship of H.E Senator George Akume, KSJI, fnim, Secretary to the Government of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Port Terminal Multi-services Limited Command of Nigeria Customs Service has collected a total of N152,648,517,532.05 between January and June 2024 which represents 49.7% increase above the N101,981,098,502.07 collected same period of 2023. Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan disclosed that the 2024 half year collection is N50,667,419,029.98…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos As Nigeria continues to harness the potential of its maritime sector, experts have advocated for sustainable practices to ensure the long-term health and productivity of its blue economy. According to various experts who spoke at the sixth edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference held at the University of…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a significant seizure of arms and ammunition at the Port Harcourt Area II Command in Onne. The Comptroller General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi made the announcement during a press conference at Onne, Rivers State on Monday July 1, 2024. Acting on credible intelligence on…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Maritime experts and stakeholders have set a blueprint for the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy led by Mr Adegboyega Oyetola to follow if he must achieve sustainable shipping in Nigeria. Speaking at the 6th edition of Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference held in Lagos on Monday, the maritime…
