The Nigeria Customs Service has unveiled a simplified cargo clearance framework under its One Stop Shop, OSS initiative, aimed at boosting efficiency, transparency, and trade facilitation across the nation’s ports. Speaking on the OSS, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, ACG Mohammed Babadende, charged importers and their agents to ensure that they are sincere in their…
In line with its commitment to ensuring improved working conditions for Nigerian dockworkers, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in partnership with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) have hosted the 2025 Day of the Dockworker in Lagos. Held under the theme, ‘Safe Port, Safe Ship’, the event…
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…
The African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative (AFMESI) has secured renewed commitments from government, academia, operators, and international partners to advance Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration across Africa’s maritime and blue economy sectors. At its 5th Annual Symposium, held virtually on October 30, 2025, and themed “The Role of ESG in Maritime and the Blue…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and PMAWCA President, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho represented by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Spokesperson of the Authority, Mr. Ikechukwu Onyemekara opened the 45th Annual Council by warmly welcoming stakeholders from West and Central Africa, Institutional Partners and International observers to the very important meeting…
It’s Beginning of Greater Revenue Exploits, Says Comptroller Oshoba The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a record-breaking ₦304b collection for the month of October 2025, being the highest monthly revenue generation by any customs command in the history of the Service. This record, which beats the ₦264b collected in the month…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has identified the judiciary as a major partner in the realization of the benefits of the Blue Economy in Nigeria. The Director General, Dr Dayo Mobereola said this at the 4th Edition of the Admiralty Law Colloquium in Lagos with the theme, ‘Charting the Course of Nigeria’s Blue…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has accredited 27 registered shipyards across the country. This is in accordance with its mandate enshrined in Section 22 of the NIMASA Act, 2007, and sections 335-339 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2007, which gives the Agency statutory powers to regulate, license, inspect and enforce standards for shipyard operations in…
The recently concluded Face of Maritime International (FOMI) contest may have come and gone but statistics and figures from the final score sheet have revealed a detailed breakdown of performances across seven contestants who represented different maritime organizations. The Contestants’ Final Score Sheet released by the organisers after the Grand Finale highlights the varying strengths…
