The 2025 Annual Maritime Students and Youths Conference (AMSAY) may have come and gone, but the echoes still reverberates the entire maritime industry in Nigeria. In this special report, Platform Reporters chronicles some of the pungent statements made at the occasion which we consider as Amplified Voices. Enjoy the excerpts: “AMSAY Conference is a youth-centric…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have used the occasion of the 9th Annual Maritime Students and Youth Conference to educate and sensitize Nigerian maritime students and youths on their various technological innovations, automated systems and digitalized platforms…
It was all glitz and glamour for Francis Emmanuel Mautin and Aroh Ejaeta Peter at the just concluded 9th Annual Maritime Students and Youth Conference as both Students of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) emerged the Overall Best Graduated Maritime Students in Nigeria for 2023 and 2024 academic sessions respectively. While…
Esther Motunrayo Olanrewaju, a 19 year old native of Lagos State and 200 level law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state has emerged the 2025 winner of Fola Ojutalayo’s Annual Maritime Speech-Making Competition (FOAMSC), a maritime industry oratory competition. Esther beat two other finalists, Egbetade Aanoluwa Elijah, another student of Obafemi Awolowo University …
…As Sunmola, Agbor, Others Urge Youth To Leverage On Digitalisation Renowned maritime lawyer and Principal Partner of Akabogu Law, Dr Emeka Akabogu has reiterated the importance of the Annual Maritime Students and Youth (AMSAY) Conference, saying it ranks top among maritime events in Nigeria due to its relevance and uniqueness. This is even as the…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Services, NCS CGC Adewale Adeniyi, said that importers are diversifying their contraband portfolios combining pharmaceuticals, food items and control technology in systematic shipments. This is even as the Apapa Command of the NCS has made a total of 11 seizures comprising five units of 40-foot containers,…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) is set to forge a strategic partnership with the London Ports Consultative Council to enhance efficiency at Nigerian seaports. Platform Reporters gathered that the NPCC Chairman, Mr. Bolaji Sunmola, disclosed this at a quarterly meeting in Lagos, which also featured the inauguration of the NPCC pioneer…
By Sylvanus OBASI Scores of maritime students under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Maritime Students (NANMS) recently staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Victoria Island, Lagos, calling on the agency to address the growing unemployment crisis and lack of Sea time training…
Flotilla Academy of Marine Technology has applauded the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, H.E Adegboyega Oyetola for giving a directive for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to commence processes for immediate disbursement of the long awaited Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). This is even as the academy has expressed readiness…
By Sylvanus OBASI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the Nigeria-China currency swap deal as a transformative policy instrument that could significantly reduce shipping costs, enhance trade efficiency, and ease foreign exchange pressure in Nigeria’s maritime industry. Speaking at a stakeholders’ breakfast meeting organized by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in…
