By David Oladimeji Stella Bassey has taken an early lead in the Season 11 Photo Challenge of Face of Maritime International (FOMI), polling 4,349 points to top 16 other contestants in the keenly contested challenge. The FOMI Photo Challenge celebrates beauty, confidence, visibility and the growing participation of young women in the maritime industry. Behind…
Mariam Olamide Joshua, the winner of 5th Fola Ojutalayo’s Annual Maritime Speech-Making Competition (FOAMSC) at the recently concluded 2026 Annual Maritime Students and Youth Conference (AMSAY) organised by Platforms Communications is a brilliant 19 year old young lady and 200 level law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state. Beside winning a total sum…
By Platform Reporters The Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA) has joined the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the global maritime community in marking World Maritime Day 2026, with a call on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to accelerate the ratification and domestication of outstanding international maritime instruments. This year’s observance is themed “From…
By Platform Reporters LAGOS – Director, Reform Coordination, Strategic Management & Blue Economy Unit, NIMASA, Mrs. Nneka Obianyor, says the one thing that separates announcements from achievements is timeline. Obianyor stated this while presenting the Implementation Timeline for the NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme, NIMASA-BEAP, and National Innovation Hackathon at the high-level unveiling in Lagos…
By Sylva OBASI LAGOS – The Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) is pushing for wider use of arbitration to resolve maritime disputes faster, saying prolonged disagreements are costing shipowners up to $50,000 daily and damaging Nigeria’s port competitiveness. Speaking at an event held by MAAN in Lagos yesterday with the theme, _“Maritime Arbitration as…
By Sylva OBASI Primetime Reporters, a publication of Chisann Communications, has concluded plans to hold its annual lecture and awards ceremony on October 15, 2026, as part of its contribution to national development and the growth of Nigeria’s maritime and logistics sector. The event, which is the fifth edition, is scheduled to take place at…
By Sylva OBASI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR has received the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, at the State House, Abuja, where issues bordering on the development of Nigeria’s maritime sector were discussed. During the meeting, Dr. Mobereola briefed the President on developments within NIMASA over the…
By Sylva OBASI In a major blow to illegal arms proliferation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has on Sunday 9 August, 2026 finalised the coupling and detailed examination of a massive arms haul seized at the Tin Can Island Port Command, uncovering 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms alongside a critical assortment of supplementary rifle parts….
By Sylva OBASI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has restated his administration’s commitment to building a maritime administration that is efficient, transparent and globally competitive in line with the dictates of contemporary realities. Dr. Mobereola stated this while receiving the leadership of the Alumni Association…
