By Sylva OBASI SIFAX Group and its Chairman, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, recorded a remarkable outing at the Maritime Industry Merit Awards (MIMA) 2025, clinching three prestigious honours in recognition of their outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s maritime and corporate landscape. At the awards ceremony held in Lagos, SIFAX Group received the award for Most Corporate Social…
By Sylva Obasi The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has intensified efforts to advance the Port Community System (PCS) as it undertakes a comprehensive review of the Electronic Call-Up System (ETO), a major traffic management solution introduced in the Apapa port corridor. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, the Managing Director of NPA, Dr. Abubakar…
By Sylva Obasi Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and Chairman of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for stronger regional co-operation and increased investment in the fisheries sector across West and Central Africa. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that Oyetola made the call on Monday in…
Face of Maritime International (FOMI) has joined other maritime stakeholders to congratulate and celebrate a dynamic women leader, Hajia Bola Muse who marked her birthday recently in Lagos. In a congratulatory message sent to Hajia Bola Muse, the Director of FOMI, Mr Sylva Obasi described the foremost female freight forwarder as an epitome of beauty…
By Sylva OBASI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola has called for digital transformation as a catalyst for increasing the number of women participation in the maritime industry. Dr Mobereola said this in Lagos at a regional symposium organized by NIMASA in collaboration with the Kofi…
By Sylva OBASI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted and seized contraband goods worth ₦6.38 billion at the Apapa Area Command in Lagos, including expired pharmaceuticals, codeine-based cough syrups, cannabis and restricted security equipment. Speaking during a press briefing at APM Terminals in Apapa on Tuesday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, said…
By Sylva OBASI Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which over 80 per cent of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a sweeping transformation, which is being midwifed by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho. PLATFORM REPORTERS learnt that anchored on port modernisation, digital trade facilitation and institutional reform,…
