By Platform Reporters Esther Akitoye (CCN 007) has taken a commanding lead in the Week 2 Popularity Test of the ongoing maritime industry pageant, Face of Maritime International (FOMI), polling a massive 40% to establish herself as the early fan-favourite to beat. The official result released on Sunday by the organisers, Girls Go-To-Sea Campaign Initiative,…
By Platform Reporters Stella Bassey, is an SSCE holder who beat graduates to win the Photo Challenge task in the ongoing season 11 edition of the maritime industry beauty pageant, Face Of Maritime International (FOMI. In this media chat with Platform Reporters she revealed how placing 7th in the FOMI Audition Result challenged her to…
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 – President, Shipowners Association of Nigeria, SOAN, Mr. Sonny Eja, says the Blue Economy must translate Nigeria’s enormous maritime potential into investment, more Nigerian-owned vessels, job creation and stronger indigenous capacity. Eja stated this in his remarks at the unveiling of the NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme, NIMASA-BEAP held in Lagos…
By Sylva OBASI Nigerian apex maritime regulatory agency, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a Marine Notice, stipulating guidelines for the implementation of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2025 on standards of training, certification and watch keeping for seafarers. The Marine Notice, a copy of which was obtained by PLATFORM REPORTERS, provided…
David Oladimeji Starzs Investments Company Ltd, SIFAX Group of Companies, Elkins Marine Training International and other notable organisations and individuals have bagged the prestigious Maritime Youth Empowerment Award by Platform Reporters at the just concluded 10th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference held last week in Lagos. The Maritime Youth Empowerment (MAYE) is a special…
