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    Oyetola, Alkali, top stakeholders set for 2025 TCAN Summit

    The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, have been confirmed as participants at the 2025 Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) Summit, scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Now in its second year, the summit serves as a major forum for dialogue on critical issues ...

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    WSJ bestselling author, Loran Nordgren, endorses Ex-NIMASA DG ‘Leading In A Storm’

    Loran Nordgren, a renowned professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, has endorsed Leading in a Storm, the latest book by former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, describing it as “a must-read for any leader who wants to navigate the storms on the horizon.” Nordgren, ...

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    SIFAX Group empowers 3,500 Nigerians through CSR initiatives

    SIFAX Group has disclosed that it supported about 3,500 vulnerable Nigerians through a series of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes executed between July and August 2025. The interventions, carried out through its Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation (AAAF) in partnership with other organisations, targeted widows, children, persons with disabilities, and voluntary returnees from abroad. In July ...

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    NPA warns Apapa Terminals over pollution, reviews call-up system

    ...Begins reviewed ETO operations at Apapa Port The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has issued warning letters to four terminal operators at the Apapa Port Complex for violating environmental standards and contributing to pollution within the facility. The disclosure was made on Tuesday in Lagos by the Port Complex Manager, Mr. Debo Lawal, who described port ...

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    NIWA unveils new safety measures, reports 70% drop in waterways accident

    ...Oyebamiji reiterates commitment to Safer Waterways The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has unveiled a new set of measures designed to further strengthen safety and enforcement across Nigeria’s inland waterways, following growing concern over recent boat accidents. At a press briefing in Abuja, NIWA’s Managing Director, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, reiterated the Authority’s determination to safeguard ...

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    Oyetola, Alkali, others set for TCAN Summit

    The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola and Minister of Transportation, Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali have been confirmed for the 2025 Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) summit holding on Wednesday September 24, 2025. The summit is an annual event that provides a platform for stakeholders’ interaction on pertinent issues affecting the nations transportation ...

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    IMO Secretary-General to visit Nigeria in October, as maritime security gains global attention

    The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, is set to undertake a three-day working visit to Nigeria from 2 to 4 October 2025, in a move expected to strengthen international collaboration on maritime safety and security. The announcement was made by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ...

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    Nigeria, China strengthen ties on marine, blue economy devt

    The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Peoples Republic of China have reaffirmed commitments to partner for the advancement and sustainability of Nigeria’s marine and blue economy. Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy said this on Thursday, when he received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, at the Ministry’s headquarters in ...

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    Averting deaths on Nigeria’s inland waterways

    John Davis (not real name) was a promising young man. He was so brilliant that he passed his university matriculation exam in one sitting, gaining admission to study one of the most coveted courses, medicine. In addition to his academic brilliance, John also excels in sports. He is so good that he was selected to ...

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    We won’t tolerate indolence, laziness – NIWA MD

    Dr George Moghalu, the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has warned that the authority will not tolerate indolence and laziness from staff members of the authority. He gave the warning during the authority’s end of year celebration held at the authority’s headquarters in Lokoja. Moghalu said “the authority intends to introduce better incentives/welfare ...