By Seun Ibiyemi The Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria (MASPAN) has shed light on the financial burdens that shipowners and importers face due to prolonged investigations into drug trafficking and stowaway incidents in countries with inadequate legal frameworks. These…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pious Akutah, has called for the quick resolution of legal and operational issues at the Kaduna Dry Port. Akutah made the call on Monday when he paid a…
By Seun Ibiyemi Following appeals from boat operators on flexible payments for training, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has approved installmental payments to encourage more participation. The Managing Director of NIWA, Mr. Munirudeen Oyebamiji, gave this concession during a…
…Mulls withdrawal of 300 NSDP Cadets from Centurion University, India By Seun Ibiyemi In a significant move to boost maritime safety, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced a collaborative effort with the National Inland Waterways Authority…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, Mr. John Jenkins has raised concerns over the delay of port concession renewal in Nigeria. Port & Cargo terminal is one of the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and Chatham House London have agreed that the issue of Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea should be raised at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this month,…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has reported that its Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny rescued 59 individuals from the dredging vessel MV AMBIKA 4, which was operating at the Okpobo field near Okpobo River. Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu,…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that railway movement of cargo has also improved from 9,000 moves recorded in year 2023, to 10,000 moves recorded in the first half of 2024 alone, even as NPA’s shipping…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council NSC, Barr Pius Akutah, has charged members of staff of the Council to brace up for bigger tasks and responsibilities under the emerging dispensation in the history of the…
Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Apapa Port Command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, has assured port users operating in Apapa that activities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) would continue uninterrupted despite apprehensions about an impending nationwide protest Addressing a meeting of…
