Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has dismissed media reports suggesting that a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Skipper, recently intercepted by the United States […]
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MARAN Rolls Out 50 Blue Economy Game-Changers, Oyetola, Iheanacho to Lead Grand Unveiling
Joyce Mmereole Okoli Nigeria’s maritime community is gearing up for one of its most anticipated gatherings of the year as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, […]
Transport Summit to Chart New Course for Nigeria’s Infrastructural Development
Joyce Mmereole Okoli In a bold move to reposition Nigeria’s transport sector for sustainable growth, stakeholders, policymakers, and industry experts will gather on October 29, 2025, at the Providence Hotel, […]
Seme Customs Moves to Clean Up Corridor, Ends Extortion Rackets on Lagos–Abidjan Route
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, has launched an all-out offensive against illegal checkpoints and extortion syndicates operating along the Lagos–Abidjan ECOWAS trade corridor, vowing to […]
IMO Chief Endorses Nigeria’s Deep Blue Project, Urges Sustained Maritime Investment
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Domínguez, has commended Nigeria’s Deep Blue Project as a model of effective maritime security coordination in the Gulf of Guinea, urging […]
No More High-Risk Tag: Oyetola Says Nigeria Deserves End to War Risk Premiums
Joyce Mmereole Okoli Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has declared that the era of classifying Nigeria as a high-risk maritime zone is over, […]
MAMAL 2025: Shippers’ Council Backs MARAN’s Push to End War Risk Premiums, Says Nigeria Has No Business on List
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has thrown its weight behind calls for the removal of Nigeria from the global War Risk Insurance (WRI) list, insisting that the […]
EFCC Moves In on Stevedoring Firms Over $100m Unremitted Royalties to NPA
…As NPA Breaks Silence, Summons Operators After Six-Year Delay In a sweeping move to recover outstanding public revenues, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into […]
Safe Waters, Unfair Labels: Navy Joins MARAN to Demand Nigeria’s Exit from War Risk List, Backs MAMAL 2025
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigerian Navy has declared an all-out push to end what it calls an “unjust” war risk label still clinging to Nigeria’s maritime reputation despite years of calm […]
MARAN Assembles Maritime Heavyweights for MAMAL 2025, Moves Event to Four Points Hotel
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most high-powered gatherings in the […]