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Customs Intensifies Crackdown on Financial Crime, Blocking Emerging Threats 

  The Nigeria Customs Service has stepped up its campaign against illicit financial flows and terrorism financing, rolling out a renewed sensitisation programme aimed at equipping officers with the skills…

Customs FOU Foils 473 Smuggling Attempts, Seize ₦2.35bn Drugs 

  The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service said it has foiled 473 smuggling attempts across the South-West, seizing a wide range of contraband and…

Nigerian Navy Imposes Overnight Curfew on Calabar–Oron Waterway  

  The Nigerian Navy has imposed a 13-hour nightly restriction on movement along the Calabar–Oron water channel, stepping up efforts to combat a surge in piracy, smuggling and other criminal…

Iran Hits HMM Vessel as U.S. Launches “Project Freedom” in Hormuz 

  The United States has launched “Project Freedom,” a military-backed initiative aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and escorting stranded commercial vessels to safety, as tensions with Iran continue…

Net-Zero Shipping: Oyetola Advocates Fairness, Equity for Developing Countries

  Nigeria has called on the global maritime community to prioritise fairness, equity, and adequate support for developing economies in the push towards net-zero emissions in international shipping. Speaking at…

SCAN Mourns Death of NPA Photographer

  The Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) official photographer, Paul Erakhifu, popularly known as “Texas.” In a…

Bulk Carrier Attacked by Small Craft Near Strait of Hormuz

  A bulk carrier has reported being attacked by multiple small craft off the coast of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said…

Ukraine Intensifies Strikes on Russian Energy Infrastructure with Baltic Port Attack

  Ukraine has launched a fresh wave of long-range drone strikes deep into Russian territory, targeting strategic infrastructure and naval assets as part of an escalating campaign aimed at weakening…

Two Dead in Respiratory Illness Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship

  An outbreak of severe acute respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left at least two people dead, with a third in intensive care in Johannesburg,…

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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History

  By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…

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Port Modernisation: Repairing the Leaking Bucket of Nigeria’s Trade 

    By Chief Ibrahim Nasiru For decades, Nigeria’s maritime gateways-specifically the aging titans of Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports have functioned less like engines of growth and more…