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Houthis Declare Maritime Embargo on Saudi Arabia, Threatening Red Sea Oil Exports

  Yemen’s Houthis have declared an immediate maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, warning that Saudi-linked shipping could be targeted in retaliation for attacks on Sana’a International Airport and what the…

Navy Hands Over 529 Bags of Smuggled Rice to Customs in Badagry

    The Nigerian Navy has handed over 529 bags of foreign parboiled rice seized during intelligence-led anti-smuggling operations in Badagry, Lagos, to the Nigeria Customs Service. The Forward Operating…

Russian Missile Strike on Grain Ship Kills 10 in Deadliest Black Sea Attack in Weeks 

  A Russian missile strike on a grain ship near Ukraine’s port of Odesa has killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long…

Jigawa Boat Accident Death Toll Rises to Six, 34 Missing

  Six people have died and 34 others remain missing after a boat carrying about 40 farmers and labourers capsized while crossing a river in Malamawar Yan Dutse community, Ringim…

Maritime Laws Must Catch Up With Digital Risks, Emerging Threats — Olawoyin

  A senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Adewale Olawoyin, has warned that Nigeria’s maritime legal framework is struggling to keep pace with cyber threats, satellite-navigation interference, autonomous vessels, electronic trade…

Nigeria to Host Chief Justices From Five African Countries at Landmark Maritime Law Seminar

  Nigeria is set to host Chief Justices from five African countries as the country stages the 18th International Maritime Seminar for Judges, in a major gathering aimed at strengthening…

Ship Captain Pleads Guilty to Drugging, Sexually Assaulting Cadet

  A former US merchant ship captain has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet aboard a commercial vessel, avoiding trial in a…

Customs Denies Smugglers Blocked Idiroko–Sango Ota Road

  The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed reports that smugglers barricaded the Idiroko–Sango Ota road, attributing the disruption to a trailer accident and severe…

Customs Releases N7.61bn to PFAs for Payment to 4,237 Retirees

  The Nigeria Customs Service has released N7.61bn to nine Pension Fund Administrators for payment to 4,237 retirees, as Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to improving the welfare…

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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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The Rise and Transition to Glory of NPA’s Paul (Texas) Erakhifu

  By Ikechukwu Onyemekara    From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on  October 17, 1994 (the month of his birth) as a junior…