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Customs Extends AEO Programme Migration Deadline to January 2026

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has extended the deadline for companies on its fast track scheme to transition to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme, pushing the cut-off date…

Asian Waters Face Escalating Piracy Threat as Incidents Surge to Five-Year High

Asia is grappling with a marked escalation in piracy and sea-robbery activity, with 127 reported incidents recorded by 10 December — already surpassing the 107 cases logged across the whole…

Tinubu Endorses Ex-NIWA MD Bola Oyebamiji as Osun APC Consensus Candidate

  President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Akume, Oyetola Lead Launch of Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s ECMS, Marking Major Step in Nigeria’s Maritime Digital Transformation

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, 9th December 2025, unveiled…

Happening Now: Nigerian Shippers’ Council Launches Digital Service Platform in Abuja

  The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is currently launching its Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The event has in attendance the Secretary to the…

Shipping Lines Condemn Immigration Service’s $2,000 Stowaway Fines as Security Failures Trigger 2,300 Incidents 

  Shipping lines operating in Nigeria have condemned the imposition of a $2,000 fine for every stowaway found aboard their vessels, insisting that they are being penalised despite being the…

Adeniyi Chairs First WCO Policy Session

  The Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr Adewale Adeniyi, has chaired his first meeting as Chairman of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council, leading the 93rd Session of the Policy Commission…

Nigerian Navy Inducts 1,962 New Ratings as Security Pressures Intensify Nationwide

  The Nigerian Navy has strengthened its manpower base with the induction of 1,962 newly trained ratings, a move aimed at boosting the country’s capacity to tackle escalating security challenges…

Oyetola Denies Interfering in Osun Governorship Aspirants’ Screening

  The Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Bolaji Akinola, has dismissed as “baseless and misleading” allegations by a governorship aspirant, Senator Iyiola Omisore, that…

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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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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…