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Court Remands Three Suspected Firearms Smugglers in Custody

  The Federal High Court has ordered the remand of three men suspected of illegally importing pump-action rifles into Nigeria following their arrest by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service…

Apapa Customs Command Sets New Record with ₦28.1bn Single-Day Collection

  The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has set a new revenue record, collecting ₦28.1 billion in a single day on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The figure…

Lake Kariba Ferry Disaster Becomes Zimbabwe’s Deadliest Transport Tragedy as Toll Hits 95

  The death toll from a ferry disaster on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba has risen to 95, making it the country’s deadliest transport disaster, according to local media reports. The ferry,…

£232m Cocaine Shipment Seized at London Gateway Port 

  UK authorities have seized 2.9 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated £232 million at London Gateway Port in Essex as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. The…

Cargo Ship Declared Total Loss After Attack Off Yemen 

  A cargo ship has been declared a constructive total loss after being struck by multiple unknown projectiles off Yemen, in the latest attack to further raise tensions in the…

Nigeria Enters New Port Regulation Era As NPERA Replaces Shippers’ Council

  Nigeria’s port sector has entered a new regulatory era following the formal transition of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council into the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA). The transition follows…

Nigerian Navy Rescues 22 Passengers Abducted By Sea Robbers In Akwa Ibom

  The Nigerian Navy has rescued 22 passengers abducted by suspected sea robbers after their wooden passenger boat was hijacked along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway in Akwa Ibom State. The passengers…

Seafarer Killed In Attack On Bulker In Strait Of Hormuz 

  A seafarer has been killed in an attack on the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Dignity while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as attacks on commercial shipping in the strategic…

Oyetola Announces US Lifting of 12-Year Condition of Entry on Nigerian Vessels

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced a major breakthrough in Nigeria’s maritime sector, following the decision by the United States Coast Guard (USCG)…

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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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What the US Lifting of the 12-Year Vessel Restriction Means for Nigeria 

    By Nasir Anas Mohammed The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, recently announced that the United States Coast Guard has lifted the Condition of Entry…